Internal Audit - Institutional Securities Auditor, Director (AVP) , Hong Kong

About the Firm

Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, wealth management and investment management services. With offices in 42 countries, the firm's employees serve clients worldwide including corporations, governments, institutions and individuals. For further information about Morgan Stanley, please visit www.morganstanley.com .

About the Role

In the Audit division, we provide senior management an objective and independent assessment of the Firm's internal control environment for risk management and governance. This is a Director level position within the Internal Audit Department.

We're seeking someone to join our team as a Director to provide front-to-back audit coverage of Sales & Trading and Capital Markets businesses across the Asia region. This role is part of a dynamic team dedicated to Internal Audit's Institutional Securities Group (ISG) and can be based in either Hong Kong or Singapore.

Key Responsibilities - Formulate and lead a wide range of assurance activities to assess risks within coverage area and the state of controls in place to mitigate them

• Execute audit engagements and deliver within expected timeframe
• Proactively identify risk and emerging risk, and factor into assurance coverage
• Articulate actionable insights to management regarding criticality and impact of risks to the business
• Engage in continuous monitoring and risk assessment of key business processes to drive risk-based audit plan
• Effectively partner with colleagues and stakeholders globally to drive effective working relationships

• Align projects and initiatives with department and coverage area priorities, and oversee team's execution of deliverables in accordance with audit methodology and quality standards

  Qualifications - At least 6 years' relevant experience would generally be expected to find the skills required for this role

• Advanced knowledge of industry, glaobal markets and regulations relevant to Asia ISG business, including exposure to derivative products and quantitative risk management concepts
• Strong understanding of audit principles, methodology, tools and processes (e.g., risk assessments, planning, testing, reporting and continuous monitoring)
• Ability to articulate risk and impact clearly and succinctly to different audiences
• Ability to coach and mentor others and create an inclusive work environment for team
• Ability to multi-task across competing priorities
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in English is a must, fluency in Chinese/Korean is desirable.
• CFA and/or FRM preferred; CIA, CPA, CA or other financial/risk qualifications desirable.