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Barclays Investment Bank · 1 day ago

Internal Audit VP - Quality Assurance

745 7th Avenue, New York

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$150K/yr - $210K/yr

Barclays Investment Bank is seeking an Internal Audit VP - Quality Assurance to enhance the quality of their internal audit assurance and operational practices. In this role, you will identify areas of risk, evaluate audit effectiveness, and provide strategic insights while collaborating with key stakeholders to drive continuous improvement and ensure compliance with industry standards.

BankingFinancial Services

Responsibilities

Audit development and delivery support, including financial statements, accounting practices, operational processes, IT systems and risk management

Identification of operational risks to support the delivery of the Barclays Internal Audit (BIA) Audit Plan through risk assessments

Assessment of internal control effectiveness and their capability to identify and mitigate risk aligned to regulatory requirements

Communication of key findings and recommendations to stakeholders, including the Audit Owner, senior managers and directors

Identification of regulatory news and industry trends/developments to provide timely insight and recommendations for best practice

To contribute or set strategy, drive requirements and make recommendations for change. Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain policies/ processes; deliver continuous improvements and escalate breaches of policies/procedures

If managing a team, they define jobs and responsibilities, planning for the department’s future needs and operations, counselling employees on performance and contributing to employee pay decisions/changes. They may also lead a number of specialists to influence the operations of a department, in alignment with strategic as well as tactical priorities, while balancing short and long term goals and ensuring that budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements

If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others

OR for an individual contributor, they will be a subject matter expert within own discipline and will guide technical direction. They will lead collaborative, multi-year assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will train, guide and coach less experienced specialists and provide information affecting long term profits, organisational risks and strategic decisions

Advise key stakeholders, including functional leadership teams and senior management on functional and cross functional areas of impact and alignment

Manage and mitigate risks through assessment, in support of the control and governance agenda

Demonstrate leadership and accountability for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work your team does

Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of the organisation functions to contribute to achieving the goals of the business

Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategies

Create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought comparing and selecting complex alternatives. In-depth analysis with interpretative thinking will be required to define problems and develop innovative solutions

Adopt and include the outcomes of extensive research in problem solving processes

Seek out, build and maintain trusting relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders in order to accomplish key business objectives, using influencing and negotiating skills to achieve outcomes

Qualification

Audit methodologyInternal auditing practicesRisk managementRegulatory requirementsData analysisBusiness acumenChange managementWritten communicationVerbal communicationStrategic thinking

Required

Expert understanding of audit methodology, risk, and control

Broad knowledge of internal auditing practices, standards, and regulations

Written and verbal communication skills demonstrating a collaborative approach across a range of stakeholders, including senior colleagues

Preferred

Knowledge of regulatory requirements and audit standards

Ability to analyze data and provide meaningful insights

Company

Barclays Investment Bank

Barclays Investment Bank offers large corporate clients with strategic advisory, financing, and risk management solutions. It is a sub-organization of Barclays Corporate Banking.

Founded in 1997