Job Summary

Group Internal Audit (GIA) in Standard Chartered Bank is looking for an exceptional and dynamic Audit Manager to join our Group Finance.

This is a role that provides exposure to auditing and risk management of Financial Regulatory Reporting risks at a global scale and offers significant career development opportunities. Primarily focuses on auditing Financial Regulatory Reporting risks from a Group perspective and there will be opportunities to learn about Group framework, policies and standards across Principal Risk Types with a focus on Financial Regulatory Reporting risks to influence and drive changes. 

You will get to work on complex audits such as cross-functional and multi-location high risk audits and will also  provide you the opportunities to interact and engage with both Group and Country Stakeholders. You will also get to learn about different Risk Types and get to engage with different Risk Groups relevant to Financial Regulatory Reporting such as Financial Books and Records, Compliance, Data Privacy, Group Operational Risk etc. 

The role reports to Head of Audit Group Finance. 

Key Responsibilities

• Audits assigned to the individual in the GIA (Group Internal Audit) 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.
• Participate as a Team Member in audit work, with opportunities to team lead audits depending on the skills of the individual.
• Support the Team Leader/ Team Manager by executing audit planning, fieldwork and reporting for work assigned in an efficient and effective manner such that audit work meets the given budget, quality standards and timelines.
• Assist in the drafting of the audit programme, audit observations/ issues and support team leader/ team manager in preparing the audit report.
• Apply an in-depth understanding of, and compliance with, GIA methodology standards and the GIA system in all areas of assigned GIA activity. 
• Evaluate quantitative and qualitative data (using data analytics) to diagnose underlying issues, patterns and root causes.
• Monitor/track assigned audit issues and action plans, and report overdue items to the Head of Audit (HOA) for resolution.
• Support GIA audit teams by providing SME knowledge and expertise for their audits.
• 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. 
• Serve as the GIA portfolio subject matter expert – proactively engage with peers and stakeholders to maintain, build and share knowledge.

Skills and Experience

• Qualified accountant with auditing experience or a risk and governance / business person with relevant experience in Financial Regulatory Reporting with a Bank of global scale or Big-4 Accounting firm. 
• Over 7 years of experience working in a major international financial/consultancy/risk management/financial regulators.
• Understanding of Financial Regulatory Reporting risks including interpretation of key regulations and reporting to the regulator.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with ability to influence business management, other stakeholders and peers.
• Confident and courageous to raise/escalate issues in a proactive, professional and timely manner.
• Track record of performing work independently with minimal supervision and meeting stretch timelines; comfortable to deal with ambiguity and solve problems.
• Ability to collect and objectively analyse and apply information, “thinking out of the box” where necessary, in supporting the planning, fieldwork or reporting of results of audit engagements.
• Displays initiative and knows when and how to seek guidance. Willingness and capacity to learn on the job.
• Responds enthusiastically to tasks allocated, accepts responsibility readily and demonstrates business professionalism.
• Good time management, well-organised with the ability to prioritise and plan workload to ensure delivery to timescales.
• Ability to work in a team and willingness to assist team members.
• Flexibility to work across different functions and situations globally, and change priorities at short notice.
• In depth understanding of financial reporting, and financial processes, including supporting processes such regulatory reporting.
• In depth understanding of risk and controls, particularly related to financial and reporting processes.
• Knowledge or other GCFO processes such Finance operations.

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.