Global Senior Internal Auditor

About the role

Reporting to the Head of Internal Audit, the Senior Internal Auditor independently executes audit engagements of varying complexity across ISS STOXX. The role covers engagement planning, risk-based reviews of control design and operating effectiveness, evaluation of audit results, and clear communication of findings, risks and improvements, while supporting follow-up and remediation. It also calls for developing subject matter expertise in one or more business, operational, regulatory or financial areas and contributing to the improvement of the Internal Audit function.

Key responsibilities

• Independently carry out internal audit reviews, including walkthroughs, audit programs, risk-based testing, controls testing by sampling and data analytics, root cause analysis, and drafting audit observations and recommendations.
• Evaluate results to identify control gaps, root causes and improvement opportunities that strengthen controls, protect assets and ensure compliance.
• Present audit results, risks and recommendations to stakeholders across management levels.
• Serve as subject matter expert and main point of contact for assigned specializations, sharing knowledge and supporting audit development.
• Support and, where applicable, lead quality assurance and improvement initiatives, including methodology, quality reviews and learning and development.
• Help build the annual risk-assessment and audit plan through risk insights and business knowledge.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Accountancy, Business, Finance, Economics or an equivalent field.
• At least 5 years of internal or external audit experience covering full-cycle reviews, including 3 years of internal audit experience in process, operational, financial and/or compliance reviews.
• Strong analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills, and good organization and project management skills.
• Clear written and verbal communication, and effective stakeholder management.
• Preferred: CPA, CIA, CFE or CISA certification; financial services or global audit experience; audit firm assurance or advisory experience.

Required skills

• Proficiency in MS Office; experience with common ERP or CRM systems.
• Preferred: advanced Excel, audit analytics and visualization tools (ACL, IDEA, Power BI, Tableau), and ERP/CRM platforms such as SAP, NetSuite or Salesforce.
• Preferred: use of generative AI tools (Microsoft Copilot, ChatGPT, Gemini) and data analytics for control testing.

Location: Ayala North Exchange, Makati City, day shift (8:30 AM to 5:00 PM PHT), with a hybrid option of 3 days onsite and 2 days from home.