Audit Manager, Personal and SME Banking

Area of interest: Audit, Accounting & Finance

• To act as Team Lead/ Team Member, as necessary, and take responsibility for contributing to the delivery of high quality Personal and SME Banking audits, the performance of which cause minimal disruption to the business.
• To role model the valued behaviours and develop an environment in which positive behaviours are celebrated and poor culture is challenged.
• To execute assigned audit work, as well as the work carried out by the team, in an efficient and effective manner, within the given budget and timelines, and in line with GIA methodology standards.
• To clearly identify the risks and impact of issues during issue writing, agreeing these issues with management and obtaining quality management action plans to mitigate the risks raised.
• To support GIA audit teams by providing product knowledge and expertise for their audits relating to the individual's area of responsibility.
• Issue validation: All audit issue action plans agreed during audit fieldwork should be tracked through to completion in accordance with methodology requirements.

• Audits assigned to the individual in the Group Internal Audit (GIA) audit plan should address the key risks identified in the detailed risk assessment and in the audit planning process and meet relevant regulatory requirements and expectations that are required to be covered by GIA.
• Ensure that audit team operates in line with the Audit Charter during engagements, remains independent from management and free from interference.
• Effectively manage the cost of assigned audits within the allocated budget for their areas within audit engagements.
• To provide clear guidance, detailed review and supervision of the audit team's work so that audit deliverables meet quality standards and timelines in line with the GIA methodology.
• To provide guidance on business/audit technical knowledge and management skills to team members to enable them to effectively deliver their assigned contributions for an audit.
• Provide technical input and challenge on audit work being undertaken within the scope of assigned product area of responsibility. This will include working with the audit team to produce outputs of high quality which address the areas of greatest risk.
• Support adherence to the GIA methodology in all areas of the audit engagement, as well as raising awareness and understanding of the methodology.
• Demonstrate sound knowledge of both business/technical areas and expert knowledge in the audit process, including the GIA system, so that audit work is carried out to a high standard that meets all methodology and GIA system requirements.
• Monitor the implementation/delivery of the agreed issues/audit plans for the audits assigned, understanding the key risks arising, provide advice on resolution of issues to auditees/action plan owners and escalate audit findings that remain unresolved.
• Share knowledge to increase specialism within the function.
• Influence change within the department by highlighting potential enhancements.
• Identify growth areas on an ongoing basis and identify how best to develop them.
• When Team leading provide performance feedback, as appropriate at the end of an audit.
• Assist in the update of the assigned Continuous Risk Assessment on a regular basis to identify changes in risk profiles and document these in a timely manner, proposing changes to the assigned audit plan, as appropriate.
• Promote early identification and escalation of risks, issues, trends and developments to relevant stakeholders. Be prepared to raise issues/concerns outside the normal audit process.
• Escalate delays in the execution of audit work, both to auditee management and GIA Management.
• Be able to clearly explain issues identified along with the risks and root causes to GIA and business management, using language designed to be understood by non-experts.

• Experience in audit, governance, risk or in a business environment.

• A degree holder in Banking, Finance, Accounting and/or professional qualification on relevant certifications (e.g., CA , ACCA, CPA, CIA, CISA etc.) would be an added advantage.

• Good communicator, both written and verbal, with an ability to influence and an ability to gain the respect of senior management, regional stakeholders, peers and their teams.

• Confident and courageous to raise/escalate issues in a pro-active, professional and timely manner.

• Self-directed and able to work with minimum supervision.

• Demonstrate understanding of and commitment to the Group's core values.

We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 170 years, we've worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you're looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents and we can't wait to see the talents you can bring us.

Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you'll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion.

Together we:

• Do the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do.
• Never settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well.
• Are better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term.

In line with our Fair Pay Charter, we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.

• Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.
• Time-off including annual leave, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum.
• Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.
• Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits.
• A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning.
• Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.

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