Senior Auditor Finance, Zurich recruitment
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Senior Auditor Finance, Zurich
Exciting opportunity to act as an 'in-charge' with leadership and coaching responsibility
GIA Finance
The audit unit responsible for Global Finance has overall responsibility for performing audit activities within the Finance area to ensure the overall GIA Audit Plan is delivered and provides value added assurance to Swiss Re.
The opportunity
Group Internal Audit (GIA) plays a critical role in the governance of Swiss Re, providing independent assurance over key risks and controls to the Group's Board and executive management on a global basis. Working in the Department provides a unique opportunity to develop a wide understanding of key issues in Swiss Re, develop key contacts and visibility with senior management globally and provide commercial recommendations to improve Swiss Re's processes. GIA can provide a stepping stone into Swiss Re's global business and corporate functions, with a long established track record of placing staff into key business roles.
You will be constantly challenged to learn new areas of Swiss Re, to assess the effectiveness of the relevant processes, and to come up with workable solutions to any problems you may identify. Unlike most other jobs, you will get the opportunity to interact with many people throughout the Group on a daily basis, including senior executives, and travel to different locations. This allows you to form relationships that can help you develop your career, whether as an auditor or anywhere you may go in the Group. In addition, the skills you need to acquire or enhance as an auditor, such as speaking and writing in a clear and concise manner, the ability to analyze difficult circumstances, and the talent to negotiate effective solutions, are tools you will use your entire career.
As a member of Group Internal Audit (GIA) your main activity is to audit business functions, i.e. evaluating effectiveness and efficiency of business processes and internal control systems as well as ensuring compliance with governance and extant business rules and regulations. By identifying and mitigating current or evolving risks you add value to the business, and the Swiss Re Group.
Depending on your experience and performance, you may often be assigned as 'in-charge' to individual audits, i.e. leading an audit with a team of two to three members for whom you will have management/coaching responsibility during the audit. Furthermore, you are expected to participate in GIA's initiatives and projects as appropriate. The role will include a significant amount of travel including global travel (up to 40%).
Your major audit responsibilities include:
Participate in audits in accordance to GIA Methodology.
Perform in-depth risk analysis and contribute to the determination of the particular audit scope.
On an audit basis, participate in interviews with management and staff, documenting workflows of operations and identifying key risks, controls and procedures.
Develop the audit program and conduct appropriate fieldwork testing.
Negotiate management actions to mitigate identified business, operational or control risks.
Document all testing and findings in accordance with GIA Methodology
Draft audit reports.
As an In Charge you will be expected to:
Agree the scope of a particular audit with GIA management by performing a risk assessment.
Define the detailed objectives of the audit.
Deliver the audit in accordance with GIA methodology and professional standards.
Allocate, monitor and review the work of team members.
Adjust the working plan as necessary during the audit, with the consultation of appropriate GIA management.
Act as the primary contact for auditee management during the delivery and finalization of an audit.
Discuss and negotiate (as necessary) the audit results with local management.
Draft audit report for review and approval by audit management.
Ensure appropriate distribution of draft audit report and assume responsibility for working with management to agree corrective actions.
Identify development needs of the audit team members and provide feedback.
Input audit report and exceptions into GRACE.
About you
University degree (preferred)
2 - 4 years of work experience in audit or other relevant experience
CPA, CA, CIA or equivalent (preferred) Personal skills
Generates innovative ideas and solutions to problems, and provides sound reasoning to support recommendations.
Ability to make recommendations in the face of complexity, conflicting pressures and ambiguous circumstances
Works to clarify and understand the broader purpose and mission of own work.
Keeps up with what is going on in the broader organization
Recognizes, appreciates, and adapts to differences across organizational and geographic borders.
Coordinates planning efforts with other work units.
Maintains a consistent, high level of productivity.
Builds relationships to create a foundation for future influence
Expresses oneself effectively in one-on-one conversations and small groups.
Maintains positive relationships even under difficult or heated circumstances.
Stature and confidence to interact with Company personnel with the ability to demonstrate objectivity, integrity, independence and drive
Fluency in English; willingness to travel internationally (up to 40%)
About us
This is your opportunity to join Swiss Re Group - one of the world's leading wholesale providers of reinsurance, insurance and other innovative forms of insurance-based risk transfer. Our business at Swiss Re is about understanding and analysing the major risks that concern the world - from natural catastrophes to climate change, from ageing populations to cybercrime. We combine experience with expertise and innovative thinking to create new opportunities and solutions for our clients. And we enable the risk-taking essential to enterprise and progress. This is only possible with around 10,000 truly exceptional Swiss Re people across our group worldwide.
Your recruiting contact:
Cordelia Steiner
Swiss Re
Mythenquai 50/60
8022 Zürich
If you are interested in pursuing this opportunity or other opportunities with Swiss Re, you may apply by visiting our website at www.swissre.com/careers. The reference code for this position is EXT-NB50473848. Applications will only be accepted through our website.