Key Responsibilities

Audit Delivery
•    To act as a Team Member on assigned audit work across SCB and possible support functions within the Group;
•    To act as Team Leader and take responsibility for overseeing the planning and execution of the audits, maintaining the audit budget, including drafting of audit issues and the audit report; 
•    To develop testing scenarios and make extensive use of Artificial Intelligence, Data Analytics and related tools for auditing; 
•    Draft and submit inputs to the audit scope (including the Audit Planning Memo and Process Risks Controls Matrix);
•    To ensure that assigned audit work is executed in an efficient and effective manner, within the given budget and timelines, and in line with Internal Audit methodology standards;
•    To clearly explain the risks and impact of issues identified during testing to Internal Audit and business management;
•    Ensure clear communication of findings/ issues/ root causes to all relevant clients and monitor/ escalate any overdue action plans to the Head of Internal Audit and, when assigned, appropriate business management and/ or governance committees for resolution; and
•    Ensure timely escalation of delays in execution of audit work;
•    Assist in the drafting of the audit report in the GIAI (Group Internal Audit and Investigations) report review process; and
•    Ensure that audit deliverables meet quality standards and timelines in line with the GIAI methodology;
•    Track the implementation/ delivery of the agreed issues and action 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;
•    Issue validation: Ensure that all audit issue action plans agreed during audit fieldwork are tracked through to completion in accordance with methodology requirements.

Strategy
•    To provide ongoing continuous monitoring support to the Audit Director and raise issues and observations outside of formal audit work to expedite rectification of control weaknesses.
•    Review MI and reports regularly to keep up-to-date with key trends within the business.

Business
•    To support GIAII audit teams by providing knowledge and expertise for their own audits relating to the individual’s area of expertise. 

Processes
•    Risk Assessment & Strategic Planning
•    Engagement Planning
•    Fieldwork
•    Reporting
•    Issue Remediation
•    Communicating results
•    Continuous Monitoring

People & Talent 
•    To role model the valued behaviours and develop an environment in which positive behaviours are celebrated and poor culture is challenged;
•    Share knowledge to increase specialism within the function;
•    Influence change within the department by highlighting potential enhancements.

Risk Management
•    To support the Head of Internal Audit in department wide exercises such as annual planning, risk assessment and training;
•    Ensure that Internal Audit operates in line with the Internal Audit Framework and Group Internal Audit Methodology, remains independent from management and free from interference;
•    Promote early identification and escalation of risks, issues, trends and developments to Head of Internal Audit and/ or relevant stakeholders;
•    Serve as the GIAI portfolio subject matter expert – proactively engage with peers and stakeholders to maintain, build and share knowledge.  

Governance 
•    To actively manage relationships with senior auditee management and stakeholders and within GIAI; and establish good working relationships to help the businesses improve the control environment and keep updated with changes in the business impacting their risk profile;
•    To attend and present at formal committees and management meetings deputising for and acting on behalf of the Head of Internal Audit, as required.

Regulatory & Business Conduct 
•    Display exemplary conduct and live by the Group’s Values and Code of Conduct. 
•    Take personal responsibility for embedding the highest standards of ethics, including regulatory and business conduct, across Standard Chartered Bank. This includes understanding and ensuring compliance with, in letter and spirit, all applicable laws, regulations, guidelines and the Group Code of Conduct.
•    Lead the team to achieve the outcomes set out in the Bank’s Conduct Principles: Fair Outcomes for Clients; Effective Financial Markets; Financial Crime Compliance; The Right Environment. 
•    Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters. 

Key stakeholders
•    Designated business stakeholders – primarily related to CIB Coverage and up- or downstream business or functional stakeholders in end-to-end audits. This includes Global and Local Product Heads and COOs, Compliance and other relevant business or support functions;
•    GIAII stakeholders – GIAII Audit Teams, peer Audit Managers, Audit Directors of other Functions, Heads of Audits in the Countries, GIAII COO function.

Other Responsibilities
•    Embed Here for good and Group’s brand and values in the CIB Coverage team.
•    Perform other responsibilities assigned under Group, Country, Business or Functional policies and procedures.

Skills and Experience

•    Knowledge of IA Standards & Practices
•    Risk Management/ Assessment
•    Internal Controls Evaluation
•    Methodology & Systems
•    Financial Acumen
•    Written Communication
•    Use of AI
•    In-depth knowledge of CIB Coverage Business

Qualifications

•    Minimum Graduation from any well reputed university
•    Minimum 7-8 years of relevant working experience as professional auditors or business practitioners with core audit / business skills, particularly in Credit, Financial Crime Compliance, Governance, Operational Risk.   
•    Prior Credit Analysis, KYC experience, Data Science and knowledge of the Corporate Banking products is preferable.
•    Extensive use of Artificial Intelligence, Data Analytics and related tools for auditing.

•    Cerfication in AML / ACAMS / CFE / IA / Credit curriculum certification will be added advantage

About Standard Chartered

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

What we offer

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.
• 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.