Job Summary

Group Internal Audit (GIA) represents the third line of defence and provides independent assurance of the effectiveness of management’s control of business activities (the first line) and of the control processes maintained by the Risk Framework Owners and Policy Owners (the second line). GIA is an independent function whose primary role is to help the Board and Executive Management to protect the assets, reputation and sustainability of the Group. 

Key Responsibilities

• To act as a Team Member on assigned audit work involving the US Financial Crime Compliance Program.
• To act as a Team Leader, where applicable, 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. This will involve managing the assigned team throughout the audit process, providing timely feedback on performance.
• To 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.
• To attend formal committees and Group meetings on behalf of HOAs and SAMs, as required, e.g. Governance Committees and Country Non-Financial Risk Committees.    
• The individual will support the HOA in their role as the GIA portfolio/country subject matter expert, depending on the skills of the individual.  
• Support the development of the GIA risk assessment and development of an appropriate audit plan for the HOA’s assigned portfolio.
• Issue validation: all audit issue action plans agreed during audit fieldwork should be tracked through to completion in accordance with methodology requirements.
• Propose audits for coverage during the audit cycle based on their knowledge of the business.
• Carry out their role in line with the Audit Charter and remain independent from management and free from interference.
• Assist the HOA to effectively manage the cost of assigned audits within the allocated budget for audit engagements.
• Identify and articulate 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.

Skills and Experience

• A minimum of 5 years overall experience as an auditor, preferably AML experience, either in an AML function or AML auditing.
• In-depth understanding of correspondent banking, enterprise risk management, investment and/or wholesale banking regulations, the associated US regulatory requirements/expectations and relevant control activities.
• CAMS certification preferred.
• Other Professional Certifications helpful: i.e.  CIA, CPA, CFE, CRCM.
• Experience working in a Foreign Banking Organization preferable.
• Effective collaborative skills that contribute to positive working relationships with counterparts in Group Internal Audit and the business.
• Strong communicator, both written and verbal, with an ability to influence and an ability to gain the respect of 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.

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.