Swiss Re

Principal Auditor

Swiss Re

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Singapore • Singapore

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Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Self-organize with peers to support Audit Directors to oversee audit activities
  • Provide independent assurance to the Board of Directors and relevant Legal Entities in the Asia Pacific region
  • Ensure strong execution and delivery of audits and contribute strong business insights
  • Uphold internal standards and quality
  • Contribute technical insights in GIA strategic initiatives, projects, and regulatory reporting
  • Work with Audit Managers and Directors for risk assessment processes
  • Own audit task delivery in the audit process, including planning, scoping, fieldwork, and reporting
  • Deliver audit reports with robust quality and valuable insights to Senior Management and stakeholders
  • Demonstrate expertise in GIA methodology across audits
  • Support Audit Managers and Audit Director in Committees and regulatory reporting as required
  • Build strong stakeholder relationships to identify key control issues and ensure control issues are managed or mitigated
  • Participate in strategic GIA initiatives and take ownership for timely delivery of management objectives

Requirements

  • University degree in Accounting, Business or Finance
  • Professional certification in either CPA, CA, CIA or CISA preferred
  • 5+ years of related work experience in external and/or internal audit
  • External Audit experience with a Big 4 with exposure to (re)insurance audits, or internal audit experience in an (re)insurance organisation preferred
  • Proficient in written and spoken English
  • Strong awareness of internal audit methodologies and current/emerging issues for the (re)insurance industry, particularly within Asia
  • Good knowledge of (re)insurance (L&H and P&C), and its governance, risks and controls, particularly for actuarial, finance and other technical domains (costing, claims, underwriting, reserving, ESG, IFRS 17, RBC, C ROSS)
  • Good understanding of regulatory requirements in Asia, particularly for Singapore, Hong Kong, China, Australia and Japan
  • Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Access)
  • Data analytics experience a plus, with track record in adopting data analytics for risk assessment, scoping and testing.
Benefits
  • Equal opportunity employer
  • Reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
audit methodologiesdata analyticsrisk assessmentscopingfieldworkreportinginternal auditexternal auditfinancial analysisregulatory reporting
Soft Skills
stakeholder managementcommunicationself-organizationbusiness insightsteam collaborationproblem-solvingattention to detailtime managementleadershipstrategic thinking
Certifications
CPACACIACISA