Senior Auditor - Markets
Citigroup Inc.
Function background/context:
Internal Audit is a global organization of over 1000 professionals covering Citi's global businesses and service to clients and customers in over 180 countries. Citi's Internal Audit division provides independent assessments of the company's governance, risk management and internal control environment for key stakeholders including the Board of Directors, senior management and Citi’s numerous regulators globally. Internal Audit is a change agent within Citi aimed to enhance the control culture of Citigroup worldwide and thereby support senior management decision making around the globe.
Citibank A.Ş. Turkey serves the financial needs of the public and private corporations through a complete array of services including cash management, trade, custody, treasury, loans, corporate finance, and capital markets. The head office is located in the city of Istanbul and there are 8 branches located in 6 cities in Turkey.
Job Purpose:
Job Purpose:
This position is for a Senior Auditor for the Global Markets reporting to the country Head of Audit. The Auditor will contribute in the completion of the overall audit process. This includes leading and participating audits in markets as well as other areas including risk. The candidate must possess knowledge of markets products and related requirements of Turkish laws and regulations.
This role participates in the timely delivery of high quality, value added assurance and audit reports for a portfolio of business activities, which meet the requirements of the Board of Citibank A.S. and of respective regulators.
Key Responsibilities:
- As a seasoned professional applies solid understanding of internal audit standards, policies, and local regulations to provide timely audit assurance.
- Contributes to the development of audit processes improvements.
- Applies solid understanding of how internal audit collectively integrates with line management and control functions to accomplish the objectives of the function and overall business.
- Plans and performs moderately complex audits related to markets, technology management; project/program management; or supplier management in accordance with corporate methodologies, professional standards and local regulations, including drafting of audit reports, presenting issues to the business and discussing practical solutions.
- Completes assigned audits within budgeted timeframes, and budgeted costs.
- Provides coaching to team members in all phases of the audit process.
- Monitors the risk environment and assesses the emerging risks through the Business Monitoring process.
- Ensures potential issues are raised promptly and collaboratively with a view to identifying the most viable, pragmatic and sustainable conclusion to mitigate the risk.
- Recommends appropriate and pragmatic solutions to risk and control issues.
- Ensures all identified corrective action plans are completed and validates Internal Audit raised control issues in accordance with the methodology.
- Applies knowledge of key regulations to influence audit scope.
- Develops and maintains effective line management relationships with key business contacts to ensure strong understanding of the business.
- Pro-actively develops automated routines to help focus audit testing.
- Keeps abreast of new laws, rules, products, technologies and applications.
Qualifications and Competencies:
- BS/BA degree or equivalent combination of education/experience.
- Professional certification (CIA, CFSA etc.) is a plus.
- Intermediate level experience in a related role with experience in business, functional and people management, with proven abilities in taking responsibility for issuing to stakeholders high quality deliverables according to strict timetables.
- Specific subject matter expertise regarding technology application control disciplines and a solid business understanding of markets products.
- Effective negotiation skills, a proactive and 'no surprises' approach in communicating issues and strength in sustaining independent views.
- Effective communicator, both orally and in writing, with an energetic, charismatic and approachable style.
- Strong interpersonal skills for interfacing with all levels of internal and external audit and management.
- Fluent in Turkish and English.
- Strong team player.
Exceptional candidates who do not meet these criteria may be considered for the role provided they have the necessary skills and experience.
Valuing diversity. Demonstrates an appreciation of a diverse workforce. Appreciates differences in style or perspective and uses differences to add value to decisions or actions and organizational success.
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