You are as unique as your background, experience and point of view. Here, you’ll be encouraged, empowered and challenged to be your best self. You’ll work with dynamic colleagues - experts in their fields - who are eager to share their knowledge with you. Your leaders will inspire and help you reach your potential and soar to new heights. Every day, you’ll have new and exciting opportunities to make life brighter for our Clients - who are at the heart of everything we do. Discover how you can make a difference in the lives of individuals, families and communities around the world.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

You are as unique as your background, experience, and point of view. Here, you will be encouraged, empowered, and challenged to be your best self. You will work with dynamic colleagues - experts in their fields - who are eager to share their knowledge with you. Your leaders will inspire and help you reach your potential and soar to new heights. Every day, you will have new and exciting opportunities to make life brighter for our Stakeholders - who are at the heart of everything we do. Discover how you can make a difference in the lives of individuals, families, and communities around the world.

Internal Audit (IA) contributes to the company through the execution of high quality and efficient audit services, which help our clients pro-actively manage risks in their business. The Director, Internal Audit reports to the AVP, Internal Audit is responsible for providing audit supervision to the audit portfolio, which includes various Corporate and Risk Management functions.
SL has the ambition to be one of the best insurance and asset management companies in the World. The Director, together with their team, will lead audits of the processes that support our key goals in the Corporate and Risk Management functions. Through these audits, the Director will have the opportunity of furthering their experience and skills in understanding the business and identifying and assessing control effectiveness through interaction with middle and senior management in the organization. These opportunities will support the growth of their own capabilities in business, risk and control understanding as well as developing a high performing team, while contributing to delivering high quality Internal Audit work.

What you’ll be doing

• Lead and develop a team of audit professionals with a focus on talent development and ensuring the team has strong audit expertise and project management.
• Maintain strong working relationships with stakeholders and business partners within the Corporate & Risk portfolio, on a foundation of transparency and respect.
• Work with the AVP, Internal Audit on updating the annual risk assessment and audit plan for the Corporate & Risk Management functions.
• Lead the team through planning, executing, and reporting of audit work for the assigned audit portfolio.
• Oversee the documentation of audit working papers and audit test strategy to ensure that audit objectives and approach address identified risks and service broader business needs.
• Direct, motivate and develop a group of senior auditors, managers and senior managers maximizing their individual contribution, their professional growth, and their ability to function effectively with their colleagues as a team.
• Oversee the assessment of key control design and operating effectiveness.
• Review testing of key controls for adequacy and quality of the supporting documentation.
• Lead meetings with clients to drive audits and present audit issues and recommendations.
• Review the report on results of key controls testing and proposed recommendations to close any identified gaps.
• Design, implement and embed data analytics in the audit process to improve audit effectiveness and efficiency.
• Champion and actively support the integrated audit and data analytics initiatives.
• Stay up to date on current best practices in risk management and control assessments.
• Manage multiple simultaneous audit projects within assigned time and budget.
• Maintain effective internal communication through the ongoing acquiring and sharing of information related to industry thought leadership and best practices.