Senior Internal Auditor
For one of our clients, a private bank based in Geneva we are looking for a :
SENIOR INTERNAL AUDITOR
Job description
- Undertake risk-based internal audit reviews, projects and special investigatory assignments as directed (including prioritisation and time management) and communicate the results including actions that have been agreed to address areas of improvement
- During audits, ensure that the internal control system remains relevant to new standards/regulations, changes to processes from system implementations or business model transformation
- Contribute to the creation of the internal audit plan
- Assist in the maintenance of a culture of accountability and integrity, personally adhering to high ethical standards
- Facilitate the integration of risk management culture into day-to-day business activities and processes
- Follow up on the implementation of agreed recommendations and conduct testing of the embeddedness and operating effectiveness of the actions taken to address internal audit findinqs
- Contribute to the development of the audit team, by coaching junior staff and sharing information/ knowledge and by being proactively innovating
- Develop and maintain strong Business Partnerships with key stakeholders (Trusted advisor), and share information with the audit team
- Manage personal awareness of the financial industry, regulation and business activities in order to ensure high level of commercial acumen
Profile required
- Advanced education or equivalent, with 6 to 10 years of audit or relatable operational experience
- Qualified or working towards Swiss Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Auditor (CIA) or equivalent
- Demonstrable independent mind-set and ability to challenge the status quo
- Strong communication, being clear and concise both orally and in writing
- Precise and efficient
- Autonomous, pragmatic, resilient, proactive, initiator, flexible / adaptable
- Self-motivated with ability to work effectively under pressure and with high level of personal resilience. Motivated to contribute to a dynamic environment, and to contribute to changes ongoing at Audit and Group level
- Travelling 2/3 weeks per year
- Collaborative attitude with internal stakeholders and with the internal audit team
- Team player
- Fluent in French and English, other languages (Spanish) an asset
All files will be treated with the utmost confidentiality