Job Description

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is a leading global financial services firm providing investment banking, sales & trading, investment management and consumer banking services to a substantial and diversified client base that includes corporations, financial institutions, governments and consumers.



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 Marcus UK team in Birmingham sits within the IA Asset and Wealth Management team and is responsible for auditing the 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 about the Marcus UK business.

HOW YOU WILL FULFIL YOUR POTENTIAL

A Collaborate and work as a team across IA Asset & Wealth Management, IA and Goldman Sachs



A Develop and maintain an in-depth understanding of business areas, its products, and supporting functions



A Use and develop data analytics computer assisted audit tools and techniques to assist in execution of audits and risk assessment



A Assist in every step of an audit, including documentation, across scoping, planning, fieldwork and reporting



A Performing walkthroughs with stakeholders to perform control design assessments and presenting results of work performed to management



A Execute audit testing to ensure audit fieldwork is focused on the right areas and documentation meets high quality standards



A Identify risks, assess mitigating controls, and make recommendations on improving the control environment



A Prepare commercially effective audit conclusions and findings, and present to Internal Audit senior management and business stakeholders



A Follow-up on open audit issues and their resolution



A 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

A Minimum 1 year of prior experience in auditing controls. This could be in an IA 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.



A Team-oriented with a strong sense of ownership and accountability



A Strong leadership, interpersonal, and relationship management skills



A Strong verbal and written communication skills



A Interest in developing your knowledge of Wealth Management



A Highly motivated with strong analytical skills, willing and able to learn new business and system processes quickly

PREFERRED QUALIFICATION

A Relevant certification or industry accreditation (e.g., ACA, CAMS, CIA, CFA) is a plus

ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHS

At Goldman Sachs, we commit our people, capital and ideas to help our clients, shareholders and the communities we serve to grow. Founded in 1869, we are a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm. Headquartered in New York, we maintain offices around the world.



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. about our culture, benefits, and people at GS.com/careers.



We're committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with special needs or disabilities during our recruiting process. : https://www.goldmansachs.com/careers/footer/disability-statement.html



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Goldman Sachs is an equal employment/affirmative action employer Female/Minority/Disability/Veteran/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity

We Offer Best-In-Class Benefits

Healthcare & Medical Insurance
We offer a wide range of health and welfare programs that vary depending on office location. These generally include medical, dental, short-term disability, long-term disability, life, accidental death, labor accident and business travel accident insurance.


Holiday & Vacation Policies
We offer competitive vacation policies based on employee level and office location. We promote time off from work to recharge by providing generous vacation entitlements and a minimum of three weeks expected vacation usage each year.


Financial Wellness & Retirement
We assist employees in saving and planning for retirement, offer financial support for higher education, and provide a number of benefits to help employees prepare for the unexpected. We offer live financial education and content on a variety of topics to address the spectrum of employees' priorities.


Health Services
We offer a medical advocacy service for employees and family members facing critical health situations, and counseling and referral services through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP). We provide Global Medical, Security and Travel Assistance and a Workplace Ergonomics Program. We also offer state-of-the-art on-site health centers in certain offices.


Fitness
To encourage employees to live a healthy and active lifestyle, some of our offices feature on-site fitness centers. For eligible employees we typically reimburse fees paid for a fitness club membership or activity (up to a pre-approved amount).


Child Care & Family Care
We offer on-site child care centers that provide full-time and emergency back-up care, as well as mother and baby rooms and homework rooms. In every office, we provide advice and counseling services, expectant parent resources and transitional programs for parents returning from parental leave. Adoption, surrogacy, egg donation and egg retrieval stipends are also available.


Benefits at Goldman Sachs
Read more about the full suite of class-leading benefits our firm has to offer.



Opportunity Overview
CORPORATE TITLE
Analyst
OFFICE LOCATION(S)
Birmingham
JOB FUNCTION
Business Audit
DIVISION
Internal Audit