Director, It Internal Audit - 1597841 (JPN)

Job Summary:

• Is a senior member in the Japan Technology Audit Team and serves as a coach/mentor/role model to elevate key skills and behaviors of Auditors and Lead Auditors on the team.

• Demonstrates capabilities to ‘connect-the-dots’ among key risk areas for effective audit coverage.

• Contributes to Audit risking and planning activities, and ensure comprehensive and efficient risk coverage and control testing.

• Manages audit life cycle activities via effective project management.

• Manages and coaches Auditors and Lead Auditors to ensure individual and collective teamwork meets agreed upon standards, including necessary domain capabilities.

• Is accountable for leading the execution of internal audit services in THE FIRM's Japan in a professional and effective manner, with a primary focus on Technology and Data functions.

• Understands current and emerging risks.

• Communicates with clarity, including abilities to share expectations and provide clear and concise feedback (written, visual, verbal).

• Builds and fosters effective relationships, including negotiation of audit findings, senior stakeholder reporting, and recommends actions for addressing identified risks and control gaps.

• Supports Japan Head of Technology Audit and Asia Head of regional Technology Audit to effectively deliver the Technology Audit Plan with audit results that are valued by stakeholders.

• At the assigned audit related projects level, manage a team of auditors as appropriate and required.

• On leadership:

・Lead and model THE FIRM's success principles, critical thinking, collaborative partnerships, and abilities to ‘connect-the-dots’ among key risk areas for effective audit coverage that are aligned with set goals and target timelines.

・Lead, model, and experiment fit-for-purpose contemporary ways to audit such as agile auditing, data analytics, appropriate use of digital tools.

・Supports the coaching and development of Auditors and Lead Auditors on the team.

・Partner with risk partners to ensure comprehensive and efficient risk coverage and control testing in alignment with audit plan. Drive internal audit efforts to increase overall value to the business.

• On relationship management:

・Provide proactive and relevant management reporting of audit portfolio activities and results.

・Develop credibility and establish relationships with senior country leadership team and local control function partners and regulators utilizing knowledge of country and applicable governance, risk and regulatory frameworks.