Governance & Assurance Specialist
About the Client
We are partnering with our client, a major shipping company based in Singapore, to recruit a driven and detail-oriented Governance & Assurance Specialist to join their team.
Role Summary
The Governance & Assurance Specialist supports the CHRO in strengthening business operations through process reviews, internal controls, governance practices, and continuous improvement initiatives. The role works across departments to identify workflow inefficiencies, operational risks, and compliance gaps, while recommending practical improvements to enhance productivity, accountability, and service quality. This role acts as an independent business support function to improve how the organization operates.
Key Responsibilities
1. Process Review & Operational Improvement
- Review end-to-end workflows and processes across departments within the Group.
- Identify bottlenecks, duplicated effort, delays, manual tasks, and inefficiencies.
- Recommend practical process improvements and automation opportunities.
- Support standardisation and documentation of SOPs.
- Support cross-functional improvement projects led by the CHRO.
2. Internal Controls & Governance
- Review approval workflows, delegation authority, documentation, and segregation of duties.
- Ensure adherence to internal policies and company procedures.
- Highlight control gaps, operational risks, and non-compliance areas.
- Support implementation of stronger governance practices.
3. Monitoring & Assurance
- Conduct periodic checks on selected processes such as claims, procurement, reimbursements, vendor onboarding, payments, inventory, and records management.
- Follow up on agreed action plans and remediation items.
- Maintain trackers for findings and improvement initiatives.
4. Reporting, Analysis and ESG Support
- Prepare review reports with observations, root causes, and recommendations.
- Provide management updates on progress of corrective actions.
- Analyse trends, recurring issues, and risk areas.
- Support the collection, verification, and consolidation of ESG-related data from relevant departments.
- Assist in the preparation of ESG reports, disclosures, presentations, and supporting documents.
- Help maintain ESG data, records, and audit trails to support the accuracy, consistency, and traceability of reported information.
- Follow up with relevant departments on ESG initiatives, action plans, and reporting requirements.
- Keep abreast of relevant governance, risk, internal control, and ESG reporting developments applicable to the Company.
5. Other Ad-hoc Tasks
- Any other tasks relating to Governance, Risk, and Internal Controls as assigned by the CHRO.
Requirements
- Diploma / Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Management, or a related discipline.
- Minimum 3 years of relevant experience in audit, finance, operations, process improvement, compliance, or business support functions.
- Candidates currently in accounting/audit firms specializing in external or internal audit are strongly encouraged to apply.
- Strong understanding of business processes, internal controls, and regulations.
- Possession of CIA, CIMA, or CA qualification/certificates is a distinct advantage.
- Meticulous self-starter with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Strong interpersonal skills with a positive learning attitude.
- Independent, tactful, and detail-oriented.
- Proficient in MS Office, Excel, PowerPoint, and Power BI.
CM Chan 07C3069: R1110620