Business Audit

Goldman Sachs; Frankfurt; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare insurance

Financial wellness & retirement

On-site health centers

Job summary

Goldman Sachs Bank Europe SE in Frankfurt is seeking an Internal Audit professional to support risk-based audits of the firm’s European activities. You will assist scoping, planning, fieldwork and reporting, performing walkthroughs and tests to ensure high-quality documentation and evidence.

The role emphasizes understanding business areas, ownership, and proactive issue resolution within a collaborative IA team, with opportunities to influence control improvements across regions.

Qualifications

• Approximately 2 years in internal audit, accounting or regulatory roles in financial services.
• Certifications such as CAMS or CIA are a plus.
• Able to work with minimal supervision, strong ownership and accountability.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain understanding of business areas and products.
• Assist in audit steps: scoping, planning, fieldwork, reporting.
• Perform walkthroughs to assess control design and present results.
• Execute audit testing ensuring quality of documentation.
• Identify risks and recommend control improvements.
• Prepare audit conclusions and present findings to IA management.
• Follow-up on open audit issues and support process improvements.

Skills

2 years exp

Audit/QA

CIA/CAMS

Team oriented

Analytical

Learning mindset

Job description

INTERNAL AUDIT

The primary role of Internal Audit is to help protect the assets, reputation and sustainability of the organization. We ensure that Goldman Sachs maintains effective controls by assessing the reliability of financial reports, monitoring the firm’s compliance with laws and regulations, and advising management on developing smart control solutions. Our group has unique insight on the financial industry and its products and operations. IA assists the firm's Board of Directors Audit Committee in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities and regularly interacts with the external independent auditors.

The Regional Audit team in Frankfurt is responsible for the audit coverage of Goldman Sachs Bank Europe SE activities.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Develop and maintain an in-depth understanding of business areas, its products, and supporting functions

Assist in every step of an audit, including documentation, across scoping, planning, fieldwork and reporting

Performing walkthroughs with stakeholders to perform control design assessments and presenting results of work performed to management

Execute audit testing to ensure audit fieldwork is focused on the right areas and documentation meets high quality standards

Identify risks, assess mitigating controls, and make recommendations on improving the control environment

Prepare commercially effective audit conclusions and findings, and present to Internal Audit senior management and business stakeholders

Follow-up on open audit issues and their resolution

Participate in department-wide initiatives aimed at continually improving Internal Audit's processes and supporting infrastructure

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• Approximately 2 years of experience in a public accounting, consulting, internal audit and/or regulatory agency examiner role within the financial services industry or a related control functioninternal audit, compliance or quality assurance testing experience
• Relevant certification or industry accreditation (e.g., CAMS, CIA) is a plusAble to work under minimal supervision on individual tasks or on team projects
• Team-oriented with a strong sense of ownership and accountability
• Highly motivated with strong analytical skills, willing and able to learn new business and system processes quickly
• Accurate, accountable and able to multitask while managing both time and workload
• Interest in developing your knowledge of Risk and Controllers controls across regions

ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHS

At Goldman Sachs, we commit our people, capital and ideas to help our clients, shareholders and the communities we serve to grow. Founded in 1869, we are a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm. Headquartered in New York, we maintain offices around the world.

We believe who you are makes you better at what you do. We're committed to fostering and advancing diversity and inclusion in our own workplace and beyond by ensuring every individual within our firm has a number of opportunities to grow professionally and personally, from our training and development opportunities and firmwide networks to benefits, wellness and personal finance offerings and mindfulness programs.

Learn more about our culture, benefits, and people at GS.com/careers.

We’re committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with special needs or disabilities during our recruiting process. Learn more: https://www.goldmansachs.com/careers/footer/disability-statement.html

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Goldman Sachs is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veterans status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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