Audit manager
AI Exposure Rank
82/100
Range 71–93/100 across source-weight sensitivity checks
Audit manager has an AI Exposure Rank of 82/100, meaning its work is more exposed to current AI capabilities than approximately 82% of Singapore occupations. The evidence currently points to workflow redesign; this is a relative rank, not a probability of job loss.
Managers·SGD 10,041/mo (7,692–14,166)·~9.3K workers in SG·Updated 2026-06-11
Relative AI exposure, not a prediction of job loss. Hiring, wages and role design depend on many forces this rank does not forecast.
Why This Score
79% of tasks overlap with current AI
72% human advantage from judgment & presence
57% demand buffer from the local labour market
AI usage 4pp below theoretical exposure
These factors interact with each other — the final score is not a simple sum of these bars.
The evidence behind this occupation's AI exposure, with human-work and demand context shown separately. Score stability: watch. How this works
Tasks AI can handle
With 79% AI task overlap (based on Felten AIOE, Anthropic Economic Index, Eloundou GPT exposure, and ILO occupational exposure), the Audit manager tasks most exposed include: financial modeling, data extraction from filings, ratio analysis, report generation, transaction categorization, and regulatory document summarization.
- • Review financial statements, sales or activity reports, or other performance data to measure productivity or goal achievement or to identify areas needing cost reduction or program improvement.
- • Develop or implement product-marketing strategies, including advertising campaigns or sales promotions.
- • Direct and coordinate activities of businesses or departments concerned with the production, pricing, sales, or distribution of products.
O*NET tasks for this occupation with the most observed AI usage (Anthropic task data).
What AI can't do here
At 72% human bottleneck protection, the tasks that remain hardest to automate for Audit manager include: judgment on risk vs. return, client advisory relationships, regulatory interpretation in edge cases, fraud detection in novel scenarios, and strategic capital allocation.
Main insulation channels: Deep preparation + High-stakes decisions — the work-context dimensions behind this occupation's human bottleneck.
Skills to focus on
Sources: Felten AIOE (2021), Anthropic Economic Index (2026), Eloundou GPT Exposure (Science, 2024), ILO GenAI (2025), Pizzinelli et al. bottleneck model. Full methodology.
Singapore Now
Current labour market conditions and how they affect this role.
Cooling, but not collapsing. Vacancies and re-entry are softer, yet retrenchment remains low and hiring still exceeds resignations.
Vacancy
3.1%
↓ 3.1% YoY
Hiring
1.5%
vs 0.9% resign
Retrenchment
1.5
per 1,000 · low
Re-entry
67.7%
find work in 12mo· -5.3pp
Professionals, Managers, Executives & Technicians · 2025 Q4
Top Industries
Industry vacancy overlays use the latest published detailed cross-tab, which can lag the main labour monitor.
What You Can Do
Audit manager has some offset potential, but it depends on task redesign holding up in practice and on workers clearing the main switching frictions.
Published transition support
Related roles you could transition to
Exposure-reducingThis occupation has higher relative AI exposure, and its best adjacent move ranks in the weakest quarter of exposure-reducing options. Mobility outcomes also depend on demand, wages, skills and access to credible transitions. See all occupations in this quadrant.
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More exposed than approximately 81% of occupations · V8 AI Exposure Rank· University Degree
Raw scores
AIOE 1.446 · θ 0.707 · C-AIOE 1.125
Stability
watch · Optimistic 13% · Pessimistic 20%
Score range (best/worst case)
Exposure sensitivity 66–89% · Rank sensitivity 71–93/100 across source-weight sensitivity checks
Scoring basis
V8 AI Exposure Rank. A relative Singapore occupation index. It ranks AI task exposure; it is not a probability of job loss or a percentage of tasks.
Wage range (SGD/mo)
25th 7,692 · Median 10,041 · 75th 14,166
Evidence & sources
Data matching
direct · SSOC 12113
Real-world AI usage: -4% vs estimated
Data quality
medium evidence · 4 exposure sources · direct mapping
100% weighted task match · 13% effective coverage
AI overlap by data source
Weights: aioe 24% · anthropic 26% · eloundou 25% · ilo 26%
Conflicting data signals
Tools & offset factors
What helps
- A meaningful share of the work can likely be reorganized around AI rather than removed outright.
What could slow it down
- Current demand support is thin, so offsets may take longer to show up.
Worker profile & local context
- Vacancy rate is 3.1% and was essentially flat versus last quarter.
- Hiring read: recruitment is running above resignation (1.5% vs 0.9%).
- Retrenchment was low at 1.5 per 1,000 employees.
- 67.7% of retrenched workers re-entered employment within 12 months.
- Live job ads show 0 visible postings in the last 30 days, led by Internal Audit Function Management, Financial Statements Analysis, Leadership.
- Employer pressure is low, based on 2 recent Singapore-relevant company signals.
Worker profile
Gender mix
50% male / 50% femalePublished Singapore worker composition for the detailed occupation family 12 Administrative & Commercial Managers.
Employment structure
More self-employed79% employees, 21% employers or self-employed workers.
Work arrangement
Mostly full-time3% part-time and 97% full-time in 2025.
Age profile
Mid-career heavy2% aged 15 to 29, 58% aged 30 to 49, and 40% aged 50 or older.
Qualification mix
Degree-heavyDegree 73%; Diploma / professional qualification 14%.
Gross wage by sex
Female median 5% lowerPublished June 2024 gross wage medians: male $10,337, female $9,777.
Where this work is concentrated
Top planning areas
Bedok, Sengkang, Hougang20% of workers in this occupation group live in these three planning areas.
Residential concentration
Broadly distributed30% live across the top five planning areas in the 2020 Census.
Commute pattern
Shorter commutesEstimated average commute 32.0 minutes. 21% take 46 minutes or more.
Role profile
How this role's work breaks down across key dimensions. This is a general profile, not an individual measurement.
Workflow dimensions (0 = low, 1 = high)
How this changes by career stage
Career stage can change the task mix and human context. These directional profiles are illustrative, not occupation-level forecasts of hiring or displacement.
Frequently asked questions
Will AI replace Audit manager?
Audit manager has an AI Exposure Rank of 82/100, meaning its work is more exposed to current AI capabilities than approximately 82% of Singapore occupations. The evidence currently points to workflow redesign; this is a relative rank, not a probability of job loss. AI Exposure Rank: 82/100 (Very High). Median wage: SGD 10,041/month.
What is the AI exposure rank for Audit manager?
Audit manager has an AI Exposure Rank of 82/100, rated Very High. It ranks higher than approximately 82% of Singapore occupations for exposure to current AI capabilities; it is not a job-loss probability.
What career transitions are available for Audit manager?
Audit manager has modeled transition pathways to related occupations. The strongest adjacent pathway is Budgeting and financial accounting manager (including financial controller), based on skill and wage similarity (model-estimated). Transition scoring accounts for wage preservation, training ease, and destination quality.
How does Audit manager salary compare in the live market?
Audit manager earns a median gross wage of SGD 10,041/month in the live market (25th-75th percentile: SGD 7,692-14,166). This is 123% above median across all 562 scored occupations, and 22% above group median within Managers occupations.