Country Head of Audit

Job Description

• Lead on the delivery of the GIA Strategy for relevant country focusing on:
  1. Customer experience
  2. Effective Group change
  3. Identifying Group efficiencies
• To act as Team Manager, as necessary, and take responsibility for overseeing the delivery of high quality audits, the performance of which cause minimal disruption to the business. Responsible, where serving as Team Manager, for the finalisation of audit issues and the audit report;
• To role model the valued behaviours and develop an environment in which positive behaviours are celebrated and poor culture is challenged.
• To execute audit work in an efficient and effective manner, within the given budget and timelines, and in line with GIA methodology standards.
• To clearly identify the risks and impact of issues during issue writing, agreeing these issues with management and obtaining quality management action plans to mitigate the risks raised;
• To lead continuous monitoring of assigned country / portfolio areas, and to build and maintain engagement with stakeholders;
• To take responsibility for the implementation and support of department-wide exercises such as annual planning, risk assessment and training;
• To support GIA audit teams by providing product/country knowledge and expertise for their audits relating to the individual s area of responsibility;
• To attend and represent GIA at formal committees and Group meetings, providing meaningful challenge and data-driven insights, as required, e.g. Local Board Audit Committee, Governance Committees, Country Risk Committees; and
• Serve as the GIA country subject matter expert proactively engage with peers and stakeholders to maintain, build and share knowledge.

• Contribute to the GIA risk assessment and design the subsequent risk-based audit plan for the assigned portfolio;
• Ensure that audits relating to the country in the GIA audit plan address the key risks identified in the detailed risk assessment and in the audit planning process, and meet relevant regulatory requirements and expectations.
• On an ongoing basis, assess that the assigned audit plan remains relevant throughout the year as the risk profile of the business changes. Propose changes as appropriate; and
• Ensure that the country audit team operates in line with the Audit Charter during engagements, remains independent from management and free from interference.

Business (Budget)

• Effectively manage the cost of assigned audits within the allocated budget for audit engagements; and
• Identify and implement opportunities for cost savings and optimal productivity of assigned audit engagements.

Audit Delivery

• To act as Team Manager or Team Leader on assigned audit work. This will entail delivering the Audit Planning Memo, Controls Document, agree issues and action plans with management and submission of draft report to the Team Manager for review;
• Provide clear guidance, detailed review and supervision of the audit team s work to ensure that audit deliverables meet quality standards and timelines in line with the GIA methodology;
• Provide guidance on business/audit technical knowledge and management skills to Team Leaders and Team Members to enable them to effectively deliver their assigned contributions for an audit;
• Provide technical input and challenge on audit work being undertaken within the scope of assigned product / country area of responsibility. This will include working with the audit team to ensure outputs are of high quality and address the areas of greatest risk;
• Support adherence to the GIA methodology in all areas of the audit engagement, as well as raising awareness and understanding of the methodology;
• Demonstrate sound knowledge of both business/technical areas and expert knowledge in the audit process, including the GIA system, audit work should be carried out to a high standard that meets all methodology and GIA system requirements;
• Take the lead in presenting the draft report in the GIA report review process (to the tollgate or report approver); and
• Monitor the implementation/delivery of the agreed issues/audit plans for the audits assigned, understanding the key risks arising, provide advice on resolution of issues to auditees/action plan owners and escalate audit findings that remain unresolved.

Risk Assessment

• Update the relevant assigned risk assessments on a regular basis to ensure that changes in risk profiles are identified in a timely manner, proposing changes to the assigned audit plan, as appropriate;
• Ensure early identification and escalation of risks, issues, trends and developments to relevant stakeholders. Be prepared to raise issues/concerns outside the normal audit process;
• Attend relevant meetings relevant to assigned country (e.g. Management Groups and Committees) provide insights and meaningful challenge, ensuring risks are appropriately identified, discussed and timely remediation plans are put in place;
• Adopt an anticipatory approach to risk assessment through stakeholder engagement and monitoring of the external environment to improve audit planning; and
• Review MI and reports regularly to keep up-to-date with key trends within the business and audit deliverables.

Stakeholder Management

• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with the country management and business units which fall under portfolio responsibility.

People and Talent

• Demonstrate strong leadership and ability to motivate and guide audit Team Leaders and members;
• Share knowledge to increase specialism within the function;
• Influence change within the department by highlighting potential enhancements;
• Identify growth areas on an ongoing basis and identify how best to develop them;
• Provide performance feedback, as appropriate, to Team Leaders at the end of an audit. Review and agree the feedback provided for team members with the Team Leader;
• Identify and successfully complete key internal training for self-development; proactively seek an external lens to support delivery of meaningful audit work.
• Facilitate the development of audit team members by providing on the job training and recommending formal training to support GIA activities; and
• Proactively spot talent for GIA.

Regulatory & Business Conduct

• Display exemplary conduct and live by the Group s Values and Code of Conduct.
• Closure of regulatory observations on GIA.
• Take personal responsibility for embedding the highest standards of ethics, including regulatory and business conduct, across Standard Chartered Bank. This includes understanding and ensuring compliance with, in letter and spirit, all applicable laws, regulations, guidelines and the Group Code of Conduct.
• Support the GIA to achieve the outcomes set out in the Bank s Conduct Principles: [Fair Outcomes for Clients; Effective Financial Markets; Financial Crime Compliance; The Right Environment.] *

Key Stakeholders

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

Other Responsibilities

• Embed Here for good and Group s brand and values in GIA; and
• Perform other responsibilities assigned under Group, Country, Business or Functional policies and procedures.

Our Ideal Candidate

• Experience in audit, governance, risk or in a business environment;
• Professional audit certification preferred
• In-depth understanding of [insert business specialism] risk management and associated control requirements;
• Strong communicator, both written and verbal, with ability to clearly explain controls to be tested and risks identified to audit and business management;
• Confident and courageous to raise and escalate ideas or concerns in a professional and timely manner;
• Proactive, self-directed and able to work with minimum supervision;
• Ability to work within a global team.

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Keyskills :
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