Leonid Group is excited to be retained by a world leading asset management business, based in Frankfurt. They’re looking for a Lead Internal Auditor to join and lead their impressive audit team.
The Lead Internal Auditor is an experienced specialist with in-depth knowledge in internal audits and experience in several departments. You will identify business risks at an early stage and advise the responsible departments on how to improve the controls.
You will be accountable for the entire audit, including the risk-based planning process and execution of the audit plan. You will be a business partner to the auditee.
The Role
- You will be responsible for the entire audit, including planning, scoping and the performance of the audit plan in areas of assigned responsibility as well as for ad-hoc engagements.
- You will lead complex audit assignments, identify risk-based audit areas and processes, and control systems without specific need for supervision.
- You will deliver high quality final audit reports, determine deficiencies and vulnerabilities to be remedied, analyse audit results, proposals for solutions as well as lead closing meetings and ensure appropriate follow-up measures.
- You will provide guidance to less experienced staff on complex topics.
- You will collaborate on departmental and interorganizational projects.
- You will comply with the audit policies and the respective standards
- You will verify that the audit’s suggested measures were accomplished and help implement the audit recommendations.
- You will facilitate effective collaboration and communication within the Audit team and act as a recognized expert and partner to the business.
- You will communicate with stakeholders from all hierarchy levels.
- You will identify, develop, and apply data analytics to support audit assignments.
The Candidate
- Minimum 5 years professional experience in internal/external audit or as consultant or equivalent in finance related function, asset management, corporate governance, or IT related topics.
- University degree in economics, business administration, Information Technologies, Business Informatics or equivalent.
- Outstanding analytical skills and a very good understanding of processes, structures, and the regulatory environment.
- Team spirit, self-motivation and a proactive and committed working style, as well as ability to interact in a global work environment with people from different countries and cultures and hierarchies.
- Experience in data cleansing and preparation, data analysis, data visualization. Experience in collecting, classifying, and analyzing data.
- Solid working knowledge of core Office applications, especially Excel (or comparable)
- Strong technical and ethical characteristics are fundamental to audit success and the commitment to continuous learning. The ability to see the big picture is important for each audit. Proven project management skills are therefore required as well as agility in managing multiple tasks and prioritization.
The Package
- Very competitive salary and bonus package
- hybrid model/ flexible working hours/cross-border remote work
- Access to pension and savings plans
- Family support (relocation/ childcare facilities)
- Company share purchasing plan
- Career opportunities within the business
- Self-guided learning & development