The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is a leading global financial services firm providing investment banking, sales & trading, investment management and consumer banking services to a substantial and diversified client base that includes corporations, financial institutions, governments and consumers.
Internal Auditâ_x0080__x0099_s (IA) mission within Goldman Sachs is to independently assess the firmâ_x0080__x0099_s overall control environment, including the firmâ_x0080__x0099_s governance processes, controls, risk management and anti-financial crime frameworks. IA comprises of global functional audit teams covering the various business areas of the firm: Global Banking and Markets, Asset and Wealth Management and Platform Solutions.
The IA Marcus UK team in Birmingham sits within the IA Asset and Wealth Management team and is responsible for auditing the Marcus business areas, its products, and supporting functions within the UK. We are looking for detail-oriented team players who want to gain insight into the firmâ_x0080__x0099_s operations and control processes and learn more about the Marcus UK business.
· Collaborate and work as a team across IA Asset & Wealth Management, IA and Goldman Sachs
· Develop and maintain an in-depth understanding of business areas, its products, and supporting functions
· Use and develop data analytics computer assisted audit tools and techniques to assist in execution of audits and risk assessment
· Assist in every step of an audit, including documentation, across scoping, planning, fieldwork and reporting
· Performing walkthroughs with stakeholders to perform control design assessments and presenting results of work performed to management
· Execute audit testing to ensure audit fieldwork is focused on the right areas and documentation meets high quality standards
· Identify risks, assess mitigating controls, and make recommendations on improving the control environment
· Prepare commercially effective audit conclusions and findings, and present to Internal Audit senior management and business stakeholders
· Follow-up on open audit issues and their resolution
· Participate in department-wide initiatives aimed at continually improving Internal Audit's processes and supporting infrastructure
· Minimum 1 year of prior experience in auditing controls. This could be in an IA team, or consulting, regulatory body or a related control function, with controls testing as part of your role, i.e. compliance testing group or a risk and control team.
· Team-oriented with a strong sense of ownership and accountability
· Strong leadership, interpersonal, and relationship management skills
· Strong verbal and written communication skills
· Interest in developing your knowledge of Wealth Management
· Highly motivated with strong analytical skills, willing and able to learn new business and system processes quickly
· Relevant certification or industry accreditation (e.g., ACA, CAMS, CIA, CFA) is a plus
