Internal Audit Manager

Opening up a world of opportunity.

We're a financial services organization serving more than 39 million customers across the globe through our Wealth & Personal Banking, Commercial Banking and Global Banking & Markets businesses.

We’re here to use our unique expertise, capabilities, breadth and perspectives to open up a world of new opportunities for our customers, our people and our communities.

About the role

Delivery of audits, some major and/or highly complex, which provide internal customers and stakeholders with critical assessments of the HSBC governance, risk and internal control frameworks.

Ensuring that audit assignment is completed in a timely and efficient manner with due respect to the standards established by Global Internal Audit (GIA), industry best practices and the relevant risk and regulatory environment.

Providing specialist professional advice on audit findings and recommendations, thus ensuring that they are both fully understood and properly implemented by management.

**Responsibilities**:

- Develop a good understanding of the strengths, weaknesses and limitations of HSBC’s current business model and how that might impact an audit.
- Fully understand the impact of audit findings, including recommendations for improvements in business processes, on the current and future business model and operating environment.
- Ensure that work, at all times, suitably reflects the changing scope, nature and risk profile of the business supported, thereby optimising the audit value-added.
- Ensure that the scope, approach and methodology of each audit are fully reflective of the importance of HSBC’s focus on its customers and the quality of the operating environment necessary to support that focus.
- Clearly communicate issues and associated risks and identify the root cause and the possible strategic implications.
- Perform appropriate (governance, project, regulatory, risk management framework, themed) audits and generating the resultant risk assessment rating and audit report for assigned audit engagements, together with follow up of issues towards remediation.
- Play an integral role in ensuring the effectiveness and efficiency of the execution of the Internal Audit mandate and maintaining professional standards in work performed due to the high level of reliance placed thereon by the External Auditors, Regulators and other bodies.
- Ensure all activities conform to HSBC Group and Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) methodologies and standards, as well as satisfying all local regulatory requirements.
- Ensures identification of business process improvements for segments audited as appropriate, to enhance operational effectiveness, customer service quality and efficient use of Company resources. Ensure compliance monitoring and internal controls are in place, including processes for management of operational risk, in accordance with Company and regulatory standards
- Understand the roles and interests of the assigned business stakeholders as a basis for engaging them at the right level, on the right issues and in the appropriate context.
- Engage stakeholders to obtain a deeper understanding of their business, its requirements and the implications for audit.
- Build trust and credibility with stakeholders in order to objectively engage them and where appropriate challenge their views.
- Demonstrate analytical thinking, sound judgement, critical analysis, attention to detail and provide value-added advice.
- Effectively communicate with all members of the audit team and senior audit management throughout each stage of the audit from planning through to completion.
- In exercising leadership of audit teams/groups, remain cognisant of emerging and horizon risks and where appropriate re-evaluate goals and objectives.
- Conduct activities in a highly professional, ethical and courteous manner when dealing with all HSBC staff and stakeholders. This individual will be held to the highest standards of the Bank’s Code of Conduct and the Institute of Internal Auditor’s (IIA) Guidelines and Code of Ethics.
- Manages the audit process of identifying and evaluating risk and assessing the adequacy, effectiveness and compliance of internal controls utilized to contain risks. Communicate significant issues to executive and senior management and make appropriate recommendations.
- Promote an environment that supports diversity and reflects the HSBC brand.
- Maintains current knowledge of business, organizational, audit and technological changes as well as pertinent internal and regulatory policy and procedural requirements to ensure audit integrity, process innovation and service quality. Make adjustments to audit methods and systems as appropriate; interact with other Group Audit areas to develop coordinated approaches and leverage expertise as appropriate.
- Ensures value-added audit work is completed in accordance with the Audit Instruction Manual (AIM)
- Ensure that all employees are aware o