Objectives

 

Corporate Audit supports the BASF Board of Executive Directors in its responsibility to perform supervisory, steering and control activities. It is an integral part of BASF’s internal control and risk management system. It has teams spread over 4 continents of the globe. This position will be a part of the Asia-Pacific hub of the global Corporate Audit function.

 

 

Main Areas of Responsibilities and Key Activities

 

We are seeking a qualified professional for a leadership role in our Corporate Audit department. You need to pose a strong set of skills including resilience and agility, business acumen, and critical thinking to join our team You will be responsible for providing mentorship to new and existing auditors based in Kuala Lumpur/Mumbai. You will be tasked to provide guidance to team members to achieve departments targets and objectives.

 

Additionally, you will work alongside the Director, Corporate Audit, Asia Pacific hub to identify risk and plan audits.  Your role will involve conducting audits with a resilient and agile approach to assess the effectiveness of our organization's risk management, control, and governance processes and recommend improvements. You will also be responsible for leading audits of our organization's financial and operational processes to identify areas for improvement and provide recommendations to enhance efficiency and effectiveness. Demonstrates a proactive approach by actively exploring, learning, and sharing new tools or programs utilized by BASF, such as PowerBI, Power Automate, and Power Apps, to drive improved audit efficiency and effectiveness.

 

It is expected that you play an active role as Regional Experts (Capability Owners) roles to build/share knowledge within the Corporate Audit team and collaborate closely with the Global Capability Owner and other regional expert.

 

 

Main Tasks

As a person in a key role, your task includes offering guidance and assistance, promoting collaboration and teamwork, ensuring efficient work output, and cultivating a positive and favourable work environment.To act as backup for Senior Manager/ Coach as and when required, and other duties when assigned.Execute the internal audit plan in accordance with established audit standards and procedures with the annual audit plan.Evaluate the effectiveness of the organization's risk management, control, and governance processes.Conduct audits of the organization's financial and operational processes to identify areas for improvement.Develop recommendations to enhance efficiency, effectiveness, and compliance with policies and procedures.Leverage data analytics and data management expertise to analyze financial and operational data, identifying trends, anomalies, and areas for improvement.Develop data-driven insights to support audit findings and recommendations.Communicate audit findings and recommendations to management and other stakeholders.Strong communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate and engage with stakeholders at all levels.Monitor the implementation of audit recommendations and provide guidance as needed.Stay up to date with changes in laws, regulations, and industry best practices.Maintain integrity and ethical behaviour, conduct unbiased audits, ensuring transparency, compliance, confidentiality, and professionalism in the internal audit role.

 

 

Job Requirement

 

Education: 

Chartered Accountant, Chemical Engineer, Software Engineer, Data Scientist. (Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/ Engineering/ Computer Science / Statistics / Business Technology related discipline)Mandatory Certifications: CIA (Certified Internal Audit)Preferable Candidate should have Professional Certifications such as: CFE (Certified Fraud Examiner), CISA (Certified Information System Audit), ESG, Data analytics related etc.

 

Working experience:

8-15 years’ experience. Preferably worked on international assignment and working in diverse culture of team members.Exposure to industries that are manufacturing based and ERP experience (SAP) is mandatory.

 

Travel

Travel requirement would be ~30%.Approx. 6 to 7 audits per annum with fieldwork for each audit ~3 to 4 weeks. Depending on the audit scope, a site fieldwork may require travel between 1 - 3 weeks.