Senior Vice President, Technology

We enhances the effectiveness and efficiency of Internal Audit functions through strategic planning and coordinated approach via the establishment of comprehensive Internal Audit Plan, besides provides independent assurance on the adequacy and effectiveness of internal control systems, risk management, and governance processes covering IT related departments, branches (virtual) and procurement activities, and appraises independently their compliance with established regulations and internal policies through systematic and disciplined audit approach as well as advisory services in accordance with the Audit Charter, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) Guidelines, standard auditing practices promulgated by the Institute of Internal Auditors and other relevant professional bodies.

• Provides assurance to the oversight committees (e.g. Board of Directors, Audit & Examination Committee ("AEC"), and Management Committee) on the adequacy and effectiveness of internal control systems, risk management and governance processes in the Bank's Information Technology functions, systems (including Branches - virtually) as well as procurement function in addition to identifying any weaknesses and recommends necessary improvements.

• Oversees the preparation of Annual Audit Plan (AP) and its revision for Internal Audit departments under purview to ensure comprehensiveness.

• Supervises the operations of respective departments under purview to ensure their performance meet the expected quality and standards.
• Reviews / presents the presentation slide for deliberation at the AEC and Management, Audit, Fraud & Integrity Committee ("AFIC") Meetings.

• Directs, reviews and monitors the plans and the performance of audit assignments for IT Audit, Virtual Audit and Procurement & Strategic Audit Departments, as well as the performance of audit assignments directed by the oversight bodies e.g. Bank Negara Malaysia, to ensure effective, efficient and timely completion of the tasks in meeting Internal Audit overall objectives.

• Supervises and ensures timely execution of audit assignments and prompt issuance of audit reports to the auditees and the oversight committees.

• Directs and oversees timeliness and quality of audit assignments and advisory deliverables.
• Reviews the audit pre-plan and ensures that adequate audit objective and audit scope are covered.
• Evaluates the results of reviews / audits performed based on the specified audit objective and scopes identified.
• Evaluates the proposed audit recommendations and verifies audit reports prepared.

• Supervises the arrangement of various Meetings for Internal Audit either internally or at the Management and Board Level

• Ensures meetings for Internal Audit are conducted periodically as per requirements.

• Verifies the draft minutes of AEC Meeting and Internal Audit's internal meetings meet the expected standards and are delivered to the relevant attendees on a timely manner.
• Reviews the response provided to matters arising from the meetings held.

• Ensures that necessary documentations for various Internal Audit meetings are submitted to the respective meetings' secretariats/ members of meetings at the stipulated timeline.

• Oversees the preparation of relevant notification / proposal papers required for Internal Audit

• Drives and oversees the preparation and reviews the documents required for Internal Audit's administration and operation processes such as Internal Audit Plan (annually), Internal Audit Strategic Plan (for 3-year period), Training Need Analysis etc.

• Reviews and verifies various draft notification / proposal papers, policies and procedures, relevant documentations and ensures that these documents are prepared in accordance with the specified standards and timeline.

• Ensures the adequacy and competency of resources for respective Internal Audit departments under purview

• Ensures that respective Internal Audit departments are adequately manned.

• Ensures that staff available are highly competent and suitable to perform the tasks given.
• Drive staff to continuously enroll for relevant development courses / training to ensure they have the knowledge / skills required.

• Ensures that there should be continuing professional development ("CPD") programs for the staff.

• Oversees the administration of Internal Audit's resources as well as auditing tools / systems to ensure adequacy, well-maintained and functioning accordingly

• Keeps abreast with the latest technologies, methodologies and approaches in relation to internal auditing in addition having hands-on information on any changes to regulatory environment, management directives and internal policies and procedures.
• Formulates strategic plans to ensure Internal Audit's services would remain valuable and relevant to the Bank as well as ensuring the implementation of key strategies in the plan

• Possess Bachelor Degree in Banking, Finance, Accounting or any other related disciplines
• Minimum 15 years of experience in banking / financial business operations, risk-based auditing or other related fields
• Relevant Internal Auditing certification (preferable).
• Professional Membership with accounting bodies (preferable).