Associate, Specialist, Business Audit

Business Function

Group Audit helps the Board and Executive Management meet the strategic and operational objectives of the DBS Group. We conduct independent checks to ensure that the Group's risk and control processes are adequate and effective. All our team members are highly sought-after professionals who work as trusted advisors to our clients, in all matters related to a company's internal controls.

Responsibilities

The purpose of this role is to execute audit work on the Corporate Bank (IBG) business/function area as assigned from time to time. These would primarily include Trade Finance, Credit Process , Remittances including digital payments , KYC/AML areas of risk:

• Executes audit planning and fieldwork on the Corporate Bank (CB) business/function area in line with the in accordance with the Audit methodology e.g., conducting walkthroughs, giving feedback on the in scope and out scope areas, documenting Activity Flows, identification of key risks, testing of key controls to determine whether they are properly designed and are operating effectively and documenting work as per standards defined by the bank.
• Partnering with other audit teams (business/infrastructure/country) during audit engagement for an integrated approach in assessing the front-to-back internal controls over compliance and financial crime risks.
• Drafting high quality audit findings for review by the Audit Leads, Team Lead and Country Head of Audit
• Build a respectable relationship with audit stakeholders through regular continuous monitoring meetings, communicating openly on potential findings and escalate problems/delays accordingly.
• Present complex and sensitive messages (such as audit findings) succinctly, comprehensively and in a professional manner.
• Conduct end-to-end audits of Credit processes, KYC/AML and Global Transactions Services i.e. Trade Finance
• Plan and coordinate end-to-end audits, including reporting within established timelines.
• Evaluate the design and operating effectiveness of processes and controls and develop appropriate tests to be conducted and ascertain the level of testing of controls required.

Requirements

• Qualified CA/MBA (full time) Finance from accredited institute with atleast years of relevant auditing experience in Corporate lending, Trade & Commodity Finance)/ Digital Channels, Payments and Trade Finance and/or with relevant GTS (Trade & Cash) product and operations experience.
• Strong understanding of Credit Processes, Trade Finance, FEMA and KYC/AML Controls in the Banking industry.
• Reasonable knowledge in Corporate Banking application controls is required. Candidate that can demonstrate auditing knowledge in Corporate banking context will be an added advantage.
• Should be IT savvy - Knowledge of APIs and data analytics, experience of risk-based auditing and clearly understand the relationship between IT risk and underlying business risk would be beneficial.
• Candidate must have excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, can communicate with clarity, both orally and in writing, in a logical order and with a structured approach.
• Ability to multi-task assignments, prioritize workload with limited supervision and be resilient under pressure when faced with tight deadlines.
• Unquestionable personal integrity and ethics
• Escalate issues appropriately and timely. Ensure concise and clear audit findings and reports are presented on a timely basis.
• Keep abreast on the development of regulatory, industry and product development through continuous monitoring and auditing.
• CIA, ACAMS, CFE, CDCS anyone will be an added advantage
• Auditing in Banking, Knowledge of Credit and Trade processes
• Working knowledge of core banking (e.g. Finacle), SWIFT and Digital payment systems will be preferred