Our client, a leading European Bank, is seeking a Senior Auditor with extensive Wholesale banking audit experience to join their internal audit team.  The ideal candidate will have experience leading and conducting large audits of all aspects of market risk as well as structural risks.  The successful candidate will be degree educated (or equivalent work experience) and hold a recognised in addition to a strong understanding of UK regulatory frameworks e.g., ICAPP, ILAA, Liquidity.  Using this experience and knowledge in conjunction with excellent communication skills, you will develop and maintain strong positive working relationships with team members, clients, senior management and stakeholders.

Responsibilities will include:

• Experience conducting concurrent audits would be an advantage

• Markets audit experience including equity, FX and fixed income

• Experience leading and managing teams

• Supporting Heads of Audit in developing strategy and delivery of Audit Plan for UK

• Providing expertise to clients, senior management and junior team members, particularly for traded market risk

• Managing the wholesale banking Audit team.

Our client, a leading global investment bank seeks a Senior Liquidity Risk VP to join its dedicated risk audit team.  With a background in audit, preferably gained in treasury, the ideal candidate will be an expert in liquidity risk, treasury and controls.

Key responsibilities:

• Reporting to the Global Head of Risk Audit

• A key point of contact for liquidity risk for technical expertise and continuous monitoring

• Keeping abreast of regulatory developments affecting liquidity risk

• Contributing to controls and frameworks supporting risk management,

• Identifying training requirements across the internal audit function for Liquidity risk.

• Responsibility for entity risk assessment process for liquidity risk

• Developing and maintaining excellent relationships with internal audit, stakeholders, senior management and regulators

Essential

• Accounting qualification

• Experience in an audit role

• Further qualifications on treasury e.g. Corporate Treasurer (desirable)

• Experience:

• Thorough knowledge of regulatory requirements of liquidity risk management, ILAA and Basel III developments, an overview of global regulatory requirements and developments would be an advantage.

• Proven experience, ideally within a global investment back within treasury, of risk audit and liquidity risk audit

• Excellent communication and relationship management skills the successful candidate will have the ability to influence and advise team members, stakeholders, senior management and regulators.

Our client, a tier 1 investment bank, is seeking for an auditor to join their Internal Audit team.  With experience in asset/investment management and exposure to capital markets, preferably gained in an investment bank or big four organisation, the ideal candidate will be seeking an opportunity to further develop their technical knowledge to expert level.

Essential Skills/Knowledge:

• A strong understanding of financial products, preferably asset/investment management, you will ideally have a thorough understanding of laws and regulations governing these.  Expertise in Sarbanes-Oxley would be an advantage.

Our client is seeking a Banking and Capital Markets Manager with a strong background in front office products with particular focus on equities for an Internal Audit position.

While an audit or accountancy qualification is desirable, our client is particularly interested in  candidates with an excellent understanding of traded products, trade flows and related controls gained in front/middle office (trading, risk management, product control, etc.) roles in a large bank

With excellent communication and team working skills, the successful candidate will join an organisation with a strong international reputation and a clear structure.

Our client, a leading global investment bank seeks an associate market risk auditor. As part of a market risk team reporting to the Global Head of Risk Audit, the successful candidate will be part of a specialist team tasked with the global market risk audit. This role would suit someone currently in practice/with a Big 4 firm who is looking to expand their knowledge and expertise in market risk as a foundation for future career development.

• Experience:
• Extensive knowledge of market risk, ideally gained through an advisory/practitioner experience in financial services.
• Thorough knowledge of regulatory requirements of market risk management, Basel II & III developments, an overview of global regulatory requirements and developments would be desirable.
• Excellent communication and relationship management skills the successful candidate will have the ability to influence stakeholders, senior management and regulator in addition to strong team working skills.

Qualifications:

• A postgraduate degree in quantitative finance or related discipline (2:1 minimum)
• Accounting qualification (desirable).

Our client, a leading global investment bank seeks Liquidity Risk VP to join its dedicated risk audit team.  With a background in audit, preferably gained in treasury, the ideal candidate will be an expert in liquidity risk, controls and treasury.  Reporting to the Global Head of risk Audit, the successful candidate will be part of a specialist team tasked with the global liquidity risk audit.

