Head, Professional Practice and Governance Audit

About the role

OCBC is looking for a Head of Professional Practice and Governance Audit within its Group Audit function. The role sets the strategic direction, methodology and quality standards of internal audit across the banking group, manages the audit plan and reports to the Audit Committee and the CEO, and leads the audit team.

Key responsibilities

• Translate the division's strategy and business objectives into governance, methodology, reporting and operating disciplines, and set up the Internal Audit Charter.
• Manage the department, set KPIs for audit teams, run guest auditor programmes and champion a prudent risk and compliance culture.
• Maintain audit methodology, standards and practice guides, and run a quality assurance and improvement programme against IIA standards.
• Own the audit management platform and lead digital, automation and AI initiatives in audit.
• Deliver an annual risk-based audit plan, monitor its execution, and report regularly to the Audit Committee, the CEO and regulators.
• Support the Audit Committee, regulators, external auditors and business units on strategy, methodology, risk themes and quality assurance.
• Run training, methodology briefings and knowledge-sharing sessions, and oversee business management and operations of the division.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Commerce, Business Administration, Accounting or a related field.
• At least 10 years of experience in an internal audit role in financial services, preferably in professional practices, audit methodology, quality assurance, planning and governance reporting.
• Strong communication, stakeholder relationship-building, analytical and problem-solving skills.

Required skills

• Audit methodology, audit planning and regulatory reporting
• Quality assurance and risk culture
• Data analytics and audit transformation initiatives

What we offer

• Competitive base salary and a suite of flexible benefits.
• Community initiatives and industry-leading learning and professional development.