Internal Audit (IA) Wealth Director - Asia South, Citi Singapore Limited (CSL) and Global Head of Deposits Audit

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Citi Internal Audit (IA) provides independent assessments of Citi’s control environment, risk management and governance for key stakeholders including Citi’s board of directors, senior management and regulators. We are a global function with over 2,500 professionals providing assurance across all of Citi's businesses.

We’re currently looking for a high caliber professional to join our team as Internal Audit (IA) Wealth Director - Asia South, Citi Singapore Limited (CSL) and Global Head of Deposits Audit - Hybrid (Internal Job Title: Audit Director - C15) based in Singapore.

The Audit Director for Wealth Asia South/Global Deposits: Wealth/CSL is a senior manager under the individual accountability regime of Singapore banking regulation responsible for contributing to the strategic direction of Citi’s Internal Audit (IA) function, in coordination with the overall Citi Internal Audit Leadership Team. The role focuses on directing audit activities supporting Wealth products, services, functions, and legal entities, adhering to IA standards, Citi policies, and local regulations. The Asia South Wealth portfolio includes Branch Banking, Deposits and Banking Services, Mortgages, Credit Cards, Investment Products, and Lending Products (including Securities Based Lending) across Citigold/Citi Private Client and Private Banking segments across United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Singapore.

   The primary responsibilities include:

• Overseeing audit coverage for Wealth-related products and services in Singapore and the United Arab Emirates reporting the IA Wealth Chief Auditor
• Accountable for Citi Singapore Limited (CSL) supporting and collaborating with the Head of Audit for Asia South Cluster.
• Leading the Wealth Deposits audit coverage globally in collaboration with cluster and product audit management.
• Managing a team of professionals conducting audit assurance activities including risk assessments, business monitoring, issue validation and audits.
• Collaborating with the IA Wealth Audit Director in Hong Kong on shared services activities across Asia North and South.
• Prepare for and, as designated, participate in presentations to the CSL Board Audit Committee and interactions with regulators and board members, under the guidance of the Cluster Chief Auditor.
• Supporting global IA Wealth audits with a Singapore/UAE touchpoint.

In this role, you’re expected to:

• Strategic Audit Execution: Develop and execute a portfolio of assurance activities within budget and timelines, ensuring high quality and alignment with the Audit Universe.
• Issue Validation: Ensure timely and comprehensive validation of regulatory and internal audit issues, including those from external parties.
• Talent Management: Attract, develop, and retain talent, managing staffing levels, talent processes, and performance programs.
• Resource Optimization: Collaborate across IA to maximize resource efficiency and effectiveness.
• Local Leadership: Provide local site leadership, fostering engagement and collaboration across IA organizations.
• Control Environment Assessment: Perform control environment assessments, identify thematic issues and trends, and recommend improvements to risk management and control governance.
• Quality Assurance: Support and endorse IA's Quality Assurance (QA) function, resolving identified issues and enhancing audit processes and coverage.
• Risk Management: Demonstrate sound risk assessment in business decisions, considering Citi's reputation and safeguarding its clients and assets. Ensure compliance with laws, regulations, and policies, applying ethical judgment and reporting control issues transparently. Supervise and hold others accountable for maintaining these standards.
• Governance: Represent IA in governance forums, including Boards and Committees.
• Stakeholder Management: Develop and maintain strong working relationships with IA teams, Management Stakeholders (MSs), and regulators. Build trust through initiative-taking communication and maintain strong regulator relationships.
• Knowledge Sharing: Share knowledge and insights within and across IA teams to ensure consistent methodology application, audit opinions, and improved assurance quality.
• Audit Planning and Reporting: Oversee the development of the annual Audit Plan, presenting it for approval to the legal entity Board and Audit Committee. Provide periodic reports to Audit Committees, senior management, and other relevant Citi governance forums and stakeholders on the audit plan status, results, and significant issues.
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency, as well as effectively supervise the activity of others and create accountability with those who fail to maintain these standards.

As a successful candidate, you’d ideally have the following skills and exposure:

Qualifications:

• 15+ years of relevant experience
• Proven history of building and maintaining strong relationships with stakeholders, regulators, and peers
• Demonstrated ability to think strategically, analytically, and creatively problem solve.
• Ability to independently plan, develop and lead initiatives.
• Well-developed listening skills and a strong ability to engage at the senior management level.
• Articulate and effective communicator, both orally and in writing
• Strong people skills, with evidence of working in collaboration across large organizations.
• Strong leadership skills with a proven history in driving positive and sustained change.
• Initiative-taking, strong diligence, collaborative, organized.
• Significant knowledge and expertise of compliance laws, rules, regulations, risks, and appropriate controls
• Demonstrated ability to assess complex issues through root cause analysis and other analytical techniques; structure potential solutions; drive to resolution with senior stakeholders.
• Ability to influence and lead people across cultures at a senior level using sound judgment and successful execution, understanding how to operate effectively across diverse businesses.
• Experience with and previous exposure to internal or external control functions and regulators (incl. the US)
• Ability to challenge business management and escalate issues when appropriate.
• Comfort navigating complex and working in highly matrixed organizations.
• Effective negotiation skills, an initiative-taking and 'no surprises' approach in communicating issues and strength in sustaining independent views.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree; Advanced degree preferred

Working at Citi is far more than just a job. A career with us means joining a family of more than 230,000 dedicated people from around the globe. At Citi, you’ll have the opportunity to grow your career, give back to your community and make a real impact.

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This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.

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Job Family Group:

Internal Audit

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Job Family:

Audit

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Time Type:

Full time

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Most Relevant Skills

Control Monitoring, Data Analysis, Industry Knowledge, Issue Management, Laws and Regulations, Professional Standards, Risk Management, Root Cause Analysis.

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Other Relevant Skills

For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.

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