Internal Auditor – Lead Auditor

Internal Auditor – Lead Auditor (Data)

Location

London

Business Area

Accounting and Finance

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What's the role?

Internal Audit's mission is to provide independent and objective assurance to add value and improve operations. We serve as one of Bloomberg's critical lines of defence to protect our value and enable growth for a fast-paced technology company. Internal Audit partners with teams and leadership to mature Bloomberg's control environment, focusing on risk-based and practical

recommendation

s. Internal Audit continuously evolves the audit model adapting to leading practices, innovation and an agile working model.

In this role, you will work closely with the Lead Auditors covering Bloomberg's global business, products, and services. You will be responsible for the internal audit lifecycle and other initiatives, including the day-to-day management and coaching of teams. Our risk-based audit plan will also provide you the opportunity to develop audit programs for evolving risks and new audit areas. This will involve partnering with audit team members and

cross-function

al teams to evaluate areas of governance and risk, make valuable

recommendation

s on controls, and influence change.

Internal Audit uses a co-sourcing model, augmenting the skills and experience available internally with the global expertise and resources from a Big 4 firm.

Responsibiliti

es:

• Review and oversee all aspects of the audit, including work done by the Big4 team assigned to the audit
• Execute technology audits using a combination of traditional and data-driven techniques to identify risks and areas for improvement
• Provide

recommendation

s on the design and operating effectiveness of controls that mitigate the highest risks of our organization

• Deliver data-driven assurance audit reports to leadership summarizing findings, root causes, and practical

recommendation

s to enhance internal controls and operational effectiveness

• Partner with senior management and key stakeholders to monitor and influence timely remediation efforts, and provide guidance on risk management
• Collaborate with management to interpret the significance of findings, and make practical

recommendation

s, clearly articulating the value of the audit program

• Manage audit programs based on an aligned assurance model, partnering with other assurance providers to reduce assurance fatigue and increase coverage.
• Assist with enhancing the internal audit methodology to increase overall efficiency and quality of internal audit delivery.
• -Stay up to date with relevant emerging trends and industry practices to proactively identify potential risks or areas for improvement

You'll need to have:

• Professional qualifications required, e.g., ACA, ACCA, CA, CISA
• Have 8-10 years of post qualification internal audit experience, preferably as an Auditor in a relevant industry, such as, large data provider, large financial services organization or in a Big 4 professional services firm
• Strong written and verbal communication skills (e.g., persuasion, influence, conflict resolution) with the ability to effectively communicate with individuals with diverse backgrounds
• Knowledge of IT general controls, internal control frameworks and risk standards (e.g. COSO, ISO, NIST etc.)
• Demonstrated professional judgment, critical thinking, and

problem-solvin

g skills

• Experience in applying modernized auditing techniques, with demonstrated analytical kills
• Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team, managing multiple priorities and meeting deadlines
• Ability to adapt standard best practices for internal audit considering our dynamic culture and environment
• A passion for technology and learning
• Enthusiasm and

self-motivatio

n for our fast-paced, dynamic environment

We'd love to see:

• Experience in performing assurance related work over software development, SaaS solutions, cloud, and data processes
• Direct experience developing and executing large scale data analytic programs
• line of defence functions (e.g. compliance, risk management).
• Experience using a Bloomberg Terminal

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