Training & Communication Senior Audit Manager - Methodology - Senior Vice President

Citi Group; Belfast City District; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Citi in Belfast is seeking a Senior Audit Manager to shape and evolve IA Methodology, learning resources and guidance. You will lead a team, partner with business heads and senior leaders to simplify and strengthen the audit framework.

The role focuses on training design and delivery across the audit lifecycle, coordinating with IA Learning, Development and Engagement, and delivering complex projects from inception to rollout while reinforcing internal controls and risk governance.

Qualifications

• Experience in developing and implementing audit methodologies or risk frameworks with senior stakeholder influence.
• Experience delivering projects or large assignments with planning, execution, and team management.
• Strong intellectual/analytical abilities with influence up to senior levels.
• Experience in audit, risk, control, compliance or related learning/training roles.
• Excellent problem solving, business judgment, and result orientation.
• Strong written and verbal communication to train complex topics and lead a dispersed team.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team and partner with peers and senior leaders to improve methodology, learning resources, and guidance.
• Design, develop and maintain training materials across the audit lifecycle and identify knowledge gaps.
• Deliver training across multiple channels.
• Maintain IA's methodology training and partner with tech teams on system guidance.
• Lead medium to large projects delivering methodology-related outcomes.
• Identify opportunities to add value beyond formal projects.
• Enhance tools supporting Methodology and Training, e.g., job aids and templates.
• Engage IA stakeholders to align expectations and build relationships with executives.
• Lead remediation of methodology issues and strengthen internal control environment.
• Collaborate with 1st/2nd line risk and control for governance training initiatives.
• Use communication to influence diverse audiences and provide training.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Stakeholder influence

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Problem solving

Training delivery

Risk management

Audit knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree preferred

Professional certifications (CPA/ACA/CFA CIA CISA) preferred

Job description

Excited to grow your career?

Are you looking for a career move that will put you at the heart of a global financial institution? Then bring your skills in analysis, problem solving and communication to the Internal Audit (IA) Strategy Innovation & Professional Practices team.

Shape your career with Citi in Belfast, you will become part of a global organisation whose mission is to serve as a trusted partner to our clients by responsibly providing financial services that enable growth and economic progress.

Team/Role Overview

The Senior Audit Manager is a senior level management position responsible for supporting Citi's audit methodology and the associated processes. The overall objective of this role is to support IA in maintaining an efficient and effective IA Methodology and specifically to develop and evolve IA's Methodology learning resources , which in turn supports IA teams in delivering robust risk-based assurance.

What you'll do

• Lead a team and work in close partnership with peers, business heads and senior leadership members to constantly evaluate where opportunities exist to simplify, strengthen and improve the methodology, learning and training resources, and methodology guidance, as well as support the improvement of assurance processes and requirements
• Specifically partner with the IA Learning, Development and Engagement team to design, develop and maintain training materials across the audit lifecycle, identify knowledge gaps and implement targeted learning solutions, and provide effective communications related to the Methodology
• Deliver effective training across multiple channels depending on the training needs
• Maintain IA's methodology training, guidance, awareness assets and partner with IA's technology teams to maintain effective system guidance, as well as developing a robust content management process.
• Lead medium to large complex projects to deliver and implement methodology related projects across their lifecycle: creating user centric solutions, identifying and structuring the problem, analysing root causes, creating user centric solutions, communicating project results, and obtaining buy-in for change
• Identify opportunities to add value beyond the scope of formal projects, and deliver out on the opportunities subsequently
• Lead and support the team to constantly enhance the tools that support the Methodology and associate Training, e.g., job aids, guidance, templates and chatbot, including smartly identifying challenges and developing practical solutions
• Proactively engage with the range of IA stakeholders, internal and external to the function, to ensure all expectations are understood and met, and develop and strengthen relationships with executives across the business including consulting with and advising audit teams in unique or complex situations
• Lead on the remediation of methodology related issues which arise and proactively contribute to IA's robust internal control environment
• Lead out on close collaboration with partners in the 1st and 2nd line risk and control functions on governance, risk and compliance training and learning related initiatives which can support the firm's risk management objectives
• Use communication skills to influence a wide range of internal audiences, and provide function wide training and briefings

What we'll need from you

• Previous experience in developing, designing and supporting the implementation of audit methodologies or risk management frameworks and or training including senior management partnership and influencing
• Previous experience in managing or delivering projects or large assignments: project planning & execution, client and team member management; Collaborative work style; effectively interacts with partners across organizational boundaries/hierarchies
• Intellectual and analytical capabilities. Ability to influence the organization and to affect change up to the most senior levels. Efficiently solves complex, ambiguous problems/situations
• A suitable level of experience in audit, risk and control, compliance or comparable areas as well as learning, training, communications
• Problem solving skills, sound business judgment, and demonstrated result orientation; Strong analytical and quantitative capabilities; Creative thinking
• Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication which effectively trains and communicates complex matters; Business builder capable of creating vision and motivating a geographically dispersed team; Displays a leadership presence; commands respect and will earn trust of senior leaders
• Understanding of Institute of Internal Auditors' International Professional Practices Framework, including the IIA's International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing (Standards). (preferred)
• Bachelor's/University degree, Masters degree preferred; Related certifications (CPA, ACA, CFA, CIA, CISA or similar) preferred

Education

Bachelor's degree/University degree or equivalen