Mandarin Speaker Internal Auditor

It is essential that all candidates applying have a minimum 3 years proven UK work experience. Sponsorship will not be available for this position. Our Client is looking for a Mandarin Speaker Internal Auditor to join their small team on a permanent basis. This position is full time in office, 5 days per week.

Key Responsibilities (but not limited to):

• Plan, manage, and oversee audits, including determining audit objectives and scope, identifying and assessing risks, developing budgets and audit programs, and ensuring compliance with Internal Audit methodology for each audit.
• To lead on audits and other investigative reviews, covering all aspects of the end to end audit life cycle, including planning, scoping, fieldwork and reporting.
• To act as effective liaison, sharing best practices and providing required reporting on audit activity and status.
• Assist in the development and completion of the annual audit plan, execution, monitoring, and risk assessment.
• Analyse/evaluate results of audits performed and develop recommendations to correct deficiencies.
• On an ad-hoc basis, representing the department in attending governance committee and other meetings.
• Develop and implement the IAD continuous monitoring programme.
• Provide training, coaching, relationship management and review of available documentation.
• Produce reports for each assignment including agreed management actions with realistic agreed timescales for implementation.
• Laise with auditees at all stages of the audit, towards agreeing issues and developing and obtaining support for recommended remedial actions.
• To work with any outsourced Internal Audit resources (where applicable), external auditors, Risk and Compliance Departments (in respect of their assurance role).

Skills, Experience and Qualifications:

• The ability to communicate both orally and in writing, in both English and Mandarin is an essential requirement for the role.
• A recognized accountancy or internal audit qualification e.g. ACA, ACCA, or IIA.
• Experienced internal auditor including strong exposure to Banking. E.g. Treasury, Corporate Banking, Credit, Compliance (including Financial Crime), Legal and support functions to FCA/PRA standards.
• Experience in and a detailed understanding of the activities and the products traded by the Bank (Wholesale Banking activities).
• A broad and detailed knowledge of audit procedures, including planning, identification of risks and mitigating controls, designing and implementing tests of key controls, and sampling methods involved in conducting audits.
• An ability to gather, analyse and evaluate facts and to prepare and present concise oral and written reports.

For more information on this role please contact Judith Webb by sending your CV and quoting ref 16871JW.