Manager Functional Audit

About BHP

At BHP we support our people to grow, learn, develop their skills and reach their potential. With a global portfolio of operations, we offer a diverse and inclusive environment with extraordinary career opportunities. Our strategy is to focus on creating a safe work environment where our employees feel strongly connected to our values and objectives, and where the capability of our people is key to our success.

Come and be a part of this success.

About the Role

Provide leadership in the delivery of the Internal Audit Plan by effectively and efficiently managing a portfolio of audits across global commercial risks and company-wide processes. Provide ongoing technical, project management and people leadership to audit teams in the field and develop and maintain professional relationships with the business in providing both assurance and advice on internal controls and risk management.

The role will be based in Kuala Lumpur (KL), with a small local team delivering audits based in KL and also in other BHP locations, with audit-specific teams made up of members from the wider audit function as relevant.

• Manages and delivers a selection of commercial and other functional internal audits, in line with the approved annual internal audit plan, on-time, on-budget, in accordance with the approved scope, and with a high degree of quality of assurance outcomes. This is completed by planning, executing and reporting in compliance with the Internal Audit Methodology, relevant BHP governance framework requirements and industry standards.
• Conducts internal audits in accordance with the Internal Audit Charter and IIA Internal Audit methodology, the International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing and relevant BHP governance requirements.
• Uses data analytics to define scope, analyse trends, identify exceptions and produce factually based outcomes.
• Engages with business leaders to ensure understanding of risk insights, promote critical thinking and improve culture.
• Leads a team based in Kuala Lumpur (KL), providing leadership on setting goals and KPIs, personal and professional development, and managing human resources activities.
• Engages with personnel across a range of BHP functions to continuously enhance the scope of the audit program in line with company objectives and BHP and industry standards.
• Drives positive change both within Internal Audit and across BHP by challenging assumptions and leading innovation initiatives.
• Makes sound decisions, remains flexible and applies intuition when faced with ambiguity in providing advice to key stakeholders.
• Provides leadership when faced with conflict by bringing disagreement into the open, de-escalating tensions and orchestrating win-win solutions.
• Demonstrates an overriding commitment to health, safety, environmental responsibility and sustainable development, including managing fatigue and mental wellbeing.

About You

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Commerce, Accounting, Economics, Law, or IT.
• Deep understanding of audit and risk management, including various models of delivery.
• Well-developed project management skills involving oversight of multiple concurrent projects.
• Professional audit or control designation (CIA, CRMA, CISA, or CFE).
• Significant audit and/or risk experience, including a strong understanding of methodologies, approaches, and practical application.
• Knowledge and proven experience within a specific discipline managed by BHP’s functions (Commercial, Finance, Legal, Compliance, or External Affairs).
• Demonstrated leadership of diverse and geographically dispersed teams within a large, complex, global organisation.
• Experience in mining, heavy manufacturing, and/or industrial industry work environments preferred.

About Our Process

At BHP, we are committed to employing individuals who align with the BHP Charter Values and meet the requirements of the role. As part of the recruitment process, there are a number of checks which may be conducted to demonstrate applicants suitability for a role including police / criminal background checks, medical, drug and alcohol testing, due diligence checks, right to work checks, and/or reference checks. If you are already employed directly by BHP, please log in using your BHP email address or apply via our internal jobs portal.

Supporting a Diverse Workforce

The size, stability and magnitude of our business not only provides significant opportunity for professional development, but also attractive salary packages with performance-based bonuses and a best-in-class employee share program. We know there are many aspects of our employees' lives that are important, and work is only one of these, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits include flexible working options, a generous paid parental leave policy, other extended leave entitlements and parent rooms.

At BHP, we know that we are strengthened by diversity. We are an Equal Opportunity employer that is committed to making BHP a safe and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive and be at their best every day. We are focused on creating a workforce that’s more diverse and represents the communities where we work and live. providing a work environment in which everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. We are an Equal Opportunity employer and recognise that true diversity includes gender, age, race, disability status, sexual orientation, religion, neurodiversity, education levels, and many more aspects of your identity.

BHP is committed to providing a recruitment process that is fair, equitable and accessible for all. If you have a disability, we know that it may be helpful for us to adjust our process to make it equitable for your individual situation. If you would like to reach out to someone about your situation and our recruitment process, please email us at inclusion@bhp.com.