Audit Manager, Third Parties and Operational Risk

JOB SUMMARY

• Group Internal Audit (GIA) in Standard Chartered Bank is looking for an exceptional and dynamic Audit Manager to join our Third Parties and Operational Risk Team. This is a role that provides exposure to auditing and risk management of Third Party and Operational risks at a global scale and offers significant career development opportunities. 
• We engage Third Parties for a wide variety of goods and services to effectively run our business. All Third Party engagements must be managed appropriately in accordance with the underlying risks throughout the lifecycle – from sourcing, onboarding, Day 2 vendor management to exit.
• This role primarily focuses on auditing TP risks from a Group perspective and there will be opportunities to learn about Group framework, policies and standards across Principal Risk Types with a focus on Third Party risks to influence and drive changes.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Participate as a Team Member in audit work, with opportunities to team lead audits depending on the skills of the individual.
• Support the Team Leader/ Team Manager by executing audit planning, fieldwork and reporting for work assigned in an efficient and effective manner such that audit work meets the given budget, quality standards and timelines.
• Assist in the drafting of the audit programme, audit observations/ issues and support team leader/ team manager in preparing the audit report.
• Apply an in-depth understanding of, and compliance with, GIA methodology standards and the GIA system in all areas of assigned GIA activity. 

• Evaluate quantitative and qualitative data  (using data analytics) to diagnose underlying issues, patterns and root causes.
• Monitor/track assigned audit issues and action plans, and report overdue items to the Head of Audit (HOA) for resolution.
• Support GIA audit teams by providing SME knowledge and expertise for their audits.
• Build good working relationships with the business to facilitate execution of audit work, help improve the control environment and keep updated with changes in the risk profile of the business. 

Key Stakeholders

• Designated business stakeholders, typically related to individual audit assignments and the assigned portfolio; and
• GIA stakeholders – team leaders, team members, team managers, Product, Functional, Country and Regional Heads of Audit.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Our Ideal Candidate

• 7+ years as experienced auditor or a risk and governance / business person with relevant experience in Operational Risk or Third Party risks such as Outsourcing, Procurement or Third Party Risk Management with a Bank of global scale or Big-4 Accounting firm. 
• Experienced in performing vendor onsite reviews across various types of vendor services or experiences in working with technology vendors such as cloud vendors will be an advantage. 
• Understanding of Third Party or Outsourcing risks across business strategy, plans, products, performance and related issues.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with ability to influence business management, other stakeholders and peers.
• Confident and courageous to raise/escalate issues in a proactive, professional and timely manner.
• Track record of performing work independently with minimal supervision and meeting stretch timelines; comfortable to deal with ambiguity and solve problems.
• Ability to collect and objectively analyse and apply information, “thinking out of the box” where necessary, in supporting the planning, fieldwork or reporting of results of audit engagements.
• Displays initiative and knows when and how to seek guidance. Willingness and capacity to learn on the job.

• Responds enthusiastically to tasks allocated, accepts responsibility readily and demonstrates business professionalism.
• Good time management, well-organised with the ability to prioritise and plan workload to ensure delivery to timescales.
• Ability to work in a team and willingness to assist team members.
• Flexibility to work across different functions and situations globally, and change priorities at short notice.

Role Specific Technical Competencies

• Operational Risk or Third-Party risks
• Certified Internal Auditor CIA / Certified Information Systems Auditor CISA is preferred
• Vendor Management

About Standard Chartered

We’re an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 170 years, we’ve worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you’re looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents and we can’t wait to see the talents you can bring us.

Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you’ll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion.

Together we:

• Do the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do
• Never settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well
• Are better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term

What we offer

In line with our Fair Pay Charter, we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.

• Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.
• Time-off including annual leave, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum.
• Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.
• Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits
• A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning.
• Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies – everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.

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