Job Summary

To carry out the role in line with the Audit Charter and remain independent from management and free from interference. Assist the Head of Audit to effectively manage the cost of assigned audits within the allocated budget for audit engagements.

Key Responsibilities

•    Act as a Team Member on assigned audit work involving audits primarily in Pakistan; 
•    Act as Team Leader and take responsibility for overseeing the planning and execution of the audit, maintaining the audit budget, including drafting of audit issues and the audit report; 
•    Ensure that assigned audit work is executed in an efficient and effective manner, within the given budget and timelines, and in line with Group Internal Audit (GIA) methodology standards; 
•    Clearly explain the risks and impact of issues identified during testing to GIA and business management; 
•    Actively manage relationships with senior auditee management and stakeholders; 
•    Provide ongoing continuous monitoring support to Heads of Audit (HOAs) and Senior Audit Managers (SAMs) in respect of the business and raise issues and observations outside of formal audit work to expedite rectification of control weaknesses; and 
•    Issue validation: Ensure that all audit issue action plans agreed during audit fieldwork are tracked through to completion in accordance with methodology requirements 
•    Identify opportunities for efficiencies within audit work. 
•    Participate as team member or team leader for assigned audit work
•    Ensure that audit deliverables meet quality standards and timelines in line with the GIA methodology; 
•    Draft and submit inputs to the audit scope (including the Audit Planning Memo and Process Risks Controls Matrix) proposed by the Audit Lead; 
•    Assist in the drafting of the audit report in the GIA report review process; and 
•    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. 
•    Be prepared to raise issues/concerns outside the normal audit process; 
•    Assist the HOA to manage the relevant Product/Country clients, 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; 
•    Ensure clear communication of findings/issues/root causes to all relevant clients and monitor/escalate any overdue actions plans to the appropriate business manager and/or governance committee for resolution; and 
•    Ensure timely escalation of delays in execution of audit work, both to auditee management and GIA management.
•    Apply data and analytics techniques during the audit cycle for better efficiency and effectiveness
•    Contribute to the design and implementation of effective continuous monitoring and automated testing strategies using analytics
•    Work with key stakeholders to understand data flow, data points for key systems relevant to the audit portfolio 

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.
• 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.