Senior Manager

JOB DESCRIPTION

• Reporting to the Head of Section / Head Of Department.
• Assist Head of Section to lead and develop audit strategies and planning activities, focusing on subsidiary investments and governance frameworks, ensuring robust risk management, regulatory compliance, and alignment with corporate objectives.
• Responsible to develop and implement risk-based audit plans targeting investment activities and governance structures of subsidiaries, while conducting audits on the investment lifecycle and evaluating internal controls and risk management practices.
• Direct the assessment of governance frameworks of subsidiaries and reporting structures to ensure compliance with internal and / or external policies, regulatory requirements, and international best practices, and guide teams in delivering actionable recommendations to strengthen governance and accountability.
• Supervise audits of investment decision-making processes such as due diligence, financial modeling, and strategic alignment, while managing the review of post-investment performance, risk exposures, impairments, and valuation practices to ensure ESG and responsible investment principles are embedded.
• Foster collaboration between audit teams, investment department, and subsidiary leadership to address control gaps and provide governance advisory.
• Lead initiatives to enhance audit methodologies, data analytics, and reporting tools.
• Mentor team members and promote a culture of excellence and integrity.
• Act as Unit Head to structure and allocate audit resources effectively, ensuring optimal team deployment, clear role assignments, and efficient coordination across audit engagements and stakeholder groups to ensure audit executions are meeting desired timeline and outcomes.
• This position plays a strategic role in overseeing audit engagements across EPF's international investment footprint, including governance reviews of foreign subsidiaries and cross-border investment structures.
• Participate in project management activities as observer / advisory role, taking account the agile development methodology approach and staying abreast of latest/relevant internal control / governance practices.
• Review audit working papers to ensure executions are meeting the necessary audit standards.
• Generate audit report and summary of audit findings for presentation to Board Audit Committee / Senior Management / subsidiaries' Board of Directors / Head of Department / Head of Section, drawing attention to areas of particular concern, weakness or improvement points and making recommendations for further actions to address any observations.
• Champion continuous improvement in the audit process and reporting by staying abreast of global trends in internal audit, investment governance, and risk management.
• Utilize data analytics platforms (such as ACL and Power BI), and automated testing tools to enhance audit insights, improve efficiency and coverage, and stay abreast of emerging technologies including AI-driven risk assessments and ESG tracking solutions.
• Scope may evolve based on strategic priorities / emerging risks and other ad-hoc duties as requested from time to time.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent Professional Qualifications in Accounting / Finance / Business Studies / Islamic Finance / Law or fields related thereto. Those with professional qualifications or certifications (ACCA/ICAEW/MICPA/CIMA/CPA/CIA/ CFA) will have added advantage.
• At least 13 years working experience with Big 4 accounting firm in related fields, with at least 3–5 years in investment or governance-focused roles.
• Strong understanding of investment processes, corporate governance, and regulatory frameworks, including the Global Internal Audit Standards (GIAS) and COSO Integrated Internal Control Framework.
• Proven experience in global investment governance, international regulatory compliance, and multicultural stakeholder engagement is highly desirable.
• High integrity with strong analytical, result oriented, process-driven, self-starter with the ability to multi-task and work both independently and as a team member.
• Good interpersonal skills, able to work in a diverse environment and build good working relationships with business partners.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with fellow team members and stakeholders.
• Ability to establish priorities, work independently, and proceed with objectives with minimal supervision.
• Good report-writing, communication and presentation skills in both Malay and English language.

PLACEMENT

Investment Audit Section, Internal Audit Department

All applications are strictly
CONFIDENTIAL
and only shortlisted candidates will be called in for interview. Applications are deemed
UNSUCCESSFUL
if there is no feedback from the EPF
2 MONTHS
after the closing date of the advertisement.