Lead Internal Auditor (f/m/d)

What you will do:

• Responsible for supporting the risk-based global planning process and executing the global audit plan.
• Manage audits from planning to the follow-up and acts as a business partner to the auditees.
• Identify the business risks at an early stage and advise managers and their departments on how to improve the controls.
• Responsible for maintaining relationships with the auditees and become a recognized partner to the business.
• Manage communication with stakeholders from all hierarchy levels. Interact with external auditors in specific cases.
• Collaborate on departmental and inter-organizational projects and assess the acceptance of audited departments.
• Increase knowledge across different global and regional business lines and bring added value to the business.
• Promote AllianzAM Internal Audit as a competent and trusted partner and live the AllianzAM Values (Entrepreneurship, Collaborative Leadership, Trust, Customer & Market Excellence).
• Take responsibility for the performance of the global audit plan in areas of assigned responsibility, as well as for ad-hoc engagements.
• Plan and lead global or regional audit assignments, supervise audit projects, define risk-based audit areas, audit business transactions, workflows, processes and control systems.
• Determine deficiencies and vulnerabilities to be remedied, analyse audit results, formulate proposals for solutions, lead closing meetings.
• Ensure progress as planned and in line with the applicable standards.
• Comply with the audit policies and the respective standards (independence, integrity, confidentiality, truth and fairness, security, economy, system conformity).
• Ensure follow up and that the audit recommendations are implemented adequately by the auditee, so that the findings can be closed in a timely manner.
• Support the update of audit methods, initiate improvements of workflows, processes, security and control systems and promote best practice sharing. Analyse audit results and generate quarterly and annual audit reporting and perform quality assurance.
• Support and review auditor's work, such as audit preparation, interviews, tests, evidence gathering, report writing and validation preparation.
• Responsible for planning and implementation of technical training and information.

What you bring:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Economics, Business Administration or related field and 6 years' experience in internal audit or as consultant.
• Experience to include 6 years of experience working in a finance related function, asset management and/or corporate governance related environment.
• Experience working with data analytics, processes, structures, regulatory environment and applying analytical skills.
• Work effectively in global organizations.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office products.
• Proven management skills for audit planning.
• EMPLOYER WILL ACCEPT ANY SUITABLE COMBINATION OF EDUCATION OR EXPERIENCE.

YEARLY SALARY: 145.000 USD/year

HOURS: 40 hours per week, from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm

Any applicant who is interested in this position may send resumes to Sabine Pischke, Allianz Asset Management of America - sabine.pischke@allianzam.com

#LI-SS1 54295 | Audit | Management | n.a. | Allianz Asset Management | Full-Time | Permanent About Allianz Asset Management

Allianz Group is one of the most trusted insurance and asset management companies in the world. Caring for our employees and their ambitions, is what makes us a unique employer. Together we can build an environment where everyone feels empowered and has the confidence to explore, to grow and to shape a better future for our customers and the world around us.

Within Allianz Group, Allianz Asset Management (AllianzAM) is the financial and governance holding company for the asset management business of Allianz SE, with approx. EUR 2,000bn of assets under management and 6,000 employees worldwide. AllianzAM comprises two separate investment management companies: Allianz Global Investors and PIMCO. AllianzAM has created a business structure that both enables it to meet the demands of clients on a local basis and empowers its investment managers to focus on achieving strong and consistent investment results.

We at Allianz believe in a diverse and inclusive workforce and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We encourage you to bring your whole self to work, no matter where you are from, what you look like, who you love or what you believe in.

We therefore welcome applications regardless of ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, disability or sexual orientation.

If you think you have what it takes to fill this attractive position in our dynamic organization, then please submit your cover letter and CV. We look forward to hearing from you! If you have any questions, please contact AllianzAM-HR-DE@allianzam.com.

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