VP, Internal Audit - (Global Markets, Credit, Treasury)

about the company.

Our client is a highly prestigious, tier-1 Asian commercial banking group with an expansive international footprint and a dominant presence in Hong Kong. Renowned for their strong balance sheet, prudent risk management, and comprehensive commercial and investment banking services, they offer a stable, capital-backed platform. They provide employees with structured executive career progression, high visibility, and a collaborative work culture.

about the team.

The Regional Internal Audit function is an elite, high-visibility control department reporting directly to the Audit Committee and global executive leadership. You will join a high-performing group of technical risk, financial markets, and quantitative audit specialists who operate in an intellectually stimulating environment. The team culture highly values technical mastery, constructive business advisory, and continuous professional development.

about the job.

• Lead and execute complex, risk-based audit assignments across global markets operations, sales desks, treasury, and trading business units.

• Evaluate the effectiveness of internal control frameworks covering fixed income, foreign exchange, money markets, and structured derivatives.

• Assess independent price verification (IPV) processes, valuation reserve methodologies, and quantitative risk models in alignment with HKMA standards.

• Author concise, high-impact audit reports for executive management and the Audit Committee, identifying root causes and offering pragmatic remediation strategies.

• Partner with trading desk heads, risk managers, and compliance teams to monitor the timely resolution of audit findings and regulatory recommendations.

• Support the continuous optimisation of the global markets audit universe and integrate data analytics tools to enhance continuous auditing workflows.

skills & experience required.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Quantitative Finance, or a related discipline.

• CPA, CIA, CFA, or equivalent professional financial/auditing qualification required.

• Minimum 8 years of experience in internal audit or risk management within a global bank, or financial services audit within the Big 4, focusing heavily on global markets and treasury.

• Deep technical expertise in trading instruments, market risk, liquidity risk management, and HKMA supervisory guidelines.

• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills, with a proven track record of navigating challenging discussions with senior business leaders.

• Fluency in English and Cantonese is mandatory to effectively collaborate across regional business units and author high-quality audit reports; proficiency in Mandarin is an advantage.

skills

Audit/Treasury/Lending/Credit/Global Market

qualifications

CPA, CIA, CFA, or equivalent professional financial/auditing qualification required.

education

Bachelor Degree