ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE AND COMPETENCIES:

• Professional qualification required with knowledge related to UK regulations applicable to Personal Finance, Retail Banking and supporting CIB functions.
• Proven experience in conducting and / or managing audits of businesses within sphere of role coverage, either at a Bank or consulting firm, or other by conducting other relevant Internal/External Audits.
• Knowledge of a wide range of IG principles, processes, regulations and legislation appropriate for the PF, Retail & Functions team and ability to translate knowledge and experience into recommendations to improve team operating practices.
• Strong analytical skills, including ability to understand quickly the critical steps in a process, synthesise and process complex information and understand the related risks of various natures, including use of data.
• Good people management skills and an ability to work with individuals to set individual objectives and manage performance to ensure their delivery.
• Thorough and organised with an ability to prioritise and work under time-pressure.
• Excellent written and oral English skills in order to articulate technical issues and to be able to take the complex and make simple to enable effective communication with individuals across the business.
• Computer literacy and a good knowledge of standard computer software and able to learn and utilise specialist applications appropriately.

JOB PURPOSE

This role will be accountable for handling a range of complex assignments within the PF, Retail & Functions team, and will act as a key team member assisting senior team members to perform risk-based audit reviews and to identify and remediate issues in business processes and internal governance frameworks to support the business to achieve its objectives.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Executes high quality and in-depth audit assignments, as well as ad-hoc projects and investigations (including Quality Assurance Reviews, regulatory assignments, and follow up of IG missions) and other audit related tasks (such as continuous / annual risk assessments or requests for audit recommendation closure, archiving, preparing restitution slides, and inputting findings, recommendations) to ensure that audits are effectively performed, maintained and coordinated within BNP Paribas IG Methodologies and Tools (including Data Analytics), procedures, guidelines and expectations. Consistently has regard to the main risks in the performance of all duties, and proposes recommendations where appropriate and in line with best practices.
• Applies existing IG policies and procedures. Utilises relevant specialist sector knowledge related to UK regulations applicable to the scope of coverage to ensure that the PF, Retail & Functions team’s risk, control and governance processes are subject to review and testing. Inputs into the design of audit programmes, and takes a proactive approach to promote the review and update of practices within the team in relation to an area of expertise by reviewing relevant market data, sector and regulatory updates.
• Works under guidance from more senior team members to deliver assigned tasks in a timely manner. Where appropriate, refers unusual or complex issues to more senior colleagues for resolution and advice in a timely manner to ensure the business receives the appropriate level of professional support.
• Ensures that relevant senior colleagues are kept updated on progress with assigned work on a continuous basis to ensure the smooth delivery of IG processes and service levels in accordance with the established procedures and guidelines.
• Establishes good relationships with auditees to ensure high quality of audit service is provided.
• May be required to provide managerial, coaching or appraisal functions for junior roles in the PF, Retail & Functions IG team where required to support the development of talent in the team, and provide adequate supervision to such team members.
• Contributes to the maintenance and development of the data analytics tools and methodologies used by PF, Retail & Functions IG team.