Key responsibilities:

• A key point of contact for liquidity risk for technical expertise and continuous monitoring
• Keeping abreast of regulatory developments affecting liquidity risk
• Contributing to controls and frameworks supporting risk management,
• Identifying training requirements across the internal audit function for Liquidity risk.
• Responsibility for entity risk assessment process for liquidity risk
• Developing and maintaining excellent relationships with internal audit, stakeholders, senior management and regulators
• Essential
• Accounting qualification
• Experience in an audit role
• Further qualifications on treasury e.g. Corporate Treasurer (desirable)

Experience:

• Thorough knowledge of regulatory requirements of liquidity risk management, ILAA and Basel III developments, an overview of global regulatory requirements and developments would be an advantage.
• Proven experience, ideally within a global investment back within treasury, of risk audit and liquidity risk audit
• Excellent communication and relationship management skills the successful candidate will have the ability to influence and advise team members, stakeholders, senior management and regulators.

Our client, a leading global investment bank seeks an operational risk auditor.  As the lead within the global operational risk team, the successful candidate will report to the Global Head of Risk Audit.  This role would suit someone with extensive experience in operational risk and a strong technical expertise as the lead within a collegiate global operational risk audit team.

Key responsibilities:

• A key point of contact for operational  risk for technical expertise and continuous monitoring programme.
• Having a current, thorough knowledge of regulatory requirements governing operation risk, ideally a global overview of regulatory developments.
• Contributing to controls and frameworks supporting operational risk management, embedding pivotal elements of Operational risk control framework across business functions including IT audit.
• Identifying training requirements across the internal audit function for operational risk.
• Responsibility for entity risk assessment process for operational risk
• Developing and maintaining excellent relationships with internal audit, stakeholders, senior management and regulators

This role would suit someone with a strong background in Capital Markets Middle Office positions looking to use their experience and knowledge in a broader role, or a highly experienced Auditor with c10 years experience in Banking Capital Markets /Global Markets.

The successful candidate will provide expert knowledge and advice to junior team members and assist in conducting audits.

While previous audit experience is not necessary, technical expertise of middle office products is essential. You will have excellent communication skills and a willingness to undertake some travel.

Essential

– Strong team working skills.

– A background in: product control, risk analysis, market analysis, trade support or Fixed Income /Rates (or perhaps Equities) Capital Markets Audit

– Excellent communication skills.

– Working knowledge of middle office controls

Salary (Bahraini dinars):  35,000

This international investment bank seeks an IT Auditor with solid experience of reviewing front office multi-feed trading systems within a capital markets business for a senior role within the department. You should have strong experience of reviewing trading systems as well as a good understanding of the business process within a global markets environment and knowledge of traded products.

If you are looking for the opportunity for career advancement as well as exposure to a broad diversity of capital markets businesses please do not hesitate to call to arrange a meeting.

This post is based in the Global Banking and Markets (GBM) division, for a major Tier 1 Institution, which delivers award winning finance, risk management and investment solutions to corporations, financial institutions and governments worldwide. You will be working as a Manager in a pooled team of auditors, providing the assurances and controls which the business needs to deliver a Portfolio of Award winning products to the market.

The audit team delivers product-based front-to-back audits, mirroring the Markets, Coverage and Origination and Global Portfolio businesses as well as functional audits of key support areas such as Finance, Risk and Operations. As part of a team of over 100 based across Europe, the UK and Asia, you will have the opportunity for some travel, as well as the potential for career development both within the Group Internal Audit function, and the wider business. Within GBM, opportunities are available for candidates with audit experience and/or relevant knowledge of Markets, Banking or Risk Operations, and Finance within an Investment Bank.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and participate in audits within an assigned business unit, in line with Group Internal Audit standards and procedures
• Deliver individual audits as the team leader
• Foster proactive and professional relationships with the business, providing robust and challenging insight on business risk and control processes
• Lead and manage audit teams from a pooled team of auditors
• Initiate and carry out fieldwork as required

Candidate Requirements

• Audit experience or relevant knowledge of Markets, Banking or Risk, Operations and Finance within a complex Financial Services business
• Experience of managing relationships in a business
• Related business specific product and technical knowledge
• High level knowledge of banking and financial services business processes
• Finance, banking, accounting, audit or risk management qualification
• Experience of leading team projects desirable

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