Overview
Chief Assurance Officer Jobs in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia at Sime Darby Property
Title: Chief Assurance Officer
Company: Sime Darby Property
Location: Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
Job Purpose:
- Provide independent, objective assurance, and advisory services to strengthen governance, risk management and internal controls across the Group, enabling Sime Darby Property to fulfil its purpose of Driving Real Estate as a Value Multiplier for People, Businesses, Economies and the Planet.
- Foster a strong culture of integrity, accountability and ethical conduct, underpinned by Sime Darby Property’s TEAM values, by ensuring that assurance activities enhance organisational resilience, reinforce regulatory and ESG compliance, and drive sustainable value creation and high-performance outcomes across the Group.
Roles & Responsibilities:
Internal Audit & Advisory
- Lead independent audits across corporate functions and business units, including property development, investment & asset management, leisure & hospitality, construction, sales, customer experience and support functions.
- Provide advisory services on major transformation or innovation initiatives, new business ventures, digitalisation programmes, mergers and acquisitions, and strategic projects, while maintaining independence and objectivity in line with audit standards.
- Evaluate operational efficiency and effectiveness to unlock and multiply value across the organisation.
Education / Professional Qualification:
Strong knowledge of:
- Internal auditing standards (IIA Standards)
- Enterprise Risk Management
- Corporate Governance
- Bursa Malaysia Listing Requirements
- Malaysian Code on Corporate Governance
- ESG assurance and sustainability reporting
- Digital audit and data analytics
- Investment, asset management and capital allocation governance
- IT general controls (ITGC), cybersecurity and data governance
Professional Experience:
Required Experience:
- Minimum 15 years of progressive experience in internal audit, governance, enterprise risk management, compliance, assurance or related advisory roles.
- At least 8 years in a senior leadership role managing enterprise-wide assurance or audit functions.
- Demonstrated experience engaging directly with Boards, Board Audit Committees, Group Managing Director / CEO, Group Management Committees and external auditors.
- Strong experience across diversified businesses, preferably listed companies, property development, asset management, golf & sports and capital-intensive sectors.
- Demonstrated success leading large, multidisciplinary assurance teams.
- Experience in digital audit, cyber risk assurance, investigations and governance transformation.
- Proven ability to influence senior executives and drive organisation-wide improvements.
Preferred Experience:
- Experience in project assurance, construction audit, procurement, contract governance, capital project controls or asset performance reviews.
- Experience in ESG assurance and sustainability reporting (including IFRS S1/S2, TCFD, ISSB frameworks).
- Experience operating across multiple jurisdictions, joint ventures or partnerships in listed companies, multinational groups or large diversified organisations.
