Job Description

The primary role of Internal Audit is to help protect the assets, reputation and sustainability of the organisation. Internal Audit independently assesses the firm's internal control structure. We provide assurance that financial reporting is reliable, that there is compliance with applicable laws and regulations and that the firm's operations are effectively controlled. We assist management in identifying risk and commercially managing risk by providing advice in developing control solutions and monitoring the implementation of management's control measures. IA assists the firm's Board of Directors Audit Committee in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities and regularly interacts with the external independent auditors. Internal Audit is organised into global teams of business and technology auditors:

 

- Securities - covers the Firm's Sales, Trading and Insurance businesses; including related supporting control functions such as Operations, Technology, Product Control and Divisional Compliance.

- Investment Banking - covers the firm's banking activities and Global Investment Research operations.

- Investment Management - covers the firm's Private Wealth Management, Asset Management and Merchant Banking businesses.

- Corporate - covers the firm's Risk Management, Finance, Corporate Governance, Legal, Compliance and Regulatory Reporting areas as well as Human Capital Management, Services and the Executive Office.

• Core Engineering – covers the firm’s core platforms, technology infrastructure and software development lifecycle control groups
• Technology Risk & Cybersecurity – covers firm-wide technology risk, including information and cyber security, business resilience, governance and vendor technology risk management

RESPONSIBILITIES AND QUALIFICATIONS:

INTERNAL AUDIT

In Internal Audit, we ensure that Goldman Sachs maintains effective controls by assessing the reliability of financial reports, monitoring the firm’s compliance with laws and regulations, and advising management on developing smart control solutions. Our group has unique insight on the financial industry and its products and operations. We’re looking for detail-oriented team players who have an interest in financial markets and want to gain insight into the firm’s operations and control processes.

WHO WE ARE

For each assigned review you will report to an experienced project manager. You will be expected to:

• Assist / Lead the risk assessment, scoping and planning of a review.
• Assist / Lead in executing the review. Specifically focusing on the following:
  • Design and execute tests to validate identified application system controls, which may require data analysis, code inspection and re-performance of system processes.
  • Analyse the design of controls around the underlying system architecture in the context of information technology controls such as security, availability and performance and their impact on the business.
  • Analyse the business and technology processes to evaluate the effectiveness of the relevant technology controls.
  • Validate that system features meet business, technology and regulatory requirements.
  • Validate the quality of internal SOX assessments.
• Document the results of the test steps executed within the IA automated document project repository.
• Assist/Lead in the report preparation
• Assist/Lead in presenting the scope, progress and results of the review to internal, IT and business stakeholders.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Minimum 3 years work experience, with 1 year minimum auditing experience Possess a degree in Computer Science or Engineering or equivalent Technology audit skills including an understanding of: System architecture, with high level understanding of databases, operating systems and messaging Prior experience of testing automated IT application controls Data analysis skills Writing database queries in SQL is desirable Ability to review code Financial Services knowledge and financial product knowledge is desirable Ability to work effectively across a large audit team, understanding the team's role in the overall strategy of the firm Written and verbal communication skills a must; strong interpersonal skills essential. Job requires frequent interaction with technology management Must be able to multitask while managing both time and work load Must be highly motivated with strong analytical skills, willing and able to learn new business and system processes quickly