Head of Internal Audit Unit
Tung Wah College
Established by Tung Wah Group of Hospitals (“TWGHs”) in 2010, Tung Wah College (TWC) is a self-financing degree-granting institution registered under the Post Secondary Colleges Ordinance (Cap.320). Following the educational ideals of TWGHs and leveraging on its renowned strengths and expertise, TWC aims to provide high quality tertiary education to nurture competent, socially responsible and caring professionals for the benefits of society.With the staunch support of TWGHs, TWC has been developing rapidly and built up a niche in healthcare education. It is the first self-financing tertiary institution offering five professionally accredited degrees to train nurses and allied health professionals such as medical laboratory technologists, occupational therapists, radiation therapists and physiotherapists. Besides, the College is also the first institution registered under Cap. 320 offering early childhood education degree and higher diploma programmes to train qualified kindergarten teachers and childcare professionals.Currently, TWC has 4 schools (namely School of Arts and Humanities, School of Management, School of Medical and Health Sciences, and School of Nursing) running a total of 19 degree, sub-degree, diploma and certificate programmes in several disciplines. It has a student population of around 5,000 in 2025/2026 and nurtured more than 7,200 graduates since its inception in 2010.Being a young and vibrant institution, TWC aspires to become a leading private university in the long term. It is planning to launch a number of new programmes, strengthen teaching and learning facilities and quality, and enhance research capability etc. in coming years. To cope with its continuous development, we are now inviting highly qualified candidates to fill the following post:
Duties and Responsibilities
Operating independently of other Units at the direction of the Audit Committee (AC) and the Board of Governors (BoG), the appointee will be required to:
- manage Internal Audit Unit (IAU) for the provision of comprehensive assurance, investigation and advisory services to the risk management and internal control of the College;
- develop, review and revise internal audit policies, procedures and practices for endorsement of AC and approval of BoG to establish and enhance internal audit functions;
- prepare the College’s annual audit plan in consultation with the College Council, the President and the Management Board for the AC’s endorsement and the BoG’s approval;
- develop and execute audit programmes and procedures for the projects on the approved audit plans to evaluate the adequacy and effectiveness of controls in responding to risks within the College’s governance, operations, and information systems regarding the achievement of the College’s strategic objectives, reliability and integrity of financial and operational information, effectiveness and efficiency of operations and programs, safeguarding of assets, and compliance with laws, regulations, policies, procedures and contracts;
- conduct reviews in accordance with the standards and guidelines as laid down in the Internal Audit Charter and in compliance with the College’s relevant policies and procedures;
- report the results of audit reviews to the AC, the College Council and the President for any internal control deficiencies identified and provide independent, constructive and practicable recommendations to drive for effective risk management and corporate governance;
- enhance audit proficiencies and ensure continuous improvement by adopting appropriate methodologies;
- follow up the implementation of internal audit recommendations;
- coach, supervise and motivate the IAU staff to carry out full range of internal audit functions; and
- perform any other duties as assigned by the AC and the President.
Qualifications and Experience Required
Applicants should:
- possess a recognized Master’s degree preferably in auditing, accounting or a relevant discipline;
- possess substantial working experience, preferably gained in sizeable organizations, tertiary education sector or self-financed institutions;
- preferably be a certified internal auditor, member of HK Institute of Certified Public Accountant, or related professional body;
- have high level of integrity and objectivity with rich analytical and problem-solving experience;
- have excellent communication, writing and interpersonal skills;
- have the ability to work independently; and
- be able to deal with staff at all levels.
Application
Salary will be competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience.
To apply, please submit your application via system. The College reserves the right to fill or not to fill the post. Applicants who are not contacted by the College 6 months after the application deadline may consider their applications unsuccessful. For enquiries, please phone or send WhatsApp to 9172-8618.
Application Deadline: Until the position is filled
All information and personal data collected will be used solely for recruitment related purposes. For more information about the College, please visit our website: https://www.twc.edu.hk.
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