Citi Group Audit Manager - Internal 

Israel, South District, Ashkelon 

233677098

Responsibilities:

• Cover for the local Head of Audit (HoA) by fostering strong relationship with governance forums and country management; effectively communicate Internal Audit activities; and maintain a collaborative partnership with the Citi Country Officer (CCO).
• In conjunction with the HoA, representing Citi Internal Audit (IA) function in discussions with regulators within the country and delivering regulatory commitments.
• Supporting the HoA in ensuring the Governance committees receives prompt, timely and complete information relating to the activities of Internal Audit as part of governance forums and regular updates.
• Analyse the regulatory landscape, identified emerging key risks, and tailor audit scope to regulatory expectations.
• Take a proactive approach in ensuring local deliverables are aligned with global requirements to mitigate any risks to the local franchise.
• Perform International and local country audits, applying Citi’s Internal Audit Methodology and professional standards.
• Leading, providing supervision and delivering assigned audits and regulatory validations on time and within budget.
• Partnering with the Citi IA SME teams to ensure alignment and focus on critical priorities
• Draft audit reports, present findings to management and business units, and recommend actionable corrective actions plans.
• Track and address emerging issues through business monitoring and complete regulatory reporting on time.
• Recommend appropriate solutions to mitigate risk and control weaknesses.
• Collaborate with internal audit quality assurance team to address findings and the management information team to analyse audit data.
• Adhere to policies, regulations, and ethical standards.

Skills:

• Excellent communication skills – both written and verbal; ability to digest vast amounts of information and be able to succinctly present messages.
• Strong analytical and numerical skills with advanced Excel proficiency.
• Demonstrating a high level of analytical rigor in formulating objectives and measuring results.
• Exceptional people skills for interacting with all levels within the organization, including senior management and regulators.
• Effective influencing skills, with a proactive and 'no surprises' approach in communicating issues/requests.
• Pragmatic problem solver, with independence thinking and a forward-looking mindset.
• Self-motivated and goal oriented with a strong work ethic.

Knowledge, experience, and qualifications:

• Minimum 10 years of experience (with at least 5 years in banking) with at least 2 years at Manager /VP grade level.
• Bachelor's/University degree, Master's degree preferred
• Higher degree or related certifications (ACCA, CIA, CPA, ACA, CFA, CISA, CAMS or similar) is desirable.
• Experience in working with global teams and dealing with integrated internal audit and assurance delivery is desirable.
• Good understanding of banking sector.
• Prior experience of conducting risk-based audits and presenting results to management.
• Knowledge and experience of risk issue management criteria, tools, and methods.
• Understanding of how risks and control deficiencies need to be prioritized and remediated across the first and second line of defence.