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Your New Job Title: Mandarin speaking Internal Audit Assistant/Officer

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The Skills You'll Need: Mandarin, internal audit, external audit

Your New Salary: up to £60k, depending on experience

Office based

Perm

Start: ASAP

To be successful in this role our client has said it is essential that candidates:

• are fluent in Mandarin
• have internal or external audit experience in banking or finance sector
• have finance or accounting related degree

If that means this job isn’t a match for you please view our other vacancies for one that may be a better fit.

What You'll be Doing:

• Assist in audit assurance planning by identifying and evaluating key risks in the scope for audit projects;
• Participate in all phases of the audit, including planning, fieldwork, and reporting;
• Identify key controls during the walk-throughs and assess the adequacy of their design for key risk mitigation;
• Identify gaps and areas of improvement;
• Follow up with audited units and tracking of observations and recommendations from internal and external reviews;
• Coordinate and assist reviews which will be performed by the Head Office and regulatory bodies;
• Carry out projects and reports as instructed by the Head Office Audit Department and the Audit Committee;
• Build strong relations with key stakeholders across the organisation to understand risk issues and identify areas for improvement;
• Carry out other duties and responsibilities assigned by the Branch management.

The Skills You'll Need to Succeed:

• A Bachelor degree or above in Accounting or Finance is preferred;
• ACCA, ACA, IIA, CPA, CFA, equivalent certification is preferred;
• 2+ years in an internal/external audit role with in-depth knowledge of the financial sector;
• Strong ethical standards and high level of integrity;
• Strong analytical skills and quantitative approach to problem-solving;
• Able to quickly understand complex processes and challenge the status quo, identify risks and inadequacies in procedures;
• Ability to work independently and with a team on assignments, while multi-tasking and meeting deadlines;
• Excellent communication skills. Fluent in English and Chinese Mandarin both in verbal and writing.

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We would be grateful if you could send your CV as a Word document. If your application is successful, you will be contacted within 7 days. We regret that due to the high volume of applications we receive we cannot provide feedback on individual CVs. Please note that we can only consider candidates who are eligible to work in the UK and are able to provide relevant supporting documentation.

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