Head De Auditoria

Being a Group Auditor at Zurich means being part of a community of internal auditors with a common purpose : to keep Zurich safe.

We are an international team of 200+ colleagues from 33 different nationalities, working as one function from Chicago to Sydney!

Together, we look to bring our skills, capabilities and unique strengths to provide real insights to our stakeholders.

We are working to be the best we can at spotting danger for our company; continuously trying, failing, and learning to get better and better in what we do.

We are at the start of a journey to transform our way of working, to be more agile and fit for whatever the future brings, with increased autonomy and faster decision-making.

We believe that a clear common purpose, promoting authenticity of individuals and creating a learning environment will help our teams bring their best.

It may have its challenges and moments of growth and stretching, but you can trust that the journey will be authentic and ultimately fulfilling.

Up for a challenge?

Interested in being part of this?

We would love to hear from you!

How you will make an impact

As the Head of Internal Audit in Mexico, you will lead a team of 5 professionals.

The role will report to the Audit Committees and Group Audit's LATAM Audit Leader.

As a senior leader in GA you will have real scope to shape the Audit team and will be key in implementing and driving our strategic priorities, co-create a leading audit function (including the use of Data Analytics and Agile methods) and role model changes.

It will be in your hands to ensure that the team has the skills and seniority necessary to effectively deliver the audit plan.

Importantly, you will be responsible for fostering a positive culture and driving an environment of continuous growth, where the team feels continuously connected to our purpose and becomes a recognised leader in the market.

You will be expected to use and co-develop leading audit practices to continuously improve the Mexico risk based dynamic audit plan and be accountable for the high-quality delivery of this plan.

You will positively influence the business risk and control environment, through developing strong working relationships with the CEO, Executives and Senior Management.

At the same time demonstrating independence of mind in providing constructive challenge.

The need to build an open and constructive relationship with the relevant Regulators.

In this role, you will be also accountable for the end-to-end delivery of a portfolio of audit engagements and collaborate with audit team members across Group Audit.

With the support of your Audit Lead, you will be responsible for providinginsights to stakeholders, leading the audit teams to bring audit outcomes of excellent quality.

You will identify trends and themes patterns in results, develop audit reports and influence key stakeholders in broader actions.

This opportunity offers an international learning platform where you will share audit experience and knowledge, learn about new audit approaches and help build your career.

Your main responsibilities will involve :

You will drive the overall country risk assessment, determining the audit planning and the right audit scope, key risks to be addressed and most suitable audit techniques and approaches in collaboration with the Audit Lead.

You will keep the business safe by overseeing the execution of a portfolio of audit engagements end-to-end.

You contribute to create a collaborative and supportive team environment while overseeing the quality of outcomes.

You influence senior leaders in the Business Unit through strong relationships and insights and acting as a strategic partner for the Audit Lead.

You will identify themes and trends, systemic / emerging issues and sharing insights with senior management, as well as well as supporting reporting into Group and relevant local Boards and Audit Committees.

Your skills and experience

Bachelor's or master's degree in a relevant field and experience in Audit, or alternatively Risk / Compliance or Control processes.

Relevant experience at a senior level role in international financial services or insurance with a proven record of building relationships, working with and influencing executive / senior stakeholders.

Understanding of the Mexico insurance market and regulatory landscape.

Extensive experience within complex, fast moving and international organizations.

Good 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 the team to deliver on time to high quality standards

Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Passion and enthusiasm to continue to grow yourself and others around you.

Experience leading teams through change.

Fluent written and spoken English and Spanish language skills, while Portuguese is a plus.

Other information

Full time

Your contact

We look forward to receiving your online application!

Who we are

Zurich is a strong brand - more than 1.4 million Swiss customers place their trust in our products and services.

Our 53,000 employees worldwide form the basis of our success, helping our customers in 210 countries and territories to understand and protect themselves from risk.

In order to deliver our services, we offer our employees flexible working models and interesting opportunities for further training & development.

As a Zurich employee you benefit from a multitude of advantages as well as a strong culture, characterized by acceptance, diversity and team spirit.

At Zurich, we foster a culture of diversity and inclusion.

Our purpose and values are designed to protect, inspire confidence and help our employees reach their full potential.

We value and defend what is right and promote opportunities for equity among our professionals, regardless of gender, disability, LGBTQ +, race, ethnicity, generations, belief, etc.

Our talent acquisition and hiring processes respect this commitment daily.

Join Zurich and be part of this culture.

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