Internal Audit, Regional Auditor, Analyst, Frankfurt

Goldman Sachs; Frankfurt; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Goldman Sachs is seeking an Internal Audit Analyst for the Regional Frankfurt team. The role focuses on understanding business areas, supporting audits from planning through reporting, and presenting findings to management.

Ideal candidates have about two years in accounting or audit within financial services, hold a Bachelor’s degree, and may have CAMS/CIA. Strong analytical skills and teamwork are essential for success in this hands-on, on-site position in Frankfurt.

Qualifications

• Approximately 2 years of experience in public accounting, consulting, internal audit and/or regulatory agency examiner roles in financial services or related control functions.
• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Relevant certification or industry accreditation (e.g., CAMS, CIA) is a plus.
• Able 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 and the ability to learn new processes quickly.
• Accurate, accountable and able to multitask while managing time and workload.
• Interest in developing knowledge of Risk and Controllers controls across regions.

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.
• Perform walkthroughs with stakeholders to perform control design assessments and present findings to management.
• Execute audit testing to ensure fieldwork quality and documentation standards.
• Identify risks, assess mitigating controls, and make recommendations to improve the control environment.
• Prepare audit conclusions and findings, and present to IA senior management and stakeholders.
• Follow-up on open audit issues and resolutions.
• Support department-wide initiatives to improve IA processes and infrastructure.

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Job Description

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 function i nternal audit, compliance or quality assurance testing experience
• Bachelor’s degree
• Relevant certification or industry accreditation (e.g., CAMS, CIA) is a plus Able 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.

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