Barclays

VP Audit-Global Investment Banking

Barclays$150K — $210K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in auditing, finance, or investment banking.
  • Strong writing skills for drafting audit-related reports.
  • Familiarity with financial products, especially loans and structured products.
  • Comfortable engaging with teams and stakeholders in discussions.
  • Preferred knowledge in data analytics, coding, or machine learning techniques.
  • Professional certifications (CIA, CPA, CFA, or CISA) considered highly valuable.
  • Understanding of investment banking and related products.

Responsibilities

  • Support audit development and delivery of financial statements and operational processes.
  • Identify operational risks and contribute to the BIA Audit Plan.
  • Evaluate internal controls for compliance and risk mitigation.
  • Communicate findings and recommendations to senior stakeholders.
  • Stay updated on regulatory news and industry trends for best practice.

Benefits

  • Collaborative work environment that encourages skill enhancement.
  • Opportunity to work across various teams and departments.
  • Involvement in high-level audits within investment banking.
  • Access to professional development resources and training.
  • Engagement with internal and external stakeholders.
Full Job Description
Job Description

Purpose of the role

To support the development of audits aligned to the bank's standards and objectives by working collaboratively with colleagues, providing accurate information and recommendations, and complying with policies and procedures.

Accountabilities
  • Audit development and delivery support, including financial statements, accounting practices, operational processes, IT systems and risk management.
  • Identification of operational risks to support the delivery of the Barclays Internal Audit (BIA) Audit Plan through risk assessments.
  • Assessment of internal control effectiveness and their capability to identify and mitigate risk aligned to regulatory requirements.
  • Communication of key findings and recommendations to stakeholders, including the Audit Owner, senior managers and directors.
  • Identification of regulatory news and industry trends/developments to provide timely insight and recommendations for best practice.


Vice President Expectations
  • To contribute or set strategy, drive requirements and make recommendations for change. Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain policies/ processes; deliver continuous improvements and escalate breaches of policies/procedures..
  • If managing a team, they define jobs and responsibilities, planning for the department's future needs and operations, counselling employees on performance and contributing to employee pay decisions/changes. They may also lead a number of specialists to influence the operations of a department, in alignment with strategic as well as tactical priorities, while balancing short and long term goals and ensuring that budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements..
  • If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L - Listen and be authentic, E - Energise and inspire, A - Align across the enterprise, D - Develop others..
  • OR for an individual contributor, they will be a subject matter expert within own discipline and will guide technical direction. They will lead collaborative, multi-year assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will train, guide and coach less experienced specialists and provide information affecting long term profits, organisational risks and strategic decisions..
  • Advise key stakeholders, including functional leadership teams and senior management on functional and cross functional areas of impact and alignment.
  • Manage and mitigate risks through assessment, in support of the control and governance agenda.
  • Demonstrate leadership and accountability for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work your team does.
  • Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of the organisation functions to contribute to achieving the goals of the business.
  • Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategies.
  • Create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought comparing and selecting complex alternatives. In-depth analysis with interpretative thinking will be required to define problems and develop innovative solutions.
  • Adopt and include the outcomes of extensive research in problem solving processes.
  • Seek out, build and maintain trusting relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders in order to accomplish key business objectives, using influencing and negotiating skills to achieve outcomes.


Join us as an VP Audit-Global Investment Banking, where you will lead to audits related to Investment Banking by working closely with colleagues across teams. This role involves reviewing financial products, preparing audit reports, and supporting ongoing audit activities. You will collaborate with others on topics such as loan portfolios, and regulatory matters. The position provides an opportunity to be part of a team that works across various areas of the business.

To be successful as an VP Audit-Global Investment Banking, you should have:

  • Experience leading audits, finance, or investment banking with the ability to review and write audit-related reports
  • Familiarity with financial products such as loans and structured products
  • Comfortable working with teams and participating in discussions with stakeholders
  • Preferred experience with data analytics, coding, or machine learning techniques


Highly valued skills:
  • Knowledge of financial systems or exposure to larger financial organizations
  • Professional certifications like CIA, CPA, CFA, or CISA
  • Knowledge of Investment Banking, Corporate Banking, and Research businesses and products, including Debt and Equity Capital Markets, Leveraged Finance, Mergers and Acquisitions, and Wholesale Lending


You may be assessed on key critical skills relevant for success in this role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.

This role is located in New York.

Minimum Salary: $150,000

Maximum Salary: $210,000

The minimum and maximum salary/rate information above include only base salary or base hourly rate. It does not include any other type of compensation or benefits that may be available.

About Barclays

Barclays is a British multinational investment bank and financial services company. The company was founded in 1690 and is headquartered in London, England. Barclays provides a range of financial services, including retail banking, corporate banking, investment banking, and wealth management. The company operates in over 40 countries and has over 83,000 employees. In 2020, Barclays reported revenue of £21.8 billion and net income of £1.5 billion. The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.
Learn more about Barclays
Size
81,600 employees
Market Cap
$30.2 billion
Industry
Net Income
$2.3 billion
Founded
1997
5 Year Trend
-5%
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