Internal Audit HK, Financial and Operational Audit, Manager / Senior Manager recruitment

Position Category: Internal Audit

Position Title: Internal Audit HK, Financial and Operational Audit, Manager / Senior Manager

Job Level: Manager

Location: Hong Kong - Hong Kong

Education Required: Bachelors Degree

Position Description:
Morgan Stanley is a global financial services firm offering a complete range of financial services to a large and diversified group of clients and customers, including governments, corporations, institutions and individuals throughout the world. The talent and passion of our people is critical to our success. Together, we share a common set of values rooted in integrity and excellence. Morgan Stanley can provide a superior foundation for building a professional career - a place for people to learn, to achieve and to grow.

With expanding business needs our global Internal Audit department with centres spanning across HK, Tokyo, London and New York, is looking for a seasoned audit professional to perform financial and operational audits for our Asia Pacific businesses.

Based in Hong Kong, the role will have these core responsibilities:

- Independently plan and perform financial and operational audits across Asia Pacific.
- Communicate effectively with management and staff at Business Unit and Infrastructure level, both locally and overseas.
- Co-ordinate with auditors around the globe on multi-region audits to ensure timely and effective completion.
- Discuss, finalize audit findings and manage relationships with auditees: discuss the status of audit actions and events impacting the auditee's function and keep abreast of market and regulatory changes impacting the auditee's functional processes.
- Be consistent in applying strong internal audit methodology standards.
- Report on audit status to audit management.

Skills Required:
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting.
- Qualified Chartered Accountant or CPA necessary.
- At least eight years of work experience as an auditor, those with less audit experience but with infrastructure or business experience in institutional securities environment will also be considered
- Strong investment banking or sales and trading product and process knowledge a must e.g. equities, derivatives and fixed income.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills in English.
- Self-motivated with the ability to work independently.
- Creative problem resolution skills with the strive to bring innovative ideas within a progressive and fast-paced environment.
- Less than 10% travel required.