Job Description

The role involves planning and leading audit assignments, following up on audit recommendations, and contributing to our continuous audit monitoring and risk assessment process. In addition, you will be expected to coach and supervise less experienced staff and work closely and maintain a good level of interaction/co-operation with the members of the overall audit department locally and aboard, as well as with senior/key stakeholder auditees. You will also participate in projects and special assignments as required.

You will be responsible for the following activities (under the supervision of a Regional Audit Supervisor):

• You will plan, execute, complete and report audit assignments whilst adhering to departmental methodology requirements, and set objectives and provide honest, constructive and timely feedback to the auditors assigned to your reviews.
• You may from time to time asked to participate to audits led by other Heads of Audit Assignment.
• You will monitor and report of the timely, correct and complete remediation of audit recommendations and support the follow-up process with the auditees.
• You will be expected to anticipate, identify and escalate delays and issues in relation to deliverables.
• You will contribute, under the supervision of Regional Audit Supervisors, to the internal audit permanent Continuous Monitoring and annual Risk Assessment, which are the basis for the preparation of the yearly audit plan.
• You will assist in the preparation of presentations used for various committees where Internal Audit is represented.
• You may be required to attend by delegation.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• An ambitious Head of Audit Assignment with more than 8 years’ experience in Financial Services.
• Professionally qualified with strong communication and inter-personal skills.
• Seeking an excellent opportunity to join one of Europe’s leading financial services groups.
• Looking to work in a diverse team in a respectful and open team environment.
• Able to apply and develop data analytics techniques to audit work.
• A team player that can coach and develop more junior audit staff.
• Graduate with degree level qualification, ideally in a financial discipline, from a top business school and/or Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA or CPA) or IIA qualified, or time served experience.
• Ideally 8 years+ experience within the financial services industry, preferably this experience should have been gained in an internal/external audit, risk management or compliance function, and/or good understanding of banking and financial products, financing business as well as support functions activities.
• Able to manage and execute audits with confidence and demonstrate excellent organization, with proven coaching of less experienced staff, time management and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong relationship builder and effective communicator across all levels within a team, with the business and externally.
• Passionate about driving change, making improvements and helping stakeholders.
• Clearly identify key risks, key controls and gaps/breakdowns in complex areas of a financial institution.
• Demonstrate attention to details but can summarize key messages succinctly, verbally and in writing.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills.
• Affinity for working within technical applications and dealing with large datasets.