Head of Internal Audit

Do you believe in leading the way to a better, healthier, more sustainable future?

At AIA we’ve started an exciting movement to create a healthier, more sustainable future for everyone.

It's finding new ways to not only better people's lives, but to better the communities and environments we live. As the largest listed company on the HKSE, we’ve been proudly making a difference for people and communities across Asia for over a century. And we build on this every day with our ambition to engage one billion people to live Healthier, Longer, Better Lives by 2030.

And to get there, we need leaders with the courage, clarity, and humanity to inspire, guide and support their teams to thrive every day - in the work they do and the life they live. Our leaders always have and will play a vital part in our journey to help more people live Healthier, Longer, Better Lives, build healthier societies and cultivate healthier environments that better everyone.

If you sound like that leader, read on.

The opportunity:
As the NZ Head of Internal Audit, you’ll have the exciting opportunity to combine your inspirational leadership with your passion for risk management and internal controls. You’ll lead, support and mentor a team of audit professionals to provide independent assessments of AIA NZ’s ability to manage and control risk and add value through your insights and recommendations.

At AIA, we hold ourselves to the highest standards of professional conduct by following our Operating Philosophy of ‘doing the right thing, in the right way, with the right people and the right results will come’.

Key responsibilities include:
- Plan, conduct, guide, and manage the audit team to effectively manage risk-based audits, reviews, and other special projects- Provide insights and recommendations which add value to the business- Manage relationships with key business stakeholders and develop rapport with business unit management through regular communication of changes in business operations, emerging risks, and potential issues- Lead discussion of issues and remedial action plans with the appropriate levels of management- Facilitate issuance of audit reports to management- Undertake research and share best practice and compliance requirements with the team.

Ideally, you’ll bring:
- 12 + years' audit experience in the financial services sector (life insurance focus preferred)- Exceptional leadership skills with a proven ability to develop and support people to grow, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement- Demonstrable experience of influencing senior business leaders, strategic thinking and prioritisation and a goal-oriented focus- Stakeholder management skills, to build a trusted working relationships with all stakeholders including senior leaders, the Executive team, regulators and the external auditor- Excellent written and oral communication skills with experience in presenting to senior management, executive and board committees- Good understanding of IT/information security control principles and processes- Experience with the use of data visualisation (e.g., Power BI, Tableau) and analytics tools, including audit interrogation software (e.g., ACL/Galvanize), or programming language (e.g., SQL, Python).- High level of integrity and ethics.

Why choose AIA?

At AIA, we believe in empowering every one of our people to find their 'better'. We do this by offering:
- Training and development to build on your current skills- Opportunities to grow within the business through internal mobility- Competitive employee benefits that include insurances, an AIA Vitality membership, an Employee Share Purchase Scheme, and an extra day of leave each quarter to recharge- A supportive and inclusive workplace- Flexible working arrangements.

Applications close 31st May and we will be shortlisting after this date.

Recruitment Agencies: Our Talent team does not require any recruitment agency support.