Audit Manager

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I am Marta, the recruiter for this role. I love the fall, to travel and read. Lovely to meet you

Perhaps this is the 10th Job Description you read today, sitting on your couch with Netflix playing in the background, or contemplating your life planning to refresh your career. I am sure by now all offers look the same.

I will be honest with you, at Zurich we do not claim to be perfect, but we are pretty cool If you want to know why, keep reading

But first, THANK YOU for showing interest in our company. We know that a job search can be challenging, but don’t worry, what goes around comes around

**Let’s get straight to the point** I will try to sum up **our DNA** in 2 essential points:

- We love volunteering but we prefer to be Change Activists. What does that mean? We focus our efforts in helping youths in risk of social marginalization and fighting climate change by reforesting parks or woods in Madrid and in the Doñana Forest. In 2024, we did more than 20,000 hours of activism.
- At Zurich we say it loud and clear: We are proud of our colors; we believe that a diverse and inclusive team makes the difference. We don’t discuss disability, we discuss capability **We want you to be yourself**, without closets in between or glass ceilings making you fragile. 50% of our high responsibility positions are occupied by women (including our Executive Committee). Do you know that we produce our own podcasts about gender identity? We are building a company where everyone is welcome

**At this point you might be asking yourself: Marta, how will be my day to day wearing the blue sweater? I asked that question too.**

In this role, you will be accountable for the end-to-end delivery of a portfolio of audit engagements across Zurich Global Ventures. With the support of the Senior Manager, you will be responsible for providing insights to stakeholders, leading the audit teams to bring audit outcomes of excellent quality.

Join our Zurich Global Ventures audit team in Spain now as a Business Audit Manager We seek talented professionals that are passionate about delivering top-notch audits across various locations. Collaborate with international experts and make a significant impact by providing valuable insights that truly matter. If you have experience in Life Insurance and Pension and eager to make a difference, we want to hear from you

**How you will make an impact**:

- **Audit Delivery**: Keeping the business safe by leading the end-to-end execution of a portfolio of diverse audit engagements (e.g. finance, governance, operations, etc.), including global audits across different regions with the support of the Senior Manager.
- **People Management**: Guide, coach, and supervise the work of the team throughout the audit engagement to ensure the audits are completed with quality, on time and within budget.
- **Stakeholder Relations**: Build and maintain strong relationships with key business stakeholders. Influence the business by agreeing actions and delivering the final audit report, with support from the Senior Manager, when needed.
- **Reporting**: Prepare and deliver detailed audit reports to senior management, sharing key insights, themes, trends, findings and risk mitigating actions.
- **Learning Culture**: Foster a positive culture and drive an environment of continuous growth, learning and upskilling across the team. This includes upskilling yourself (and encouraging others to do so as well) in new world skills, such as Data Analytics, IT and AI, and adopting of agile practices. Contributing to the Group Audit team by sharing own technical knowledge
- **Compliance**: Ensure compliance of audit and non-audit activities with relevant standards, regulations, and internal policies.

**How do you know you fit in? I’ll explain**:
Don’t worry, we are not asking you to save the planet or meet 100% of the requirements.
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in a relevant field or professional qualification (chartered accountant, CPA, CIA, CISA or equivalent, MBA or equivalent an asset)
- +7 years of proven experience in Audit / Risk Management / Compliance within the Insurance industry or +8 years of experience in Insurance business positions
- Extensive experience within complex, fast moving and international organizations
- Strong knowledge of Life and Pension insurance business. Expertise in one of the following areas is a plus: IFRS 17, internal controls for financial reporting frameworks (SOX / ICFR), Actuarial modeling and controls, Data Analytics, IT General Controls.
- Strong understanding of the audit methodology required to deliver excellent audit outcomes, and the skills and competencies needed to provide quality, impactful and insightful audit reports. This includes a good understanding of the power of data analytics.
- Excellent project management skills, ability to organize teams, prioritize tasks, guide, and coach team members to deliver on time to high quality standards.
- Strong verbal and wri