Manager, Assurance & Advisory

Requirements:

• Experience
• Minimum 8 years in Internal Audit, Assurance & Advisory, Risk Management, or related disciplines within complex, multinational organisations, preferably across digital infrastructure, data centres, telecommunications, engineering, construction, utilities, or other asset-intensive industries. Candidates from leading professional services firms (e.g. Big 4) with relevant industry exposure are also encouraged to apply. Experience providing assurance over large-scale capital projects, construction and development activities, procurement processes, and mission-critical operational environments is highly desirable.
• Demonstrated experience leading and delivering risk-based audits and advisory engagements across multiple business functions and jurisdictions, with the ability to effectively engage and influence geographically dispersed stakeholders.
• Strong knowledge of internal audit methodologies, risk management frameworks, governance practices, and internal control frameworks (e.g. IIA Standards, COSO).
• Strong foundation in internal audit, including process mapping, risk and control assessments, control design reviews, and evaluation of governance frameworks. Experience in leveraging data analytics, automation, AI-enabled tools, continuous auditing, and/or continuous controls monitoring to enhance assurance effectiveness and deliver deeper risk insights is highly desirable.
• Complementing a strong business audit and controls foundation, experience or exposure in technology risk, cybersecurity, IT general controls (ITGCs), digital transformation, and technology-enabled assurance practices is highly desirable as the function continues to evolve towards a more integrated and digitally enabled assurance model.
• Skills & behaviours
• Strong project management, planning, and organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver high-quality outcomes in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
• Highly analytical and intellectually curious, with strong critical thinking skills, keen attention to detail, and the ability to balance detailed analysis with strategic business insight (ability to see the ‘big-picture’).
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships, simplify complex concepts, and communicate clearly and effectively across all levels.
• Pragmatic and commercially minded problem solver, capable of translating risks and control issues into practical, value-adding recommendations that support business objectives.