about the company.
Our client is a prominent, well-capitalised commercial banking institution with an extensive footprint in Hong Kong, mainland China, and the wider Asia-Pacific region. Renowned for delivering comprehensive corporate banking, trade finance, commercial lending, and treasury solutions, they offer a stable, high-calibre, and institutionally backed operating platform. They provide employees with strong executive career progression, high operational visibility, and a collaborative corporate culture.
about the team.
The Internal Audit Department is an independent, high-visibility corporate governance function reporting directly to the Audit Committee and executive management. You will join an experienced, elite team of banking audit specialists who value technical precision, objective risk analysis, and constructive business advisory. The team culture promotes continuous professional learning, cross-border exposure, and collaborative engagement across regional business units.
about the job.
- Lead, plan, and execute comprehensive risk-based audit assignments across commercial banking, corporate lending, trade finance, and treasury business units.
- Evaluate the adequacy and operational effectiveness of internal control frameworks, credit risk underwriting workflows, and operational governance standards.
- Ensure all commercial banking activities and lending operations strictly align with HKMA Supervisory Policy Manuals and statutory regulatory requirements.
- Undertake periodic regional travel (approximately 20-30%) to conduct on-site audit reviews across overseas branches and regional operating hubs.
- Author concise, high-impact audit findings and formal supervisory reports for presentation to executive management and the Audit Committee.
- Partner with senior business line heads, chief risk officers, and compliance executives to track and verify the timely remediation of audit recommendations.
- Champion audit methodology continuous optimisation and implement data analytics tools to strengthen continuous auditing and portfolio surveillance.
skills & experience required.
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Risk Management, or a related discipline.
- CPA, CIA, or equivalent recognized professional accounting/auditing qualification is preferred.
- Minimum 8 years of experience in internal audit within a commercial bank or financial institution, or commercial banking audit experience within the Big 4 / professional firms.
- Strong technical expertise in commercial lending products, trade finance, corporate banking workflows, and HKMA regulatory guidelines.
- Willingness and availability to undertake regional travel (estimated 20-30%) across the Asia-Pacific region.
- Proven leadership and stakeholder management capabilities, with demonstrated success in engaging constructively with senior management.
- Fluency in English, Cantonese, and Mandarin is mandatory to communicate effectively with regional branch personnel, senior executives, and head office stakeholders.
If you are interested in this role, please click 'Apply Now' or send your CV directly to Marco.li@randstad.com.hk.
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