Senior Auditor

Zurich Group Audit is a diverse international team of over 250 colleagues from 33 different nationalities, working globally as one function with a common purpose: to keep Zurich safe. Together, we bring our skills, capabilities, and unique strengths to provide real insights to our stakeholders and drive positive change. Our ambition is to be the best we can be for our company, our people, and our communities. We are committed to continuous learning and improvement, striving to excel in what we do and how we do it. To support this, we are transforming into a fully digital, data-driven, and AI-enabled function, maximising our human capabilities with technological innovation.

The Commercial Insurance Business 

Zurich’s Commercial Insurance (CI) division is a global business serving corporate customers with complex risk profiles across multiple geographies. CI specialises in large, complex risks, from bespoke Property & Casualty (P&C) underwriting arrangements and captive solutions to multi-national insurance propositions. 

Commercial Insurance Middle East (CI ME) is a growing part of our global Commercial Insurance footprint. CIME focuses on delivering core commercial insurance products and specialised risk solutions to corporate clients, reflecting the unique regulatory, economic, and operational landscape of the Middle East.

Join our audit team in Dubai now as a Business Senior Auditor. 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 Commercial and/or P&C Insurance and are eager to make a difference, we want to hear from you! 

Your Role

As a Senior Auditor, you will work with members of the audit team across all aspects of an audit - working through sections of audit planning, scoping, assessing key risks, the design and operational assessment, and developing reporting. You will ccollaborate with audit team members across Group Audit. Working with the audit team, you will develop a deep understanding of the business and its risks. You will co-develop high-quality audit approaches including leveraging Data Analytics, assess IT fundamentals, leverage GenAI, and support reporting that provides key insights and influence stakeholders. 

You will support a collaborative, learning, and team environment. You will contribute to strategic priorities and learn and apply innovative audit approaches, new world skills (Data Analytics, IT and GenAI). 

Job Accountabilities

As Business Senior Auditor, your role will involve: 

• High Quality Audits: Support the delivery of audits to exceptional quality, on time and with impact. Leverage Data Analytics and GenAI, assess IT fundamentals throughout the audit process.  
  Insightful reporting: Contribute to drafting impactful issue summaries. 
• Build Strong Connections : Build and maintain constructive relationships with stakeholders during audits. 
• Foster a Learning Culture: Take an active role in your development in business technical, new world, and human skills, actively applying a growth and learning mindset. 
• Embrace New World Skills: Actively enhance your new world skills: Data, IT and GenAI. Recognize their importance in delivering optimal audit outcomes and future-proofing your skillsets.
  Collaborate “AsOne”: Collaborate throughout audits with all levels to achieve the best possible outcomes on audit.
• Uphold Ethics and Integrity: You will uphold and model the highest standards on ethics and integrity, ensuring compliance with all relevant standards, regulations, and internal policies.  

Job Qualifications

To be successful in this role, you will need: 

• Relevant bachelor’s or master’s degree, or relevant qualification (chartered accountant, CPA, CIA, CISA or equivalent, MBA or equivalent an asset).
• Minimum 5+ years of relevant experience e.g. within Internal Audit, Risk Management or Compliance. Preferably in the Insurance or Financial Services Industry
• Experience within complex, fast moving and international organizations.
• Good understanding of audit methodology, Internal Audit Standards and internal control frameworks preferred.
• Good understanding of Commercial and/or P&C Insurance Business.
• Experience with and good understanding of new world skills (DA, ITGC and GenAI)
• Good project management skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks effectively and consistently deliver high-quality outcomes on time.
• Passion and enthusiasm to continue to grow yourself.
• Fluent verbal and written English language skills.