Audit Manager - SC Ventures (India,Malaysia)

Job Summary

• This role could be based in India and Malaysia. When you start the application process you will be presented with a drop down menu showing all countries, Please ensure that you select a country where the role is based.
• The Internal Audit Manager, SC Ventures is responsible for providing independent and objective assurance over the governance, risk management and internal control environment across SC Ventures' portfolio of digital, fintech and platform-based businesses. This role is accountable for end-to-end internal audit coverage across SC Ventures, including audit planning, risk assessment, audit execution, reporting and continuous business monitoring. This includes audits of the SC Ventures platform and portfolio management activities, including venture building, investment governance, funding and capital raising and divestment activities, as well as audits of regulated and unregulated digital ventures operating across multiple jurisdictions. These ventures span digital assets, digital banking and lifestyle platforms, trade and supply chain, and next horizon technologies such as artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and Web3/blockchain.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a risk-based audit plan for SC Ventures in accordance with IIA Standards and the Group Internal Audit methodology.
• Perform periodic and continuous risk assessments to identify and assess key risks arising from SC Ventures platform and portfolio management activities.
• Plan and perform internal audit engagements in line with IIA Standards, including defining audit objectives, scope, and evaluation criteria appropriate to venture-stage maturity and business criticality.
• Obtain sufficient, reliable, relevant and useful audit evidence through walkthroughs, control testing, data analysis, document reviews and interviews with venture management and key stakeholders.
• Evaluate the design and operating effectiveness of governance, risk management and internal control frameworks over SC Ventures platform and portfolio management activities.
• Assess whether SC Ventures' activities are conducted within risk appetite, in compliance with applicable laws, regulations and internal policies across jurisdictions.
• Identify gaps between venture-style execution and bank-grade control expectations, and articulate clear, risk-proportionate recommendations to address control weaknesses,
• Identify, clearly document, and assess audit findings, root causes, risk implications, and control weaknesses in accordance with Group Internal Audit standards.
• Communicate audit result through clear, accurate, and timely reporting to senior management and relevant governance forums and/or committees.
• Monitor and follow up on management actions plans to ensure effective and timely remediation of audit issues.
• Contribute to quality assurance and improvement activities within Group Internal Audit, including methodology enhancements and peer reviews.

Skills and Experience

• Internal Audit
• Risk Assessment
• Stakeholder Management
• Products and Processes
• Audit Report Writing

Qualifications

Educational Requirements:
• 8 to 12 years of experience with Bachelor's degree or higher in a relevant discipline such as Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Information Systems, Computer Science or a related field is required to support the technical knowledge necessary for this role

Professional Training:
• Formal training and strong working knowledge of fintech and venture building.

Certifications:
• A recognised professional qualification in auditing, accounting, or risk management (e.g., CA, CIA, CISA, or equivalent) is highly preferred, affirming the candidate's commitment to professional excellence and continuous development.

About Standard Chartered

We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 170 years, we've worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you're looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents and we can't wait to see the talents you can bring us.

Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you'll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion.

Together we:

• Do the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do
• Never settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well
• Are better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term

What we offer

In line with our Fair Pay Charter, we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.

• Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.
• Time-off including annual leave, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum.
• Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.
• Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits
• A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning.
• Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.