The Opportunity

Job Description INTERNAL AUDIT Business Unit Overview As the third line of defense, Internal Audit’s (IA) mission is to independently assess the firm’s overall control environment, including the firm’s governance processes and controls, and risk management and capital and anti-financial crime frameworks. In doing so, IA:

Communicates and reports on the effectiveness of the firm’s governance, risk management and controls that mitigate current and evolving risk
Raise awareness of control risk
Assesses the firm’s control culture and conduct risks; and
Monitors management’s implementation of control measures

IA is comprised of the following global functional audit teams covering the various business areas of the firm: Global Markets, Asset & Wealth Management, Global Investment Research, Platform Solutions, Compliance & Legal, Engineering, Finance, Corporate Treasury, Risk, HCM, Executive Office, Corporate Planning and Management; and CWS.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain a good understanding of business areas, its products, and supporting functions.
Plan and execute audit discussions, walkthroughs, and testing with stakeholders in line with the audit scope and based on IA methodology.
Identify risks, assess mitigating controls, and make recommendations on improving the control environment.
Prepare commercially effective audit conclusions and findings, and present to IA senior management and internal stakeholders.
Follow-up on open audit issues and their resolution.
Assist the department’s continuous monitoring effort to cover incidents, external and regulatory events, business and technology updates.

Qualifications

Qualified Chartered Accountants, Certified Internal Auditor, Certified Public Accountants, Financial Risk Managers, Certified Information Systems Auditors, or equivalent qualifications.
Basic industry knowledge and strong accounting knowledge.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
Strong analytical skills.
Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office products, tools and utilities for business use.

About Goldman Sachs At Goldman Sachs, we commit our people, capital and ideas to help our clients, shareholders and th 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 This position description is intended to describe the duties most frequently performed by an individual in this position. It is not intended to be a complete list of assigned duties but to describe a position level. The role shall be performed within a professional office environment. Goldman Sachs has health and safety polices that are available for all workers upon request. There are no specific health risks associate with the role. benefits, wellness and personal finance offerings and mindfulness programs. Learn more about our culture, benefits, and people at GS.com/careers.