Senior Audit Associate - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Great Eastern Malaysia

Description

Discover the GREAT in your career.

As a LIFE company, our customers are at the heart of all that we do. Being one of Asia's leading insurer for over a century, we have built a long-lasting legacy of trust with our customers over many generations. At the foundation of this trust is Integrity, Initiative, and Involvement - from the way we treat every customer relationship with honesty and transparency, to our proactive approach of delivering the best possible solutions in both life and general insurance.

Integrity, Initiative, and Involvement is what guides us. It is what makes us do the right thing, take the lead, and choose 'we' over 'me'. Our mission is to make life great for our customers because we understand what matters most to them, and we know how to help them protect it.

If you are looking to grow in an exciting career filled with opportunities and potential, we are seeking a professional to join our team as Actuarial Auditor. In this role, you will be responsible for the planning, organizing and executing audits for the Great Eastern Group of Companies. Being part of the Audit team, you will need to provide an independent and objective assurance to improve the Group's operations.

The Role :
• Ensures coverage of relevant regulatory requirements and recommends improvements to corporate policies, procedures and practices;
• Leads or participates in the planning for each audit assignment to ensure performance of audit assignments, quality of reports and timeliness of deliverables;
• Develops audit plans and programs. Ensures that these documents are up-to-date and suitable to the current operating environment of the auditee;
• Ensures timely reporting of findings, risks and recommendations for auditee's response and finalisation of report to AC (Audit Committee);
• Leads or participates in other ad-hoc assignments including special projects and investigations;
• Assists in the follow-up with auditees on outstanding audit findings through the issuance of Audit Tracking Report and verification of resolved findings;
• Ensures that audit operating standards and procedures are observed, and requirements of the Quality Assurance Review are met;
• Assists in the administration of Group Internal Audit and ensures effective and efficient usage of the Department's resources;
• Assist the Head of Internal Auditor in ad-hoc assigned non-audit responsibilities (if any); and
• Takes accountability in considering business and regulatory compliance risks and takes appropriate steps to mitigate the risks
• Maintains awareness of industry trends on regulatory compliance, emerging threats and technologies in order to understand the risk and better safeguard the company

• Highlights any potential concerns /risks and proactively shares best risk management practices

The Person:
• At least 6 years of experience in the Actuarial field, including pricing and valuation experience;
• Familiar with the regulatory requirements specific to Actuarial, including risk based capital;
• Proficient in Actuarial work applications such as Prophet, MS Excel and MS Access;
• Strong report writing, communication and presentation skills;
• Analytical, independent and a good team player;
• Committed and able to interact well with all levels of staff;
• Proficient in oral and written English;
• Able to travel overseas when required (once/ twice every quarter); and
• High level of integrity, takes accountability of work and good attitude over teamwork
• Takes initiative to improve current state of things and adaptable to embrace new change

Great Eastern Malaysia is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity, and all qualified applicants shall receive a fair and equal consideration for employment.

Location: HQ, Kuala Lumpur

Entity: Great Eastern Life Malaysia

Employment Type: Permanent

About Great Eastern

Established in 1908, Great Eastern places customers at the heart of everything we do. Our legacy extends beyond our products and services to our culture, which is defined by our core values and how we work. As champions of Integrity, Initiative and Involvement, our core values act as a compass, guiding and inspiring us to embrace the behaviours associated with each value, upholding our promise to our customers - to continue doing our best for them in a sustainable manner.

We work collaboratively with our stakeholders to look for candidates who exhibit or have the potential to embrace our core values and associated behaviours, as these are the key traits that we expect from our employees as they develop their careers with us.

We embrace inclusivity, giving all employees an equal opportunity to shine and play their role in exploring possibilities to deliver innovative insurance solutions.

Since 2018, Great Eastern has been a signatory to the United Nations (UN) Principles of Sustainable Insurance. Our sustainability approach around environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations play a key role in every business decision we make. We are committed to being a sustainability-driven company to achieve a low-carbon economy by managing the environmental footprint of our operations and incorporating ESG considerations in our investment portfolios; improving people's lives by actively helping customers live healthier, better and longer; and drive responsible business practices through material ESG risk management.

To all recruitment agencies: Great Eastern does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our email or our employees. We will not be responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.