
Assistant Manager, IT Compliance and Assurance
- Singapore
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Coordinate end-to-end internal and external IT audits from planning to closure.
- Work with IT stakeholders to identify, review, and refine management self-identified issues (MSIIs).
- Review audit artefacts submitted by auditees to ensure adequacy, relevancy, and completeness.
- Support audit interviews and support IT stakeholders in addressing and challenging potential audit findings.
- Review management responses and track remediation status of findings.
- Provide audit updates for management and board reporting.
- Support and coordinate engagements with local regulators (e.g., MAS), including IT inspections, surveys, and supervisory reviews.
- Review and quality-check regulatory submissions to ensure relevancy and adequacy.
- Obtain IT management clearance prior to submission to regulators.
- Report IT-related incidents or regulatory breaches and maintain records within the GRC system.
- Perform gap assessments against regulatory notices, guidelines, circulars, and frameworks.
- Conduct compliance self-assessments, control testing, and compliance risk assessments.
- Collaborate with control owners to address identified gaps and track remediation to completion.
- Provide regular remediation status updates for management and board reporting.
- Respond to IT-related due diligence questionnaires from business partners.
- Review and validate responses to ensure accuracy and assurance of IT control environment.
- Support ongoing business-as-usual (BAU) compliance and governance activities.
- Propose and drive continuous improvements in compliance monitoring processes.
- Undertake ad-hoc assignments as directed by the line manager or department head.
- Provide coverage support during team members' absences.
- Diploma or Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field.
- Possession of relevant professional certifications (e.g., CISA, CRISC, CISSP, ITIL, ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Auditor or Lead Implementer) is highly preferred.
- Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in IT governance, risk, compliance, or audit-related roles.
- Proven experience in managing IT audits and regulatory engagements.
- Familiarity with Singapore's technology-related regulatory requirements for financial institutions (e.g., MAS Technology Risk Management Guidelines and Notice, MAS Cyber Hygiene Notice, MAS Outsourcing Guidelines).
- Strong writing and documentation skills, particularly in formal reporting and issue management.
- Effective stakeholder engagement and interpersonal skills.
- Proactive, meticulous, and organized with strong analytical thinking.
- Able to work independently and collaboratively across teams.
- Skilled in managing multiple assignments with varying priorities.
- Strong sense of ownership and accountability.