Senior Group Internal Audit Manager

Senior Group Internal Audit Manager 

Our client is a well-established global pharmaceutical and healthcare company.  We are looking for a Senior Group Internal Audit Manager to support the company’s rapid expansion in the Asia-Pacific region.

This  Senior Group Internal Audit Manager will handle internal audits, risk management, and ad-hoc advisory work in Thailand: including annual country risk assessment, delivery of the annual plan, attending country leadership meetings and compliance committee meetings.

This role is also responsible for advising on risk and control-related matters, supporting fraud investigations, and collaborating with local compliance managers.

Responsibilities:

• Build and maintain relationships with Thailand stakeholders and strengthen internal controls with audits, follow-up on next steps, ad-hoc advice, and support with investigations
• Educate local management and stakeholders on risk management, internal controls, and compliance with training and regular meetings
• Deliver the country audit plan
• Lead audit managers, senior auditors, and external parties in audit planning with data analytics; propose audit scope to stakeholders
• Oversee the drafting of formal Terms of Reference (TOR) that outlines audit objectives, with detailed scope, timeline and stakeholders
• Lead initial audit meeting to request required information and interviews. Schedule dates for interim audit update(s), final audit clearance meeting, and audit presentation
• Review audit fieldwork: process walk-through, identification of key controls, control design testing and effectiveness
• For key risks, design DA scripts to quantify size of risks and choose high-risk samples for testing
• Provide regular audit updates to stakeholders to discuss emerging findings
• Draft & review audit reports ahead of the final close-out meeting with stakeholders
• Collect stakeholder feedback on audits and summarise lessons learned

Qualification:

• 8-10 years of experience in an external or internal audit role, with Big 4 experience a strong advantage
• Professional qualification such as Chartered Accountant ACA, ACCA, IIA is a strong advantage
• Experience in healthcare or consumer goods industries is an advantage
• International exposure (working or living abroad) is an advantage
• Stakeholder management skills based on collaboration, reliability, integrity, and empathy
• Strong internal audit technical skills relating to risk assessment, control design assessment, control effectiveness testing; concise and effective report-writing
• Familiar with core accounting principles: balance sheet, P&L, cash flow, and international accounting standards
• Proven project management skills: ability to achieve desired outcomes with effective planning to align various stakeholders and ensure timely execution
• Ability to analyse complex business issues across various functional areas and provide practical solutions
• Proficiency in English and Thai is required; additional languages (Mandarin, Japanese, Vietnamese) are an advantage
• Microsoft Office proficiency; advanced Excel SAP experience is an advantage