In Internal Audit (IA), we ensure that Goldman Sachs maintains effective controls by independently assessing the firmâs overall control environment, including the firmâs governance processes and controls, and risk management and capital and anti-financial crime frameworks. Our group has unique insight on the financial industry and its products and operations. Weâre looking for detail-oriented team players who have an interest in financial markets and want to gain insight into the firmâs operations and control processes.
The IA Operations team in Warsaw is responsible for auditing Global Markets and Operations business areas, its products across Fixed Income and Equities, and supporting functions within the EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) region. We are looking for detail-oriented team players who have an interest in financial markets and want to gain insight into the firmâs operations and control processes and learn more about Global Markets and Operations.
HOW YOU WILL FULFIL YOUR POTENTIAL:
- Collaborate and work as a team across IA Global Markets and Operations and other Internal Audit teams
- Develop and maintain an in-depth understanding of Global Markets, its products, and supporting functions
- Use and develop data analytics (DA)/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
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE WE ARE LOOKING FOR:
- Approximately 1+ years 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 and able to work under minimal supervision on individual tasks or on team projects
- Accurate, accountable and able to multitask while managing both time and work load
- Interest in developing your knowledge of Global Markets as well as supervisory oversight controls across regions
- Highly motivated with strong analytical skills, willing and able to learn new business and system processes quickly
- Graduate degree
- Relevant certification or industry accreditation (e.g., ACA, CAMS, CIA, CFA) is a plus
