Internal Audit Manager

Our audit team is growing! 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 240+ 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 insights to our stakeholders. We are working to be the best we can be at spotting danger for our company; continuously 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. As part of this journey, we’re growing our audit team and are looking for talented individuals to assist in the delivery of audits in Portugal, as part of the EMEA region. If you want to make a change for Zurich through audit responses to industry challenges, this is a great role for you! Your role We are looking for an Audit Manager to join our audit team in Portugal. In this role, you will be accountable for the end-to-end delivery of a portfolio of audit engagements in interaction with teams across EMEA. With the support of the local Head of Audit, you will be responsible for providing insights to stakeholders, leading the audit team 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. How you will make an impact Keeping the business safe by leading the execution of a portfolio of audit engagements end-to-end, including global audits across different regions with the support of the local Head of Audit Building learning and apply professional judgement in planning and risk assessment activities, determining the right audit scope, key risks to be addressed and most suitable audit techniques and approaches alongside the local Head of Audit and regional Audit Leads Creating a collaborative and supporting team spirit while overseeing the quality of outcomes Guiding, coaching, and supervising the work of the team throughout the audit engagement Influencing the business by agreeing actions and delivering the final audit report, with support from the local Head of Audit, when needed Contributing to the Group Audit global team through sharing own technical knowledge and engaging in our continuous training program Your skills and experience Bachelor’s or master’s degree in a relevant field or professional qualification; 5-7 years of significant proven experience in Audit / Risk Management / Compliance or significant experience in insurance business positions; Strong knowledge of Internal Audit Standards, internal control framework and audit testing; Excellent project management skills, ability to organize teams, prioritize tasks, guide and coach the team to deliver on time to high quality standards; Experience in leading teams within complex international organizations with multiple cultures and in a hybrid working environment; Excellent relationship management skills with proven ability to interact with stakeholders from all seniority levels and build business relationships; Ability to influence teams and senior management executives; Strong verbal and written communication skills in English. Additional European languages is a plus; Collaborative, flexible, persistent, and results-oriented mindset; Passion and enthusiasm to continue to grow yourself and others around you.