Description
We are seeking a Vice President to join our Barclays Global Internal Audit (BIA) Risk and Finance team in London.
The successful candidate will support the development of audits aligned to the bank's standards and objectives by working collaboratively with colleagues, providing accurate information and recommendations, and complying with policies and procedures.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support audit development and delivery, including prudential regulatory reporting, financial statements, accounting practices, operational processes, IT systems, and risk management.
- Identify operational risks to support the delivery of the BIA Audit Plan through risk assessments.
- Assess internal control effectiveness and their capability to identify and mitigate risk aligned to regulatory requirements.
- Communicate key findings and recommendations to stakeholders, including the Audit Owner, senior managers, and directors.
- Identify regulatory news and industry trends/developments to provide timely insight and recommendations for best practice.
Vice President Expectations:
- Contribute to or set strategy, drive requirements, and make recommendations for change.
- Manage a team, defining roles and responsibilities, planning for the department's future needs and operations, and counselling employees on performance.
- Provide subject matter expertise within own discipline and guide technical direction.
- 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.
Requirements:
- In-depth experience of providing assurance in the third line or other line of defence at a financial institution, a consultancy, and/or audit firm.
- Deep technical knowledge of regulatory prudential requirements and associated reporting, governance, and controls.
- Experienced working in or with global banks with teams in multiple locations.
- Excellent communication skills, ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders using a variety of communication styles.
Desirable Skills:
- Experience of managing relationships with senior stakeholders.
- Strong project management skills, with a track record of driving initiatives in a relevant field and delivery of work on time.
- Strong risk and control understanding.
- Experience of coaching and mentoring more junior colleagues.