Audit Manager - Finance (Hybrid; m/f/x/d; 80-100%)

Are you a critical thinker who thrives on leading complex audits, challenging the status quo, and turning risk insights into meaningful actions? Do you want to work in a diverse, dynamic team that embraces innovative techniques and bold ideas? Join Swiss Re's Group Internal Audit (GIA) team and play a pivotal role in advancing Swiss Re's resilience — from the inside out. 

About the Role 

As Finance Audit Manager within Group Internal Audit, you'll be at the heart of Swiss Re's audit activities — leading, contributing to, and delivering end-to-end audits across the Finance value chain. You'll bring your insurance business and finance expertise to a broad range of audit engagements, evaluating the effectiveness of governance, risk management, and control processes, coaching and coordinating the audit teams, while regularly engaging with senior stakeholders and functional leaders across multiple business units. 

This is a role with enterprise-wide impact. You'll help shape and strengthen Swiss Re's risk culture, gain a deep understanding of operations across all divisions and functions, and deliver value-added recommendations that truly matter. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Lead end-to-end audit engagements across Finance processes, providing assurance over governance, risk management, internal controls, regulatory compliance, and the achievement of business and strategic objectives 

• Plan, supervise, and review audit work, ensuring timely execution of process walkthroughs, control testing, substantive procedures, and advisory engagements in accordance with Internal Audit methodology and professional standards 

• Prepare and present concise, high-quality audit reports, ensuring observations are evidence-based, balanced, and agreed with stakeholders — communicating complex findings with clarity and confidence 

• Build and maintain trusted relationships with management, communicating audit progress, findings, and recommendations while influencing sustainable business insights and improvements in processes and control effectiveness 

• Continuously assess emerging risks and business developments, contributing to the ongoing risk assessment process and the development of the biannual Internal Audit Plan 

• Coach and develop team members, promote knowledge sharing, and foster a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, and high performance within the audit function 

About the Team 

GIA provides independent and objective assurance to support Swiss Re's Board of Directors and Group Executive Committee in protecting the company's assets, reputation, and long-term sustainability. 

Our vision is 'Advancing Swiss Re's Resilience'. We are an international team of problem solvers who lead from every seat, challenge the status quo, understand risk and are responsive to risk. We apply innovative and risk-focused techniques to ensure that our audit effort is proportionate to risk, and we continuously expand the use of data analytics and automation within our processes. 

Our Finance Audit team is highly collaborative, bringing together professionals with diverse expertise — partnering closely with colleagues across actuarial, IT, and data analytics disciplines. With team members based across EMEA, Americas, and Asia Pacific, you'll have the opportunity to collaborate globally, learn from a rich variety of perspectives, and build meaningful professional connections that span continents. 

About You 

You are a curious, delivery-oriented professional who is passionate about innovation and transformation. You think critically, communicate with confidence, and are comfortable navigating ambiguous environments. A natural collaborator, you're always looking for better ways to do things — and you inspire those around you to do the same. You combine deep technical expertise in financial reporting, accounting, and audit with strong interpersonal skills and a genuine interest in risk and governance. 

We are looking for candidates who meet these requirements: 

• Deep knowledge of IFRS 17/9 accounting standards and financial reporting, supported by a degree in accounting, actuarial science, business, or a related finance field 

• Proven experience in external and/or internal audit, or related finance roles within the insurance industry, with demonstrated ability to manage audit engagements as audit lead and perform planning, testing and reporting procedures 

• Strong understanding of risk, governance, and internal controls, including internal audit methodologies and continuous risk assessment frameworks 

• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, including experience with interviewing and presentations; fluency in English (written and spoken) is essential 

• Strong documentation skills, including process walkthroughs, narratives, flowcharts, and transactional testing 

• Experience managing stakeholders and teams in a global, matrixed organization 

• Commercial mindset with strong attention to detail and a proactive, self-starter approach 

• Strong knowledge of project management and risk management practices 

• Professional certification such as CPA, CA, CIA, or another relevant credential 

Compensation 

For Switzerland, the base salary range for this position is between CHF 128,000 and CHF 192,000 for a full-time role. 

The specific salary offered considers: 

• The requirements, scope, complexity and responsibilities of the role 

• The applicant's own profile including education/qualifications, expertise, specialisation, skills and experience 

In addition to your base salary, Swiss Re offers an attractive performance-based variable compensation component, designed to recognise your achievements. Furthermore, you will enjoy a variety of global and location specific benefits. Eligibility may vary depending on the terms of Swiss Re policies and your employment contract.