Audit Manager

Do you want your voice heard and your actions to count?

Discover your opportunity with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), one of the world’s leading financial groups. Across the globe, we’re 120,000 colleagues, striving to make a difference for every client, organization, and community we serve. We stand for our values, building long-term relationships, serving society, and fostering shared and sustainable growth for a better world.

With a vision to be the world’s most trusted financial group, it’s part of our culture to put people first, listen to new and diverse ideas and collaborate toward greater innovation, speed and agility. This means investing in talent, technologies, and tools that empower you to own your career.

Join MUFG, where being inspired is expected and making a meaningful impact is rewarded.

Would you like to work for one of the World's largest banks in an exciting, dynamic and international environment? 

We are currently recruiting for an Audit Manager for our Internal Audit Division in Amsterdam.

About MUFG

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (MUFG) is one of the world’s leading financial groups. Headquartered in Tokyo and with over 360 years of history, MUFG has a global network with approximately 2,000 locations in more than 40 countries. The Group has about 120,000 employees and offers services including commercial banking, trust banking, securities, credit cards, consumer finance, asset management, and leasing. The Group aims to “be the world’s most trusted financial group” through close collaboration among our operating companies and flexibly respond to all of the financial needs of our customers, serving society, and fostering shared and sustainable growth for a better world. MUFG’s shares trade on the Tokyo, Nagoya, and New York stock exchanges. For more information, visit https://www.mufg.jp/english.

About MUFG in the European Economic Area

Following the decision taken by the UK in 2016 to leave the European Union, MUFG has taken all of the necessary steps to ensure the continuation of all services to clients, regardless of their location. Clients located in the European Economic Area (EEA) access services through MUFG Bank (Europe) N.V. as well as MUFG Securities (Europe) N.V.

About MUFG Bank (Europe) N.V.

MUFG Bank (Europe) N.V. (MBE) is a fully-owned subsidiary of MUFG Bank, headquartered in Amsterdam. With offices throughout Europe, our teams provide clients with comprehensive financing solutions spanning Coverage & Structured Finance, Capital Markets and Transaction Banking, using MUFG’s global reach to provide bespoke solutions. With 73 green, sustainability, sustainability-linked and transition bond tranches in 2021 and 51 sustainability-linked loans in EMEA in 2021, MUFG is committed to supporting clients to achieve sustainable business growth.

Please visit our website for more information – https://www.mufgemea.com/mbe

Your impact at MUFG

You will contribute to the execution of a risk-based audit plan, providing suitably independent assurance on the adequacy and effectiveness of the internal control and risk management systems, advising Senior Management and contributing to a sound control environment.  In addition, you will help maintaining an accurate and up to date audit universe, undertaking periodic risk assessments to assess audit needs and priorities.

Responsibilities include stakeholder management, maintaining excellent relationships with business partners across the organization, delivery of the audit plan according to the agreed timelines and continuous monitoring. You are also expected to take the lead on some engagements.

Function positioning

Internal Audit operates as the bank’s third line of defence, and in accordance with the global institute of internal auditors international standards (IIA standards), provides independent assurance to the board and executive management on the quality and effectiveness of governance, risk management and internal controls to monitor manage and mitigate key risks to achieving the bank’s objectives.

The Internal Audit function in MBE works in close collaboration with our colleagues in London, the US and Japan. Our function independently evaluates whether the quality of the bank’s internal control framework is effective and efficient and assesses whether MBE’s existing processes, controls, policies and procedures are adequate and comply with legal and regulatory requirements. 

The Internal Audit team in Amsterdam supports the ongoing changes in MBE as well as the ever evolving regulatory landscape. Internal Audit is a truly international team, with a varied mix of skills and experience, providing good opportunities to both learn and develop professionally.

