Title: Internal audit manager (Asia)ffice:office" />
Location: Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Shanghai or Changzhou (to be discussed)
Package: Attractive (to be discussed)
Assist the Director of Financial and Operational Audit in developing an integrated, valueadding audit function, and in executing the internal audit plan. This position will plan, provide oversight and or perform internal audits, special projects of both a financial and operational nature, and consulting with management on various topics.
Responsibilities Include:
Oversight of individual audit engagements including operational audit and SOX testing in China and the Asia Pacific region including planning, performing and analyzing audit results using an integrated audit approach which concentrates on high risk areas, and review of both operational and financial controls.
· Risk Assessment, including:
o gaining a clear understanding of specific business units and areas of potential risk in day-to-day processes and transactions alike
o Assist the Director to create project-level fraud risk assessments to ensure testing is performed in the appropriate locations
· Planning of the audit, including:
o Create and manage the department project schedule considering available resources while remaining flexible to business unit needs and shifting priorities
o Design appropriate risk-based audit procedures and work plans that ensure the objectives of each audit are achieved (for example, integrity and reliability of information, process efficiency and effectiveness, safe guarding of assets, compliance with laws, regulation, policies and procedures) and adequate audit coverage of both manual and automated systems
o Assist in developing the internal audit plan and schedule
· Execution of the audit, including:
o Interacting with internal staff (whether internal and/or co-sourced) and management at all levels to understand and review controls within each business unit
o Review how financial reporting and business processes are managed by local finance and management teams
o Identify processes weaknesses and/or areas of potential risk that arise from the review
o Day-to-day supervision of auditor senior and other staff in support of specific engagements
o Ensure work paper documentation supports auditing conclusions
· Reporting and analyzing the results, including:
o Preparing and presenting final audit reports to local and senior management which will discuss areas of risk identified, processes weaknesses, areas of risk, recommendation to mitigate that risk
o Evaluate related action plans and process improvement opportunities with business units and process owners in a tactful and constructive manner.
o Manage the open audit findings log to ensure appropriate Internal Audit follow-up with management to ensure management action plans are implemented to full remediation. Discrepancies noted should be followed up on by the Manager directly with line management to determine the reasonableness and appropriateness of differences between the planned remediation and the actual remediation.
- Assist in building and maintaining a partner relationship with management to develop and maintain cost-effective, efficient systems of internal control
- Review the compliance with Chinese Customs/Foreign exchange /Tax/labor law of China operations
- Coach, develop and support Internal Audit staff
- Supports the Director in certain administrative capacities such as the departmental budget
- Lead future recruitment and hiring of Internal Auditors in Asia
- Spiced in there (15-20%) might be special projects like acquisition integration, rationalization studies, and process improvement initiatives
- Act as finance controller in our facilities when necessary
Requirements:
- At least Bachelor degree in accounting or related major
- Qualified accountant with 10 plus years of audit experience in CPA firms or in large MNC.
- Good working knowledge of PRC and USGAAP accounting and tax practices;
- Have manufacturing industry audit background
- Strong numerical and analytical skills; Familiar with ERP and database is preferred
- Excellent report writing skill and proficiency in English and mandarin are essential;
- Frequent traveling through China and Pacific region is required.
- Integrity, ethics and confidentiality; Self-motivated
efie, efie@genhr.com , 021-60488744