Director of Audit Europe Continentale

BGC Group; Paris; Sur place; EUR 70 000 - 100 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

A leading global financial services company seeks a Director to enhance their audit functions across Continental Europe. The role entails overseeing audit quality, managing audit plans, and communicating effectively with stakeholders to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements. Ideal candidates should possess strong leadership skills, risk management expertise, and fluency in both French and English.

Qualifications

• Experience leading small to medium size teams of auditors.
• Solid understanding of both infrastructure and applications.
• Ability to discuss technical findings with non-technical audiences.

Responsabilités

• Perform/manage high-quality audits collaboratively with Technology and audit colleagues.
• Establish effective relationships with management to provide value-added services.
• Produce effective reports and opinions influencing management to manage risks.

Connaissances

Supervisory experience

Risk Management Methodologies

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Project Management Skills

Strong analytical and investigation skills

Description du poste

BGC Group Inc (NASDAQ : BGC) is a leading global marketplace, data, and financial technology and services companies for a broad range of products, including fixed income, foreign exchange, energy, commodities, shipping, equities, and now includes the FMX Futures Exchange.In Continental Europe, the firm’s activities are primarily conducted under our Aurel’s French subsidiary. BGC Group Inc is also affiliated with Cantor Fitzgerald, a global investment bank that provides fixed income, equity capital markets, prime, asset management, advisory and investment banking products, services, and technology solutions.

The role of the director is to provide an independent assessment on the adequacy and effectiveness of controls applied to the group’s regional activities and associated risks.

• Perform and / or manage individuals in delivering a portfolio of high-quality audits, working collaboratively with Technology and audit colleagues globally.
• Establish and maintain effective relationships with middle and senior level Management across the firm to better position the Audit function to perform audits and provide value added services to our clients.
• To produce effective reports and opinions (in English) which successfully influence executive management to manage risk prudently within the company’s risk appetites and regulatory requirements.
• To promptly respond to and complete ad hoc business requests, including those directed by the Global Head of Auditand Head of Audit Europe and Asia.
• To positively participate as part of the wider IA team in all situations.
• Ensure outstanding issues are clearly positioned with senior stakeholders to enable management to resolve in a reasonable timeframe.
• Ensure that audits are delivered on time and to a high standard.
• Experience in technical competence areas.
• Provide the Aurel Board ongoing updates about Audit Plan and address concerns, as well as contribute to group wide Board updates on overall Audit work

The Head of Audit for Continental Europe will also help coordinate global audit coverage that impacts the region as well as be part of working groups to coordinate global coverage.

Key Contacts and Working Relationships :

• Establish and maintain relationships with key stakeholders within the Firm.
• Liaise with other control functions (Compliance, Risk and Internal Controls) to ensure clear understanding of risks to the business is understood to ensure a consistent message is conveyed to the business.

Skills :

• Supervisory experience leading small to medium size teams of auditors
• Experience of performing audits with a solid understanding of both infrastructure and applications
• Familiarity with Risk Management Methodologies
• A mix of both Internal Audit and consulting experience (preferably Big-)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills – in French and English.
• Ability to discuss technical findings with a non-technical audience.
• Project Management Skills

General :

• Keep up to date with developments, legislation and regulatory requirements
• Ability to audit complex systems to ensure that the data within the system is correct and sufficiently protected
• Strong analytical and investigation skills
• Self-motivated and able to work independently and as part of a team