Internal Audit, Regional Audit (Global Market & AML), Analyst/Associate, Shanghai

Goldman Sachs

  • Shanghai
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 2 months ago
Job Category: AssociateJob Description:In Internal Audit (IA), 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 are 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 (IA) supports the Board of Directors' Audit Committee and senior firm leadership in fulfilling their oversight roles by independently assessing the firm's internal control structure, raising awareness of control risk, providing advice to management in developing control solutions, and monitoring the implementation of management's control measures.IA is comprised of the following global functional audit teams covering the various business areas of the firm: Global Markets, Asset Management, Investment Banking, Global Investment Research, Consumer and Wealth Management, Compliance & Legal, Risk, Finance, Human Capital Management, Executive Office, Corporate and Workspace Solutions, and Technology.HOW YOU WILL FULFILL YOUR POTENTIAL
  • Develop and maintain an in-depth understanding of business areas, its products, and supporting functions
  • Assist in every step of an audit including scoping, planning, fieldwork and reporting
  • 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 IA senior management and business clients
  • Follow-up on open audit issues and their resolution
  • Assist in the audit team's continuous monitoring effort to cover market and regulatory events, business and technology updates and audit/reviews completed
  • Participate in department-wide initiatives aimed at continually improving IA's processes and supporting infrastructure
SKILLS & EXPERIENCE WE'RE LOOKING FORBasic Qualifications:
  • Strong English and Mandarin communication skills (written and verbal) a must.
  • Strong project and time management skills
  • Good communicator who can manage multiple stakeholders, keen to drive consensus and influence the outcomes
  • Excellent team player who is enthusiastic, motivated to learn and detailed oriented
  • University degree in Finance, Accounting, or with quantitative discipline, and ideally a graduate degree in a related subject
  • 4 -6 years of experience in an internal audit, compliance testing or public accounting role within the financial services industry
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Technical knowledge of securities and/or investment banking products
  • Relevant certification or industry accreditation (e.g., CPA, CA, CFA, CIA, CAMS, CFE)
  • Prior experience in audit of financial services industry or with SAC license is a plus
  • Data Analytics skill is a plus
  • Experience with Agile Auditing is a plus
ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHSAt Goldman Sachs, we connect people, capital and ideas to help solve problems for our clients. We are a leading global financial services firm providing investment banking, securities and investment management services to a substantial and diversified client base that includes corporations, financial institutions, governments and individuals.We believe who you are makes you better at what you do. We're committed to fostering and advancing diversity and inclusion in our own workplace and beyond by ensuring every individual within our firm has a number of opportunities to grow professionally and personally, from our training and development opportunities and firmwide networks to benefits, wellness and personal finance offerings and mindfulness programs. Learn more about our culture, benefits, and people at GS.com/careers.

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