Job Description

INTERNAL AUDIT

The primary role of Internal Audit is to help protect the assets, reputation and sustainability of the organization. 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. IA assists the firm's Board of Directors Audit Committee in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities and regularly interacts with the external independent auditors.



The Regional Audit team in Frankfurt is responsible for the audit coverage of Goldman Sachs Bank Europe SE activities.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND QUALIFICATIONS

General Responsibilities:

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

Specific Audit Skills and Experience:

Internal audit, compliance or quality assurance testing experience Knowledge and expertise in auditing Anti-Money Laundering (AML), financial crime risks and related regulations e.g. MaRisk, MaComp, GwG, etc. Understanding of compliance program components, risk and control processes

General Skills and Experience:

Able to work under minimal supervision on individual tasks or on team projects Team-oriented with a strong sense of ownership and accountability Highly motivated with strong analytical skills, willing and able to learn new business and system processes quickly Accurate, accountable and able to multitask while managing both time and work load Approximately 4 years of experience in a public accounting, consulting, internal audit and/or regulatory agency examiner role within the financial services industry or a related control function (i.e., Compliance Officer or Legal coverage) 4-year degree in a finance, accounting, or quantitative discipline, and ideally a graduate degree in a related subject Relevant certification or industry accreditation (e.g., CAMS, CIA) 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 opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veterans status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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
Associate
OFFICE LOCATION(S)
Frankfurt
JOB FUNCTION
Business Audit
DIVISION
Internal Audit