Audit Director - Counterparty Credit Risk (CCR) and Finance Chief Risk Office (CRO)

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By joining Citi, 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 Audit Director for Counterparty Credit Risk (CCR) and Finance Chief Risk Office (CRO) is a senior level management position responsible for contributing to the strategic direction of Citi’s Internal Audit (IA) function, in coordination with the wider Internal Audit teams.

The Internal Audit mission is to provide independent, objective, reliable, valued and timely assurance to the Board, senior management and regulators of Citigroup and Citibank (and its subsidiaries), over the effectiveness of culture, ethical conduct, governance, risk management, and controls that mitigate current and evolving risks and to enhance the control environment.

Reporting to the Chief Auditor for Credit Risk, Finance CRO and International and NAM Risk, you will be responsible for managing a team of audit professionals across CCR and Finance Risk. Finance Risk refers to the risks and controls related to the 2LOD risk management independent review and challenge activities over the 1LoD finance activities including Liquidity risk, Non-Trading Market Risk, Capital Risk, Credit Losses and Reserves related risks and BCBS239 Data independent testing. The overall objective of this role is to direct audit activities for Counterparty Credit Risk and Finance Risk at the global, cluster and legal entities levels, in accordance with IA standards, Citi policies, and local regulations.

You will be responsible for building and managing relationships with senior Independent Risk Management leadership across CCR and Finance Risk. In addition, you will work closely with product and functional Internal Audit (IA) management to ensure the creation and delivery of an integrated end-to-end audit plan that provides high quality assurance over CCR and Finance Risk.

You will also engage actively with the Regulatory Issue Validation audit team to support and subject matter expertise in the validation of regulatory issues, ensuring timelines are met and regulatory intents are addressed.

As part of the wider IA Credit Risk, Finance CRO and International Risk team, you will contribute to managing IA’s regulatory relationships resulting in constructive two-way dialogue, trust in the IA function and general reliance being placed on IA’s work related to CCR and Finance CRO (Liquidity, NTMR, Capital, Reserves ACL).

What you’ll do

1. Deliver multiple current audits to specification, and ensure the delivery of audit reports are complete, insightful, timely, error free and concise; Contribute to the delivery of audit reports outlining IA’s contributions, and oversee audit’s coverage and reporting on common high-risk areas, especially in the CCR and Finance CRO spaces.
2. Provide independent assurance on the design and operating effectiveness of an area, at a global, cluster or legal entity level.
3. Ensure timely delivery of comprehensive regulatory and internal audit issue validation, including issues arising from other external parties; Ensure IA meets/exceeds expectations, and support and drive the IA Transformation Program and IA’s and management’s efforts.
4. Improve the identification, measurement, management, reporting and controls in governance, risk and control environments.
5. Support and endorse the Quality Assurance (QA) function of IA, and resolve issues found by QA, improving audit processes and coverage.
6. Support and contribute to the successful delivery and adoption of the various IA department initiatives including the People initiatives and the Innovation and Analytics initiatives; Ensure the adoption of Citigroup and Citibank Audit Committee Charters and the IA Charter, and engage in internal/external negotiations.
7. Oversee various tasks to build the audit team, including recruiting staff, developing and training the team, and managing the budget.
8. Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made.

What we’ll need from you

1. A suitable level of experience in a related role within an internal Audit function, with exposure to Risk Management disciplines including Counterparty Credit Risk and Finance Risk.
2. Related certifications (CPA, ACA, CFA, CIA, CISA or similar) preferred.
3. Demonstrated success in business, functional and people management.
4. Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication.
5. Demonstrated ability to remain unbiased in a diverse working environment.
6. Effective negotiation skills.
7. Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience; Masters degree preferred.

What we can offer you

This is a fantastic opportunity to gain exposure to many parts of the business and to use your technical skills in a different way.

This is a role that will offer you the opportunity to build and develop an in-depth knowledge within Internal Audit and drive your career forward.

Sounds like Citi has everything you need? Then apply to discover the true extent of your capabilities.

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