Description

The BASF Shared Services Center Kuala Lumpur wasestablished in 2005. Located in Kuala Lumpur, it has approximately 700employees and provides functional services in the areas of Finance,Controlling, Information Services, Human Resources, Environment, Health &Safety, Procurement, and Import-Export Order Management to BASF companies andaffiliates in 17 markets across Asia Pacific. BASF also has three other SharedService Centers that cover Europe and the Americas, located in Berlin andLudwigshafen, Germany, and Montevideo, Uruguay.

Objectives of the Position

CorporateAudit supports the BASF Board of Executive Directors in its responsibility toperform supervisory, steering and control activities. It is an integral part ofBASF's internal control and risk management system. It has teams spread over 3continents of the globe. This position will be a part of the Asia-Pacific hub ofthe global Corporate Audit function.

Leadershiprole: Provide mentorship to new/existing auditors based in Kuala Lumpur, setclear targets for team members with proper guidance to achieve them and togetherwith the Director, Corporate Audit, Asia Pacific hub, identify and plan fordevelopment measures and training for team members

Ensureknowledge sharing within and between the various COA teams.

Perform audits inaccordance with COA (Corporate Audit) rules and guidelines.

Diligently assess theeffectiveness and efficiency of internal controls in daily processes as well ascompliance with national laws and corporate guidelines during audits.

Activelycommunicate / collaborate with Capability Owners.

Be regionalsubject matter expert for specific audit topic / risk aspect, subject to areaof interest / expertise.

Main Tasks

Audit Preparation:

Developthe audit plan and define its scope, objective and duration.

Informrelevant persons and then secure appropriate authorization if necessary.

Toundertake pre-field work with required background research and analysisincluding download & analysis of the correct data (where applicablerequesting support with SDA, Structured Data Analysis), scheduling interviewswith the relevant persons and seeking the relevant guidelines, policies /procedures required for the audit scope / objectives.

Fieldwork Review:

Assessif internal controls in daily processes and systems are effective and efficientso that they achieve their goals

Assessthat daily processes comply with relevant BASF group guidelines and nationalregulations

Provideconstructive and innovative recommendation

Conductad hoc projects and reviews

Properlydocument audit findings and maintain quality work papers for reference

Keeprelevant persons informed of the audit status

Preparea report of audit findings and review all audit points with relevant personsprior to final wrap-up

Shareand advise Lead auditor and/or Director, Corporate Audit, Asia Pacific hub onissues observed during fieldwork for discussion and on-the-job training

Reporting

Conductwrap up meetings and inform management of audit findings

Expressclear opinions on the state of internal controls to relevant levels ofmanagement

Preparereports for review and coordinate report distribution with Director, CorporateAudit, Asia Pacific hub and submit to COA for finalization.

Ensurefollow-up and concluding the audit program. To ensure proactive follow-up onrecommendations before the due date and closing out the audit in Auto-audit.

Requirements

Mandatorycriteria: professional certification - CIA and Chartered Accountant (MIA, ACCA,CPA, CA, CICPA)

Preferablyhaving professional certifications such as CRMA (Certification in RiskManagement), CFE (Certified Fraud Examiner)

8-12years of Internal Audit experience

Experiencein working on international assignment and working in diverse culture of team members.

Exposureto industries that are manufacturing based will be critical for the success ofthis role.

ERPexperience (SAP preferred)

Knowledgeof audit tools and systems. Ideally, capable of using data analytics to gaininsight into transactions.

Auditfieldwork requires travel up to 3 - 4 weeks at sites / locations.

Travelrequirement would be ~60%, approx. 6 to 7 audits per annum with fieldwork foreach audit ~3 to 4 weeks

Fluentin spoken and written English is a must. Mandarin spoken and written is anadded advantage.

Excellentcommunication skills. Possess the right confidence and competence tocommunicate effectively with senior management.

Abreastof leading practices in internal audit.

Stronganalytical skills and willingness to learn new concepts and methods.

Reliablewhen working independently with sound judgement for when to escalate issues.