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What you do

You will have the opportunity to engage in large-scale and cross-functional audits while you acquire an in-depth knowledge of the business and enhance your personal development in experiencing a multi-cultural work environment. A Senior Auditor is considered a seasoned professional who has minimal need for supervision and can support the lead auditor where needed in the management of lesser experienced auditors. Your people skills will be an asset in collaborating with many different audit managers and Audit Practice Heads who oversee your assigned audit projects.

At times you may be asked to provide context to your audit findings in the follow-up reviews for respective areas to ensure that audit recommendations raised have been implemented timely. Other related work and/or projects may be assigned by the Head of Internal Audit, Head of Audit Practice, and the overseeing Audit Practice Head.

Your key responsibilities:

Using your time-tested skills in examining the effectiveness of risk management, control and governance and the efficiency of the operational processes and timely documenting your audit work with relevant comments and working papers properly referenced to all findings.
Demonstrating your ability to efficiently communicate with the audit team and business management in the preparation of audit findings, recommendations, and their risks and impacts as it relates to your well-supported audit work.
Respecting the time of management through proper preparation and efficient scheduling and conducting of meetings to include planning, opening, fieldwork interviews, closing and post-audit meetings.
Challenging and ensuring management action plans properly address the risks as part of a pre-issuance final report review in collaboration with the lead auditor (manager) and the overseeing Audit Practice Head
Developing and managing amicable working relationships with Heads of Functions in Business Units and eventually establishing full relationship management with local CEOs.
Making a difference by improving the audit team's junior auditors' skill levels through different coaching techniques and enhancing the overall team value through knowledge transfer among colleagues.
Exploring your talents by contributing to key administrative tasks that support the entire audit department such as the conducting of process risk assessments for annual audit planning and assignment execution as well as the preparation of audit planning memorandum and audit work programs.
Presenting your findings at closing meetings

What you bring

Minimum 4-6 years of experience in Audit
A high-energy "can do" attitude knowing that this characteristic is 50% of the job from the start.
An infectious excitement that will permeate throughout the audit team as you work in proximity with your colleagues for 2 weeks at a time during audit missions.
Willingness and flexibility to travel across our forty plus markets for 2 weeks at a time (role involves 30 to 40% of international travel).
Ability to work across different cultures in an international environment and appreciate working with a team of professionals from diverse backgrounds.
A personality that thrives during international travel assignments where you experience the comfort of business class travel for any flight greater the 5 hours.
An extensive experience with interviewing techniques and a disciplined approach from past experiences in auditing, project management and/or risk management.
A proven minimum skill level in working with MS-Office applications and the drive to explore other technologies to enhance the audit process.
A demonstrated proficiency in working with MS-Office applications and a drive to explore other technologies (e.g., data mining, analytics) to enhance the audit process.
A purposeful confidence in your English language skills whether communicating in writing or verbally.
A bachelor's or higher-level degree from an accredited university
A continuous thirst for learning and a unsatiated curiosity about an ever-changing business
Audit Professional certifications are a plus (e.g. CA, CIA, CPA etc.)
Working knowledge of UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) requirements is highly desirable.
Financial services (banking/insurance) experience highly desirable
Exemplary interviewing and English language skills (candidates with foreign language highly desirable

What we offer

Our employees play an integral part in our success as a business. We appreciate that each of our employees are unique and have unique needs, ambitions and we enjoy being a part of their journey.

We are there to empower and encourage you with your personal and professional development ensuring that you take control by offering a large variety of courses and targeted development programs. All that in a global environment where international mobility and career progression is encouraged.

Caring for your health and wellbeing is key priority for us. This is why we build Work Well programs to providing you with peace of mind and give the flexibility in planning and arranging for a better work-life balance.

Allianz Group is one of the most trusted insurance and asset management companies in the world. Caring for our employees, their ambitions, dreams and challenges, is what makes us a unique employer. Together we can build an environment where everyone feels empowered and has the confidence to explore, to grow and to shape a better future for our customers and the world around us. We at Allianz believe in a diverse and inclusive workforce and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We encourage you to bring your whole self to work, no matter where you are from, what you look like, who you love or what you believe in. We therefore welcome applications regardless of ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, disability or sexual orientation. Join us. Let's care for tomorrow.

Senior Auditor

Senior Auditor

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