Job description

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced Auditor – Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB) to join Group Internal Audit and Investigations (GIAI) at Standard Chartered Bank.

As part of the Bank’s independent third line of defence, you will help assess the effectiveness of controls, identify risks, and provide assurance that the Bank's operations remain safe, compliant and sustainable. You will work closely with stakeholders across Corporate & Investment Banking while supporting the delivery of GIAI's strategy through a strong focus on customer outcomes, effective change, operational efficiency and continuous improvement.

• Support and participate in audit assignments across Standard Chartered Bank and relevant Group functions.
• Develop testing approaches using Artificial Intelligence (AI), Data Analytics and other audit tools.
• Contribute to audit planning, scoping and risk assessments.
• Execute audit reviews efficiently, within agreed timelines and quality standards.
• Identify, assess and communicate audit findings, risks, root causes and control weaknesses.
• Track remediation actions and validate issue closure in line with audit methodology.
• Escalate significant risks, unresolved findings and delays where appropriate.

• Support ongoing monitoring activities by identifying emerging risks, issues and trends.
• Review management information (MI) and business reports to maintain awareness of key developments.

• Provide subject matter expertise to audit teams on Corporate & Investment Banking activities and related risks.

• Risk Assessment & Strategic Planning
• Engagement Planning
• Fieldwork Execution
• Audit Reporting
• Issue Remediation
• Stakeholder Communication
• Continuous Monitoring

• Demonstrate and promote the Bank's valued behaviours.
• Share knowledge and best practices across the audit function.
• Contribute ideas that enhance audit effectiveness and departmental performance.

• Support annual audit planning, risk assessments and training initiatives.
• Promote early identification and escalation of risks, trends and control concerns.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with business stakeholders and senior management.
• Present audit observations and updates to management forums and governance committees when required.

• Uphold the highest standards of ethics, integrity and professional conduct.
• Ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulations, policies and the Group Code of Conduct.
• Proactively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk and compliance matters.

• Knowledge of Internal Audit (IA) standards, practices and methodologies.
• Strong understanding of risk management, risk assessment and internal controls.
• Experience evaluating control environments and managing audit engagements.Sound financial acumen and analytical capability.
• Strong written communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) and data analytics in audit activities.
• In-depth knowledge of Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB) businesses and related risks.

• Professional auditor or business practitioner with experience in Credit, Financial Crime Compliance (FCC), Governance or Operational Risk.
• Experience in Credit Analysis and Know Your Customer (KYC) processes is advantageous.
• Knowledge of Corporate Banking products preferred.
• Exposure to Data Science and advanced data analytics techniques is beneficial.
• Demonstrated experience using Artificial Intelligence (AI), data analytics and related tools to support audit activities.

We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 170 years, we've worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you're looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents and we can't wait to see the talents you can bring us.

Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you'll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion.

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

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.