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In Internal Audit, we ensure that Goldman Sachs maintains effective controls by assessing the reliability of financial reports, monitoring the firm s compliance with laws and regulations, and advising management on developing smart control solutions. Our group has unique insight on the financial industry and its products and operations. We re looking for detail-oriented team players who have an interest in financial markets and want to gain insight into the firm s operations and control processes.

Internal Audit s (IA) mission within Goldman Sachs is to independently assess the firm s overall control environment, including the firm s governance processes, controls, risk management and anti-financial crime frameworks. IA comprises of global functional audit teams covering the various business areas of the firm: Global Banking and Markets, Asset and Wealth Management and Platform Solutions.

The IA Asset and Wealth Management team in London is responsible for auditing the Asset Management, Private Wealth Management and Marcus business areas, its products, and supporting functions within the UK. We are looking for detail-oriented team players who want to gain insight into the firm s operations and control processes and learn more about the Asset and Wealth Management businesses.


How You Will Fulfil Your Potential

  • Collaborate and work as a team across IA Asset & Wealth Management, IA and Goldman Sachs
  • Develop and maintain an in-depth understanding of business areas, its products, and supporting functions
  • Use and develop data analytics computer assisted audit tools and techniques to assist in execution of audits and risk assessment
  • Assist in every step of an audit, including documentation, across scoping, planning, fieldwork and reporting
  • Performing walkthroughs with stakeholders to perform control design assessments and presenting results of work performed to management
  • Execute audit testing to ensure audit fieldwork is focused on the right areas and documentation meets high quality standards
  • Identify risks, assess mitigating controls, and make recommendations on improving the control environment
  • Prepare commercially effective audit conclusions and findings, and present to Internal Audit senior management and business stakeholders
  • Follow-up on open audit issues and their resolution
  • Participate in department-wide initiatives aimed at continually improving Internal Audit s processes and supporting infrastructure

Skills And Experience We Are Looking For

Basic Qualification

  • Minimum 1 year of prior experience in auditing controls. This could be in an IA team, external audit team, or consulting, regulatory body or a related control function, with controls testing as part of your role, i.e. compliance testing group or a risk and control team.
  • Team-oriented with a strong sense of ownership and accountability
  • Strong leadership, interpersonal, and relationship management skills
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Interest in developing your knowledge of Wealth Management
  • Highly motivated with strong analytical skills, willing and able to learn new business and system processes quickly

Preferred Qualification

  • Relevant certification or industry accreditation (e.g., ACA, CAMS, CIA, CFA) is a plus
Core Skills: Auditing, ACA Other Skills: CFA Seniority: Junior, Mid
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