Internal Audit - New York - Associate, Business Audit

Goldman Sachs; New York (NY); On-site; USD 98,000 - 141,000; Full time

Job summary

Goldman Sachs is seeking an Associate in New York, NY to provide independent assurance over the risk management framework and internal controls. The role includes planning, scoping, and executing audits across business areas, drafting findings, and presenting results to management.

It emphasizes data analysis, reporting quality, and collaboration with stakeholders to drive process improvements. The position requires advanced degrees in finance or related fields and proven experience with

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Finance, Accountancy, Financial Risk Management, Mathematics, Statistics or related field.
• 1 year of experience with Master’s degree or 3 years with Bachelor’s degree in the job offered or a related role.
• Experience executing risk-based and regulatory audits, drafting comprehensive audit testing plans and reports.

Responsibilities

• Plan, scope, and execute risk-based and regulatory audits.
• Draft commercially effective audit findings and reports; present scope, progress, and results to management.
• Coordinate multiple concurrent audits and ensure adherence to timelines and quality standards.
• Apply data analysis techniques and data mining to derive actionable conclusions for project execution.
• Support department-wide initiatives to improve Internal Audit processes and infrastructure.

Skills

Audit

Data analysis

Communication

Project management

Education

Master's degree in Finance/Accountancy/Financial Risk Management/Mathematics/Statistics or related field

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accountancy/Financial Risk Management/Mathematics or related field

Tools

Data analytics tools

Job description

Job Duties:

Associate, Business Auditwith Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC in New York, New York. Responsible for providing independent assurance for the firm's risk management framework internal controls. Assist with planning, scoping, and execution of risk-based and regulatory required audits of business areas and processes. Assist with multiple audits concurrently, including the planning and scoping of the audits, employing audit and analytical procedures and techniques to assess the design and operating effectiveness of the controls to mitigate risks, and discussing the results with the firm’s local and global management. Drive report preparation by drafting commercially effective audit reports, including writing clear and concise findings. Present the scope, progress, and results of the review to internal audit management, business stakeholders and assisting with negotiating finalization of issues with senior client management. Participate in department-wide initiatives aimed at continually improving Internal Audit’s processes and supporting infrastructure. Analyze data by applying various data analysis techniques and data mining to derive conclusions and make business decisions to drive projects.

Job Requirements:

Master’s degree (U.S. or foreign equivalent) in Finance, Accountancy, Financial Risk Management, Mathematics, Statistics or related field, and one (1) year of experience in the job offered or in a related role OR Bachelor’s degree (U.S. or foreign equivalent) in Finance, Accountancy, Financial Risk Management, Mathematics, Statistics or related field, and three (3) years of experience in the job offered or in a related role. Prior experience must include one (1) year (with a Master’s degree) or three (3) years (with a Bachelor’s degree) with the following: execute risk-based and regulatory audits to assess the design and operating effectiveness of risk management and internal controls; develop comprehensive audit testing plans and scopes, employing audit and analytical procedures to identify and assess risks across business areas; draft commercially effective audit findings and reports, articulating clear and concise findings for internal audit management; present audit scope, progress, and results, and negotiate finalization of issues with senior management and stakeholders; utilize various data analysis techniques and data mining to derive actionable conclusions and inform business decisions for project execution; and manage multiple concurrent audits, ensuring adherence to established timelines and quality standards.

Salary Range: Annual base salary for this New York, New York -based position is $98,000 - $141,000.

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