Description
Purpose of the job:
- To help the Bank accomplish its objectives by bringing a systematic, disciplined approach to evaluating and improving the effectiveness of risk management, internal controls and governance processes.
- When required, to deputise for the Head of Internal Audit; and to actively support the Head of Internal Audit in all areas of departmental activity.
Principal accountabilities:
- To determine whether the organisation's risk management, internal controls and governance processes are adequate and functional, and make recommendations as warranted.
- To manage audits of areas/processes with accounting aspects (financial and management accounting).
- To assess and test the financial controls of the Bank. Provide support to the Bank's external auditors as appropriate.
- To provide general accounting support to other auditors during regular audits.
- To keep abreast with accounting standards.
- In close cooperation with the Head of Internal Audit, to develop and implement a flexible audit plan, using an appropriate risk-based methodology.
- To act as audit team leader or member in line with the audit plan and/or at the ad hoc request of Management. To manage projects in coordination with other departments.
- To contribute to the assessment of the security and control aspects of new projects.
- To participate in international audit groups and task forces related to the audit function.
- To support the Head of Internal Audit in leading, developing and motivating audit staff.
Qualifications and experience required:
- University degree.
- Chartered accountant (ACA, ACCA, CPA or equivalent).
- Professional certification in internal auditing a plus (CIA or CISA).
- Trained in a leading accounting firm with a focus on auditing firms in the financial sector.
- At least five years' post qualification experience gained in a top tier bank or a central bank, in an internal auditing, product controlling or financial controlling role.
Skills required:
- In-depth knowledge of IFRS and its application to banking activities.
- Thorough understanding of the principal vanilla fixed-income and foreign-exchange instruments.
- Familiarity with banking business processes and risks.
- Excellent interpersonal skills; good team worker and communicator; proven customer orientation; self-confidence; personal initiative; multicultural sensitivity; gravitas.
- High integrity; driven to succeed; curious; constant learner; detail oriented; very good judgment; resourceful.
- Highly numerate. Proficient in MS Excel; ACL or equivalent a plus.Excellent oral and written English, with another major world language a plus.
The BIS employs staff on both open-ended and fixed-term contracts. However, all new entrants are initially recruited on a fixed-term basis. Due to our status as an international organisation we are in the privileged position to be able to recruit any nationality.
Senior Audit Manager, Banking Finance
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