Goldman Sachs

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 Audit’s (IA) mission within Goldman Sachs is to independently assess the firm’s overall control environment, including the firm’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 firm’s operations and control processes and learn more about the Marcus UK business.

HOW YOU WILL FULFIL YOUR POTENTIAL

• 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

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

BASIC QUALIFICATION

• 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

PREFERRED QUALIFICATION

• Relevant certification or industry accreditation (e.g., ACA, CAMS, CIA, CFA) is a plus

ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHS

At Goldman Sachs, we commit our people, capital and ideas to help our clients, shareholders and the communities we serve to grow. Founded in 1869, we are a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm. Headquartered in New York, we maintain offices around the world. 

We believe who you are makes you better at what you do. We're committed to fostering and advancing diversity and inclusion in our own workplace and beyond by ensuring every individual within our firm has a number of opportunities to grow professionally and personally, from our training and development opportunities and firmwide networks to benefits, wellness and personal finance offerings and mindfulness programs. Learn more about our culture, benefits, and people at GS.com/careers. 

We’re committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with special needs or disabilities during our recruiting process. Learn more: https://www.goldmansachs.com/careers/footer/disability-statement.html

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