Auditor, Risk and Legal Audit (Analyst) in London

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EMEA Internal Audit Office, as the Bank’s third Line of Defence, aims to drive leading class standards of governance and control in EMEA which helps make MUFG the most trusted financial group. Audit Analysts are responsible for completing the execution and delivery of assigned elements of audit engagements, working within audit teams. This includes supporting the scoping, planning and reporting of audits, issue validation, and continuous monitoring activities, as well as any other tasks assigned to them by the Audit Director/Senior Audit Manager.

Audit Analysts will have project management skills, be structured in their approach to work demonstrating a culture of high performance and continuous improvement and will be able to manage and prioritise work displaying a sense of urgency to complete tasks within short turnaround times, promptly escalating challenges. Delivery and execution of all engagements must adhere to audit methodology and standards and meet established deadlines.

The role holder is responsible for taking appropriate action with respect to MUFG Internal Audit, EMEA, including:

• Monitor own delivery of tasks effectively and deliver within the deadline set.
• Timely document workpapers to the required methodology and Quality Assurance Standards.
• Escalate potential findings promptly to the Auditor in Charge and support the discussions with stakeholders to agree issues in your area of assigned testing.
• Coordinate issue follow-up with stakeholders and validate issues to the required quality standards and within relevant KPIs leveraging desktop validation where appropriate.
• Maintain regular touchpoints with relevant stakeholders to drive and support effective issue management and promptly escalate challenges.
• Deliver audit workpapers and files to meet QA standards, effectively remediating review comments and demonstrating application of feedback and a positive trend of improvement in audit skills and documentation standards throughout the audits.
• Ensure data quality is in line with data quality related deadlines and expectations.
• Produce individual issues that are written for executive audience - impactful, clear key messages, factual, active voice and written in line with effective business writing requirements and needing minimum edits by the Auditor In Charge.
• Support the embedding of the agile framework to improve frequency and quality of stakeholder interaction during audits and raising issues as they go.
• Partner with relevant stakeholders to demonstrate impact and influence through tangible outcomes and raised standards of controls and behaviours in the Stakeholders Control Environment.
• Identify and escalate emerging risk or any material changes that might impact the audit universe, risk assessment, audit plan to Senior Audit Managers/Audit Directors when assigned Continuous Monitoring tasks.

Experience of working in an audit or risk management function within the Financial Services sector in banking, investment banking, or Big 4 firm. Experience of auditing methods and industry practices. Have an appreciation of risk and control in banking and financial services, financial products, their risks and processes. Experience in Agile Auditing and Data Analytics.

Knowledge of auditing methods and industry practices. An understanding of banking and financial services is required. An understanding of financial products, their risks and how they generate revenues. Strong desire to learn and drive your own personal development. Strong interpersonal and communication skills and ability to work collaboratively across the global footprint. Data Analytics experience.

Higher education or equivalent industry experience. Professional qualifications (ACA, CFA, CIA, etc.) are desirable.

Excellent communication skills. Results driven, with a strong sense of accountability. A proactive, motivated approach with positive can-do attitude. The ability to operate with urgency and prioritise work accordingly. Strong decision-making skills, the ability to demonstrate sound judgement. A structured and logical approach to work. Strong problem-solving skills. A creative and innovative approach to work. Excellent interpersonal skills. The ability to manage large workloads and tight deadlines. Excellent attention to detail and accuracy. A calm approach, with the ability to perform well in a pressurised environment. Strong numerical skills. Excellent Microsoft Office skills.

We are open to considering flexible working requests in line with organisational requirements. MUFG is committed to embracing diversity and building an inclusive culture where all employees are valued, respected and their opinions count. We support the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion in recruitment and employment, and oppose all forms of discrimination on the grounds of age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy and maternity, race, gender reassignment, religion or belief and marriage or civil partnership. We make our recruitment decisions in a non-discriminatory manner in accordance with our commitment to identifying the right skills for the right role and our obligations under the law.