Job description
INTERNAL AUDIT
Internal Audit helps to 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.
BUSINESS UNIT AND ROLE OVERVIEW
Internal Audit’s (IA) mission is to independently assess the firm’s overall control environment, including the firm’s governance processes, controls, risk management and capital and anti-financial crime frameworks. IA comprises global functional audit teams covering the various business areas of the firm: Global Banking & Markets, Corporate, Asset & Wealth Management, and Technology.
The position offered is part of the Internal Audit EMEA Asset & Wealth Management team covering GS Marcus UK activities.
RESPONSIBILITIES AND QUALIFICATIONS
Required skills
- Experience within the financial services industry in an internal audit function preferably covering consumer related activities
- Detailed understanding of consumer related risks including operational, AML, fraud and consumer compliance
- Experience on the application of UK consumer regulations (e.g BCOBS, PSR, FSCS, Consumer Duty)
- Team-oriented with a strong sense of ownership and accountability
- Able to build and sustain long-term relationships with clients and colleagues
- Highly organized, attention to detail and excellent follow through skills
- Strong communication skills, including verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills
- Highly motivated with the ability to multi-task and remain organized in a fast-paced environment
General Responsibilities
- Lead and / or participate in all stages of audit work, including project scoping, fieldwork, identification of findings and report issuance
- Perform control design assessment and effectiveness testing
- Participate in preparation of the audit testing program and assessment of the adequacy of the design and operation of the controls associated with the key risks identified.
- Assess the risk and impact of the issues identified on reviews and assist with production of the report to management.
- Follow up with stakeholders on remediation of actions coming out of issues identified during audits.
- Engage in ad hoc work on firmwide projects around new processes or activities and investigation of incidents.
- Liaise with colleagues globally to understand global processes and facilitate benchmarking of best practice.
- Establish and maintain internal stakeholder relationships and regularly interact with the business during the year to assess changes in the control environment and other matters arising in the business.
ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHS
At Goldman Sachs, we commit our people, capital and ideas to help our clients, shareholders and the communities we serve to grow. Founded in 1869, we are a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm. Headquartered in New York, we maintain offices around the world.
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