Job Summary
GIA represents the third line of defence and provides independent assurance of the effectiveness of management’s control of business activities (the first line) and of the control processes maintained by the Risk Framework Owners and Policy Owners (the second line). GIA works with the Group's other control functions, such as Finance, Risk and Compliance, but does not place unqualified reliance on their work. GIA is an independent function whose primary role is to help the Board and Executive Management to protect the assets, reputation and sustainability of the Group.
As defined in the Audit Charter, all staff in GIA must exhibit the highest level of professional objectivity in gathering, evaluating and communicating information about the activity or process being examined. They must make a balanced assessment of all the relevant circumstances and not be unduly influenced by their own interests or by others in forming judgments. GIA will adhere to the Definition of Internal Auditing, the Core Principles for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing, Code of Ethics and the Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing that are published by the IIA. It is expected that all members of GIA strive to operate as role models for the Group’s valued behaviours. GIA methodology has defined “Habits of a Human Auditor” which are aligned to the Group’s valued behaviours and communicated across the function.
Responsibilities
- Act as a Team leader / Member on assigned audit work and assist Head of Audit (HOA) for the delivery of high-quality audits, the performance of which cause minimal disruption to the business.
- Act as Team leader/ Member and take responsibility for working with the HOA during the planning and execution of the audit, including drafting of audit issues and helping the HOA to draft the audit report.
- Ensure that assigned audit work is executed in an efficient and effective manner, within the given budget and timelines, and in line with GIA methodology standards and relevant Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency (the “BRSA”) rules and regulations.
- Support HOA clearly define the risks and impact of issues during issue writing, agreeing these issues with management and obtaining quality management action plans to mitigate the risks raised.
- Support in department wide exercises such as annual planning, risk assessment and training.
- Manage relationships with senior auditee management and stakeholders.
- Support GIA audit teams by providing product/country knowledge and expertise for their audits relating to the individual’s area of expertise.
- Provide ongoing continuous monitoring support to HOA in respect of the business and raise issues and observations outside of formal audit work to expedite rectification of control weaknesses.
- Attend and present at formal committees and Group meetings on behalf of HOA, as required, e.g. Governance Committees and Country Non-Financial Risk Committees.
- Ensure that all audit issue action plans agreed during audit fieldwork are tracked through to completion in accordance with methodology requirements supporting timely closure of issues.
- Support HOA determine the policies and implementation procedures for the internal audit of the activities.
- Support HOA to provide assurance to the Board of Directors that the Information Systems (IS) management activities within the Bank and its external service providers, the processes supporting these activities and the established IS controls are in compliance with the legislation and the Bank's internal policies, procedures and standards.
- Support HOA to perform IS internal audits with the aim of providing assurance that all the provisions of Regulation on Information Systems and Electronic Banking Services of Banks (“IS Regulation”) have been fulfilled by the Bank, shall be set not exceeding two (2) years.
- Support HOA to ensure that the scope of IS internal audits be in depth and detail to include, and provide assurance on, critical IS services, processes and critical assets.
- Support to prepare an IS audit plan consisting of auditable IS areas shall each year submit to the approval of the Bank's Audit Committee.
- Assist to draft and submit inputs to the audit scope proposed by the HOA as well as audit report in the GIA report review process.
- Track the implementation/delivery of the agreed issues and action plans for the audits assigned, understanding the key risks arising, provide advice on resolution of issues to auditees/action plan owners and escalate audit findings that remain unresolved.
- Ensure that audit deliverables meet quality standards and timelines in line with the GIA methodology and BRSA rules and regulations.
- Assist HOA to monitor the implementation/delivery of the agreed issues/audit plans for the audits assigned, understanding the key risks arising, provide advice on resolution of issues to auditees/action plan owners and escalate audit findings that remain unresolved.
- Assist HOA to execute audits in line with regulatory requirements.
- For IS audits to be conducted by the IS internal audit function, audit guides and checklists shall be prepared, written down and updated regularly in accordance with the current technology. Evidence of any efforts related to the audits conducted shall be kept.
As a result of the activities carried out by the IS internal control and internal audit functions, the Bank's IS audits must be reviewed and an assessment must be made to reveal all the important control deficiencies about these controls independently of the works carried out by independent audit companies and in this context, the necessary assurance must be provided that:
- no significant lack of control exists in the Bank's IS controls that could constitute any impediment for efficiency, competence or compliance in terms of the procedures and principles specified in Part Two-Internal Control of the ICAAP Regulation and in IS Regulation,
- no situation that causes significant misrepresentation in the financial statements or that significantly affects the integrity, consistency, reliability, and where necessary, confidentiality of the data that is sensitive to the Bank, particularly financial data, exists or that no abuse or corruption situation involving the managers and others who have critical duties in the internal control system exists,
- if there are matters falling into the scope of paragraphs (a) and (b) among the findings identified, all of these are reported to the Bank's Audit Committee and the Board of Directors.
Present, a report to the Audit Committee at least on a quarterly basis regarding the operations executed by the internal audit department and further discussing such reports with the Audit Committee, which shall thereafter be submitted to the Board of Directors by the Audit Committee.
Qualifications
- Experience in audit, governance, risk or in a business environment.
- At least BA degree and minimum 7 year experience in banking; at least five years of professional experience in any one or more than one of the fields of IS internal control, IS audit, IS governance and controls, or information security.
- Effective collaborative skills that contribute to positive working relationships with counterparts in Group Internal Audit and the business.
- Minimum knowledge and skills in IS internal control/audit, IS governance and controls, or information security that can be demonstrated by the educational status or by the certificate (CISA).
- Knowledge, skills and audit techniques based on Information Technologies as proven by training certificates.
- In-depth understanding of correspondent banking and overall enterprise risk management, regulatory requirements and associated control requirements.
- Strong communicator, both written and verbal, with an ability to influence and an ability to gain the respect of senior management, regional stakeholders, peers and their teams.
- Confident and courageous to raise/escalate issues in a pro-active, professional and timely manner.
- Self-directed and able to work with minimum supervision.
About Standard Chartered
Standard Chartered Bank is a leading international banking group, with a presence in 57 markets and serving customers in over 120 markets worldwide through our network.
Our purpose is to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, and our heritage and values are expressed in our brand promise, here for good.
We’re listed on the London and Hong Kong Stock Exchanges.
Standard Chartered has had a presence in Türkiye since 2003, providing corporate and institutional banking products and services to a select number of large multinational corporates and financial institutions. Leveraging Standard Chartered’s vast geographical network, local market knowledge and expertise, our team is able to support our clients with their banking needs across the markets we operate, Europe, America, Asia, Africa and the Middle East.
Together we:
- Do the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do.
- Never settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well.
- Are better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term.
What we offer
In line with our Fair Pay Charter, we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.
- Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.
- Time-off including annual leave, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum.
- Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.
- Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits
- A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning.
- Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.
For further information, and to apply, please visit our website via the “Apply” button below.
