Audit Manager - Functions: HR and CABM (India/ Poland)

Standard Chartered; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 2,500,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Learning culture

Wellbeing support

Inclusion

Job summary

Standard Chartered is seeking an accomplished audit professional for Group Internal Audit and Investigations (GIAI) to cover HR, CABM and Strategy portfolios. The role involves supporting risk assessments, audit planning, and delivering high-quality audit outputs in a global, agile environment.

You will work with cross-functional teams across regions and contribute to the future of auditing within a leading international bank, balancing independence with collaboration.

Qualifications

• Experience in Audit, Governance, Risk or business environment.
• Professional Audit or Accounting Certification preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with ability to influence senior management.
• Self-directed and able to work with minimal supervision.
• Familiarity with Banking Regulations.

Responsibilities

• Support Audit Directors and Senior Audit Managers in developing GIA risk assessments and audit plans for HR, CABM, and Strategy portfolios.
• Propose audits based on knowledge of the business and regulatory expectations.
• Ensure audits address key risks and comply with GIAI methodology and charter.
• Maintain independence and avoid interference during engagements.
• Support adherence to GIA methodology and provide guidance to the audit team.

Skills

GIA Methodology

Stakeholder Engagement

Risk Assessment

Audit Planning

Audit Report Writing

Continuous Monitoring

Data analysis

Data insights

MS Excel

Power BI

Education

Professional Audit or Accounting Certification

Tools

SQL

Python

Excel (Advanced)

Tableau

Power BI

Job description

Job Summary

This role could be based in India and Poland. When you start the application process you will be presented with a drop down menu showing all countries, please ensure that you select a country where the role is based.

Group Internal Audit and Investigations (GIAI) is looking for an accomplished and highly motivated audit professional with a robust background and strong expertise around the key risks and controls in the Human Resources (HR); Corporate Affairs Brand and Marketing (CABM) and Strategy portfolio which fall within the wider Functions and Group Chief Operating Officer (GCOO) portfolios.

Job Description

Job Summary

This role could be based in India and Poland. When you start the application process you will be presented with a drop down menu showing all countries, please ensure that you select a country where the role is based.

Group Internal Audit and Investigations (GIAI) is looking for an accomplished and highly motivated audit professional with a robust background and strong expertise around the key risks and controls in the Human Resources (HR); Corporate Affairs Brand and Marketing (CABM) and Strategy portfolio which fall within the wider Functions and Group Chief Operating Officer (GCOO) portfolios.

The role-holder will be an integral part of the Functions and GCOO Audit teams. The team provides independent assessments of risk management and internal control environment of HR, CABM and Strategy globally.

We pride ourselves in being auditors of the future, forward-looking and agile with a keen focus on smarter auditing. When you join us, you will enter a role that challenges the status quo and moves mindsets and be a part of the future of banking.

Key Responsibilities

• Support Audit Directors and Senior Audit Managers where required, in the development of the GIA risk assessment and development of an appropriate audit plan for the HR, CABM and Strategy portfolio;
• Propose audits for coverage during the audit cycle based on their knowledge of the business;
• Audits assigned to the individual in the audit plan should address the key risks identified in the detailed risk assessment and in the audit planning process and meet relevant regulatory requirements and expectations that are required to be covered by GIAI.
• Ensure that audit team operates in line with the Audit Charter during engagements, remains independent from management and free from interference.
• Build the knowledge, awareness and confidence across the GIAI teams so that over time, support for HR, CABM and Strategy audits outside of the GCOO and Functions team can be tailored to need and that functional and product teams are confident in completing relevant audit tests.
• Effectively manage the cost of assigned audits within the allocated budget for their areas within audit engagements
• Provide technical input and challenge on audit work being undertaken within the scope of assigned product area of responsibility. This will include working with the audit team to produce outputs of high quality which address the areas of greatest risk.
• When Team Leading to provide clear guidance, detailed review and supervision of the audit team’s work so that audit deliverables meet quality standards and timelines in line with the GIA methodology.
• When Team Leading to provide guidance on business/audit technical knowledge and management skills to team members to enable them to effectively deliver their assigned contributions for an audit.
• Support adherence to the GIA methodology in all areas of the audit engagement, as well as raising awareness and understanding of the methodology.
• Demonstrate sound knowledge of both business/technical areas and expert knowledge in the audit process, including the GIAI system, so that audit work is carried out to a high standard that meets all methodology and GIAI system requirements.
• Monitor the implementation/delivery of the agreed issues/audit plans for the audits assigned, understanding the key risks arising, provide advice on resolution of issues to auditees/action plan owners and elevate audit findings that remain unresolved.

Skills and Experience

• GIA Methodology and Systems
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Risk Assessment
• Audit Planning
• Audit Report Writing
• Continuous Monitoring
• Ability to work within a global team
• Data analysis
• Data insights (generation and interpretation)
• Basic Tools (MS Excel, Power BI etc.)

Qualifications

• Experience in Audit, Governance, Risk or business environment.
• Professional Audit or Accounting Certification preferred
• Good Communicator, both written and verbal, with an ability to influence and gain respect of senior management, stakeholders, peers and their teams.
• Confident and courageous to raise / elevate issues in a pro active, professional and timely manner.
• Self-directed and able to work with minimum supervisions
• Demonstrates understanding and commitment to the Group’s Core Values
• Familiarity with Banking Regulations,
• Proficient in using data analytics tools (e.g., SQL, Python, Excel advanced functions, Tableau, Power BI, or equivalent) to support audit planning, fieldwork and continuous monitoring activities.
• Certifications around analytics and AI/Gen AI will be an advantage.
• Demonstrates strong foundational analytics skills, with the ability to independently design, execute and interpret data driven audit tests.

About Standard Chartered

We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 170 years, we've worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you're looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents and we can't wait to see the talents you can bring us.

Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you'll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion.

Together We

• Do the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do
• Never settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well
• Are better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term

What we offer

In line with our Fair Pay Charter, we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.

• Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.
• Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.
• Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits
• A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning.
• Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.