Technology Audit

Internal Audit - Technology Audit - Analyst - Birmingham location_on Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom INTERNAL AUDIT In Internal Audit, 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. We're looking for detail-oriented team players who have an interest in financial markets and want to gain insight into the firm's operations and control processes. TEAM OVERVIEW Goldman Sachs Internal Auditors demonstrate strong risk and control mindsets, analytical skills, exercise professional skepticism, and are able to challenge and discuss effectively with management on risks and control measures. We look for individuals who enjoy learning about audit, businesses and functions, have innovative and creative mindsets to adopt analytical techniques to enhance audit techniques, building relationships and are able to evolve and thrive in teamwork and in a fast-paced global environment. Goldman Sachs Internal Audit comprises individuals from diverse backgrounds including chartered accountants, developers, risk management professionals, cybersecurity professionals, and data scientists. We are organized into global teams comprising business and technology auditors to cover all the firm's businesses and functions, including securities, investment banking, consumer and investment management, risk management, finance, cyber-security and technology risk, and engineering. THE ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES As the third line of defence, Internal Audit's mission is to independently assess the firm's internal control structure, including the firm's governance processes and controls, and risk management and capital and anti-financial crime frameworks, raise awareness of control risk and monitor the implementation of management's control measures. In doing so, Internal Audit performs the following duties: Communicates and reports on the effectiveness of the firm's governance, risk management and controls that mitigate current and evolving risk Raises awareness of control risk Assesses the firm's control culture and conduct risks Monitors management's implementation of control measures Additional responsibilities include: Develop and maintain an in-depth understanding of business areas Oversee every step of an audit, including documentation, across scoping, planning, fieldwork, and reporting Use and develop data analytics (DA)/computer assisted audit tools and techniques to assist in execution of audits and risk assessment Perform walkthroughs with stakeholders to perform control design assessments and present results of work performed to management Review 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 oversee their resolution Participate in department-wide initiatives aimed at continually improving Internal Audit's processes and supporting infrastructure SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED BE/B Tech/MCA/MBA/MSc or equivalent University degree in Information Technology/ Computer Science and Engineering or related Technology discipline One year of experience as a technology auditor covering IT application and general controls, application development, SOA, information security, technology consulting or other relevant industry experience Basic understanding of software development concepts and system architecture, databases, operating systems and messaging Knowledge of data analysis using Excel Ability to perform code reviews is desirable Ability to contextualise technology risk/controls for the Global Banking and Markets business is desirable Writing database queries in SQL is desirable Industry certifications such as CISA, CISSP are desirable

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