Job: Senior Audit Manager, Banking Finance

Location: Basel 
Deadline: Monday, 30 September 2013 

Description

Purpose of the job:

• To help the Bank accomplish its objectives by bringing a systematic, disciplined approach to evaluating and improving the effectiveness of risk management, internal controls and governance processes.
• When required, to deputise for the Head of Internal Audit; and to actively support the Head of Internal Audit in all areas of departmental activity.

Principal accountabilities:

• To determine whether the organisation's risk management, internal controls and governance processes are adequate and functional, and make recommendations as warranted.
• To manage audits of areas/processes with accounting aspects (financial and management accounting).
• To assess and test the financial controls of the Bank. Provide support to the Bank's external auditors as appropriate.
• To provide general accounting support to other auditors during regular audits.
• To keep abreast with accounting standards.
• In close cooperation with the Head of Internal Audit, to develop and implement a flexible audit plan, using an appropriate risk-based methodology.
• To act as audit team leader or member in line with the audit plan and/or at the ad hoc request of Management. To manage projects in coordination with other departments.
• To contribute to the assessment of the security and control aspects of new projects.
• To participate in international audit groups and task forces related to the audit function.
• To support the Head of Internal Audit in leading, developing and motivating audit staff.

Qualifications and experience required:

• University degree.
• Chartered accountant (ACA, ACCA, CPA or equivalent).
• Professional certification in internal auditing a plus (CIA or CISA).
• Trained in a leading accounting firm with a focus on auditing firms in the financial sector.
• At least five years' post qualification experience gained in a top tier bank or a central bank, in an internal auditing, product controlling or financial controlling role.

Skills required:

• In-depth knowledge of IFRS and its application to banking activities.
• Thorough understanding of the principal vanilla fixed-income and foreign-exchange instruments.
• Familiarity with banking business processes and risks.
• Excellent interpersonal skills; good team worker and communicator; proven customer orientation; self-confidence; personal initiative; multicultural sensitivity; gravitas.
• High integrity; driven to succeed; curious; constant learner; detail oriented; very good judgment; resourceful.
• Highly numerate. Proficient in MS Excel; ACL or equivalent a plus.Excellent oral and written English, with another major world language a plus.

The BIS employs staff on both open-ended and fixed-term contracts. However, all new entrants are initially recruited on a fixed-term basis. Due to our status as an international organisation we are in the privileged position to be able to recruit any nationality.

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