Principal Auditor

Job Title: Principal Auditor
Corporate Title: Assistant Vice President
Division: Group Audit
Location: London

Overview:

Reporting to a Principal Audit Manager (PAM), your primary responsibility is to participate in audits of the Corporate Finance, Global Capital Markets and Financial Resource Management business and in accordance with GA's audit methodology, to evaluate the adequacy and effectiveness of internal controls relating to risks within those business areas.

You will proactively develop and maintain professional consultative working relationships with management and staff within Corporate Finance, Global Capital Markets and Financial Resource Management to gain a better understanding of the business, key developments and risk drivers to support the continuous audit assessment and dynamic audit planning processes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Executing day-to-day operational audit work and contributing to the delivery of audits (including the updating of Risk Assessment Profiles and the CAA process)
• Undertaking audit assignments, drafting audit reports for review by audit management, facilitating finding tracking and validation
• Executing audit planning and fieldwork in line with the agreed audit approach eg documenting Activity Flows, identification of key risks and testing of key controls to determine whether they are properly designed and are operating effectively and documenting work in accordance with GA standards
• Completing all assigned work in line with agreed budgets, including ad hoc projects and special investigations
• Proactively developing and maintaining professional working relationships with colleagues, the business and respective support areas
• Partnering with other audit teams such as Credit, Finance and Group Technology & Operations during audit engagements to ensure comprehensive coverage and an integrated approach to front to back audits of Corporate Finance, Global Capital Markets, Financial Resource Management and associated support functions
• Communicating openly with GA management and the internal stakeholders; keeps them informed of potential issues and escalate problems/delays accordingly
• Keeping abreast of pertinent industry, regulatory and business practices

Skills & Qualifications:

• Prior knowledge and experience of financial services particularly Corporate Finance and Global Capital Markets products is desirable, including Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Equity Capital Markets (ECM) and Debt Capital Markets (DCM) coupled with familiarisation of working within the operational requirements and regulatory environment of a global bank
• Strong understanding of risk and control concepts and ability to apply these concepts to practical scenarios in a global banking environment
• A proven track record of learning complex topics and demonstrating a willingness to learn and develop at all times
• Experience in delivering work under tight deadlines
• Ability to effectively multitask in a fast paced environment; prioritise their workload with minimal supervision and be resilient under pressure
• Excellent written/verbal communication skills and be able to communicate effectively at all levels
• Excellent team working capabilities and an ability to build strong business and team relationships

Deutsche Bank is an equal opportunity employer who seeks to recruit and appoint the best available person for a job regardless of marital/civil partnership status, sex (including pregnancy), age, religion, belief, race, nationality and ethnic or national origin, colour, sexual orientation or disability.

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