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Location | Tokyo - 23 Wards |
Job Type | Permanent Full-time |
Salary | 18 million yen ~ 20 million yen |
Main Responsibilities
As the Head of Audit Japan (Principal Senior Auditor), you will work within an agile framework in which you will self-organize with your peers to deliver on GIA related activities, principally the delivery of audits, but also initiatives, projects, and committee and regulatory reporting as appropriate. You have the joint responsibility to deliver independent assurance over the related Risk and Control Framework in Japan and wider Asia Region when required.
Your main responsibilities will be:
• Understand Swiss Re's enterprise risks, working with the audit team across Asia to drive and execute continuous and bottom-up risk assessments processes in a robust manner to identify key control issues and ensuring appropriate audit coverage.
• Own audit task delivery within an agile audit team, playing a key role in the end-to-end audit process, including planning, scoping, fieldwork and reporting.
• Ensure that all audit reports and outputs are delivered with robust quality, offering valuable and compelling insights to Senior Management and stakeholders.
• Exhibit expertise in GIA methodology and how to apply across the audit.
• Supporting the Audit Managers and Audit Director in Committees, Executive board meetings or regulatory reporting when required.
• Work with Audit Managers to build strong stakeholder relationships, particularly with stakeholders within the first and second line of defense to identify potential red flags and emerging risks and controls issues are managed or mitigated.
• Participate in strategic initiatives of the GIA, taking strong ownership and accountability to drive towards achievement of objectives, ensure timeliness in delivery and achievement in overall management objectives.
Minimum Experience Level | Over 6 years |
Career Level | Mid Career |
Minimum English Level | Business Level (Amount Used: English usage about 75%) |
Minimum Japanese Level | Fluent |
Minimum Education Level | Bachelor's Degree |
Visa Status | Permission to work in Japan required |
• 8 -12+ years of related work experience in external and/or internal audit
• University degree in Accounting, Business or Finance
• Strong awareness of internal audit methodologies and current and emerging issues for the (re)insurance industry, particularly within Asia
• Good knowledge of (re)insurance (L&H and P&C), and its governance, risks and controls, particularly for actuarial, finance and other technical domains (costing, claims, underwriting, reserving, ESG, IFRS 17, RBC, JGAAP)
• Deep understanding of local insurance regulations in Japan, with exposure of regulations in APAC desired
• Proficient in written and spoken English and Japanese
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Access) and/or Data Analytics Software (e.g. Python, R, SQL, SAS).
• Data analytics experience a plus, with track record in adopting data analytics for risk assessment, scoping and testing Preferred
• Professional certification in either CPA, CA, CIA or CISA
• External Audit experience with a Big 4 with exposure to (re)insurance audits, or internal audit experience in an (re)insurance organisation
Job Type | Permanent Full-time |
Salary | 18 million yen ~ 20 million yen |
Industry | Insurance |
Company Type | Large Company (more than 300 employees) - International Company |