Job Description

Purpose of the role

To support the development of audits aligned to the bank’s standards and objectives by working collaboratively with colleagues, providing accurate information and recommendations, and complying with policies and procedures.

Accountabilities

• Audit development and delivery support, including financial statements, accounting practices, operational processes, IT systems and risk management.
• Identification of operational risks to support the delivery of the Barclays Internal Audit (BIA) Audit Plan through risk assessments.
• Assessment of internal control effectiveness and their capability to identify and mitigate risk aligned to regulatory requirements.
• Communication of key findings and recommendations to stakeholders, including the Audit Owner, senior managers and directors.
• Identification of regulatory news and industry trends/developments to provide timely insight and recommendations for best practice.

Vice President Expectations

• To contribute or set strategy, drive requirements and make recommendations for change. Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain policies/ processes; deliver continuous improvements and escalate breaches of policies/procedures..
• If managing a team, they define jobs and responsibilities, planning for the department’s future needs and operations, counselling employees on performance and contributing to employee pay decisions/changes. They may also lead a number of specialists to influence the operations of a department, in alignment with strategic as well as tactical priorities, while balancing short and long term goals and ensuring that budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements..
• If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others..
• OR for an individual contributor, they will be a subject matter expert within own discipline and will guide technical direction. They will lead collaborative, multi-year assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will train, guide and coach less experienced specialists and provide information affecting long term profits, organisational risks and strategic decisions..
• Advise key stakeholders, including functional leadership teams and senior management on functional and cross functional areas of impact and alignment.
• Manage and mitigate risks through assessment, in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Demonstrate leadership and accountability for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work your team does.
• Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of the organisation functions to contribute to achieving the goals of the business.
• Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategies.
• Create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought comparing and selecting complex alternatives. In-depth analysis with interpretative thinking will be required to define problems and develop innovative solutions.
• Adopt and include the outcomes of extensive research in problem solving processes.
• Seek out, build and maintain trusting relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders in order to accomplish key business objectives, using influencing and negotiating skills to achieve outcomes.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.

Join us as a Vice President within Barclays Internal Audit, focused on Finance & Tax in the UK. The role will support the delivery of complex, insight-led audits across the Finance portfolio, providing independent assurance, effective challenge and clear risk-based insights across financial reporting, product control, valuation control, tax, finance transformation and related control environments.

This opportunity sits within the Barclays Finance and Tax Internal Audit global team and provides exposure to a broad Finance portfolio, including accounting and regulatory policy, finance transaction cycles, financial control, internal reporting, product control, valuation control, tax, cost, impairment, regulatory capital, data and information management, business partnering and finance transformation. As a senior member of the team you will communicate impactful findings and recommendations to Audit Owners, senior management and directors, translating complex technical matters into clear, actionable messages.

To be successful in this role you should have:

• A background in Internal or External Audit with in-depth experience of risk and control frameworks
• Strong overall understanding of how the finance function operates within a bank, including transaction cycles, governance, controls and key Finance risks, with deep technical expertise in at least some relevant areas
• Ability to manage junior colleagues on day-to-day audit delivery, providing coaching, support and constructive feedback to help their ongoing development.
• Professional certification such as ACA, ACCA, CPA, CFA, or CIA completed or equivalent senior-level professional experience

Other skills and experience that will be helpful are:

• Data analytics capability, excellent analytical and critical thinking skills, and the ability to work with large datasets to support audit scoping, testing, issue identification and risk-based conclusions
• Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build effective relationships, challenge constructively and influence outcomes

You may be assessed on key critical skills relevant for success in this role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.

This role is based in London.