The role includes the following:

• Provide advice and support to MBE Management during an exciting period of change within MBE, whilst remaining objective and independent. Help drive enhancements to MBE-wide governance in a manner appropriate to the third line of defense. Drive a values-led and risk aware culture.
• Contribute to the MBE Internal Audit risk assessment, annual audit plan and execution of risk based audit coverage, performing ad-hoc audits upon request or through self-identification.
• Ensure that the quality of the audit report and documentation meets quality assurance criteria, all audits are executed and reported to Management within the agreed timelines.
• Support the External Audit team as required, and the Internal Audit team based in different locations when requested.  Help ensure that issues and enquiries raised by regulatory authorities are responded to in a timely and effective manner.
• Help ensure that all audit work meets the standards set by IIA and internally by local and group-wide requirements. Contribute to the standardisation of Audit Programs for MBE and further global consistency across the audit teams.
• Suitably respond to any ad-hoc requests from local Management.
• Ensure compliance with the Bank’s rules, policies, procedures and guidelines as well as with all relevant regulatory and statutory requirements.
• Audits will predominantly be executed in the Amsterdam and Dusseldorf offices, however occasional (up to 10%) European travel may be required to MBE branches across Europe.
• Support and provide coaching/mentoring to Junior professionals in the team.

In order to be successful in the role, you will need the following:

Skills and experience:

• Certified auditor with professional qualification in Operational Audit (RO / CIA), Financial Audit (RA / CFA) and / or IT Audit (RE / CISA).
• Wide practical experience across financial services disciplines, particularly in areas that have been subject to change. International, cross border and cross section experience is preferred with a broad understanding and feel of the various local audit requirements.
• Knowledge of key relevant legal, regulatory and statutory requirements and a good awareness of ongoing regulatory changes, technical interpretation and the ability to provide advice. 
• High level of personal independence and a strong ability to critically challenge information and the status quo.  Good communication skills with an ability to engage with Senior MBE Management and other MBE stakeholders across the bank on a regular basis. Complex problem solving skills.
• Flexibility to work in an international environment with different cultures.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English are essential. Dutch or German language skills are preferred; an understanding of the Japanese language and culture is desirable.

Personal requirements:

Integrity and Responsibility

• Balance Risk with Opportunity
• Customer Focus
• Demonstrate Global Perspective

Professionalism and Teamwork

• Drive For Results
• Collaborate and Build Partnerships
• Communicate Effectively and Professionally

Challenge Ourselves To Grow

• Influence and Inspire Others
• Lead Change & Seek Continuous Improvement
• Think Strategically
• Manage and Develop Talent

What do we have to offer:

We offer you a role in one of the largest banks of the world in a growing and international environment.  You have various opportunities to develop yourself and we will support you with that by offering various training and development possibilities.

• We take into account your home situation and your ambitions and help you to balance work and private life.
• Monthly team events.
• To work in an ambitious, international environment with colleagues from different countries and cultures, who strive for the best.

Besides that we will offer you:

• Gross salary based on experience and consistent with the market
• 8% holiday allowance and 13th month payment.
• 30 vacation days per year. Optional you can buy 15 additional days.
• Commuting allowance based on annual public transport 2nd class, most economical way, or € 0,23 per km with a max of 75km one way.
• €5,00 net remote working compensation per day, with a maximum of €60,00 per month.
• Possibility to order a mobile phone (up to €800,-)
• Possibility to order Office Equipment’s for the home office, (up to €500,-)
• Remote Working Policy i.e. Working From Home (WFH) and Remote Working in another Country.
• Bicycle plan (fiscal benefit)
• Company fitness (fiscal benefit)
• Mental health workshops and budget for external courses (i.e. Dutch language classes).
• Employee contribution towards Pension insurance (max 5%, currently 2%), our pension scheme is based on a defined contribution scheme.
• Training & development possibilities paid by the bank

Additional information:

The application window will be closed per July 21, 2025.

Acquisition in response to this vacancy is not appreciated.

The role is based in the Netherlands. All candidates need to be willing to relocate to the Netherlands. Internal employees will be supported in case of relocation.

We are open to considering flexible working requests in line with organisational requirements.

MUFG is committed to embracing diversity and building an inclusive culture where all employees are valued, respected and their opinions count. We support the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion in recruitment and employment, and oppose all forms of discrimination on the grounds of age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy and maternity, race, gender reassignment, religion or belief and marriage or civil partnership.

We make our recruitment decisions in a non-discriminatory manner in accordance with our commitment to identifying the right skills for the right role and our obligations under the law.