Senior Auditor, Asia Pacific

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Within Allianz Group, Allianz Asset Management (AllianzAM) is the financial and governance holding company for the asset management business of Allianz SE, with approx. EUR 1,800bn of assets under management and 5,000 employees worldwide. AllianzAM comprises two separate investment management companies: Allianz Global Investors and PIMCO.

AllianzAM has created a business structure that both enables it to meet the demands of clients on a local basis and empowers its investment managers to focus on achieving strong and consistent investment results.

As a Senior Auditor in our Hong Kong office, you will be experienced to lead or conduct planned global audits from start to end with only few supervision needed.  No direct reports within the Internal Audit department, however, might have people management responsibility within their project in charge.

What you will do

• Take responsibility for the relationship with the auditees and become a recognized partner to the business
• Manage communication with stakeholders from all hierarchy levels
• Interact with external auditors in specific cases
• Collaborate on departmental and inter-organizational projects and assess the acceptance of audited departments
• Increase knowledge across different global and regional business lines and bring added value to the business
• Take responsibility for the performance of the global audit plan in areas of assigned responsibility, as well as for ad-hoc engagements
• Plan and lead global or regional audit assignments, supervise audit projects, define risk-based audit areas, audit business transactions, workflows, processes and control systems
• Determine deficiencies and vulnerabilities to be remedied, analyse audit results, formulate proposals for solutions, lead closing meetings
• Ensure progress as planned and in line with the applicable standards
• Comply with the audit policies and the respective standards (independence, integrity, confidentiality, truth and fairness, security, economy, system conformity)
• Ensure follow up and that the audit recommendations are implemented adequately by the auditee, so that the findings can be closed in a timely manner
• Support the update of audit methods, initiate improvements of workflows, processes, security and control systems and promote best practice sharing
• Analyse audit results and generate quarterly and annual audit reporting and perform quality assurance
• Support and review auditor’s work (audit preparation, interviews, tests, evidence gathering, report writing and validation preparation)
• Planning and implementation of technical training and information (team/peer)
• 30% travel mainly in the Asia Pacific region, possibly with 1 or 2 assignments in the US or Europe for development and global experience.

What you bring

• Minimum 6-8 years professional experience in internal/external audit or as a consultant or equivalent
• Experience in finance related functions, asset management and corporate governance related topics is preferred
• University degree in business, finance, commerce or equivalent
• Audit certification (CIA, CFA, CISA) will be an advantage
• Proven management skills for audit planning
• Strong intellectual and analytical skills and a very good understanding of processes, structures and the regulatory environment
• Excellent communication skills are essential, as well as the talent to empathize for the auditee’s perspective and ability to listen
• Ability to deal with all types of personalities and experience in managing escalation processes after delivering inconvenient decisions
• Team spirit, self-motivation and a proactive and committed working style, as well as ability to interact in a global work environment with people from different countries and cultures
• Knowledge on AI-powered analytics or tools and ethical AI practices
• Strong computer skills/MS Office
• Excellent English and Chinese (verbal and written) and basic Japanese or Bahasa will be a plus.

What we offer

• We empower our employees by ensuring work arrangements that maintain a balance between performance, productivity and career development
• Securing your future: Access to company pension/savings plans
• Shared success: Company share purchasing plan
• Support for what matters: Mental health and wellbeing programs
• Investments in your career: Career opportunities within the entire Allianz Group
• Investments in your skills: Comprehensive learning and development offerings, including certifications and professional qualifications
• … and so much more!

About Allianz Global Investors

Allianz Global Investors is a leading global active asset manager.

We invest for the long term and want to create value for clients every step of the way. We do this by being active – in how we partner with clients and anticipate their needs, and build solutions based on capabilities across public and private markets. Our focus on enhancing our clients’ assets leads naturally to a commitment to sustainability for positive change. Our goal is to enhance the investment experience for clients, whatever their location or goals.

Putting our clients' needs first, behaving in a transparent way and treating people fairly means acting with integrity. We encourage a collegial culture, that supports individual responsibility. We invest in the development of our employees to maximize the power of innovation.

We at Allianz believe in a diverse and inclusive workforce, we are committed to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity and to helping applicants with any disabilities. We encourage you to bring your whole self to work, no matter where you are from, what you look like, who you love or what you believe in. We therefore welcome applications regardless of ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, disability or sexual orientation. Great to have you on board.

If you feel inspired to promote the active asset management experience, this is the place for you. Join our diverse, international, technology-enabled, and agile environment. Simply upload your CV in English to apply for this position! If you need support to navigate our websites or at any stage during your application, please send an email with your request to recruiting@allianzgi.com

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75349 | Audit | Professional | n.a. | Allianz Asset Management | Full-Time | Permanent