Internal Audit - Global Banking and Markets Operations Engineering, Associate, Warsaw

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm that provides a wide range of financial services to a substantial and diversified client base that includes corporations, financial institutions, governments, and individuals. Founded in 1869, the firm is headquartered in New York and maintains offices in all major financial centers around the world. We commit people, capital and ideas to help our clients, shareholders and the communities we serve to grow. Our people are our greatest asset – we say it often and with good reason. It is only with the determination and dedication of our people that we can serve our clients, generate long-term value for our shareholders and contribute to the broader public. We take pride in supporting each colleague both professionally and personally. From collaborative workspaces and ergonomic services to well-being and resilience offerings, we offer our people the flexibility and support they need to reach their goals in and outside the office

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. 

Your Impact

As the third line of defense, Internal Audit’s mission is to independently assess the firm’s internal control structure, including the firm’s governance processes and controls, 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:

• 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
• Monitors management’s implementation of control measures

Our division comprises individuals from diverse backgrounds including chartered accountants, software developers, chartered financial analysts, risk management professionals, cybersecurity professionals, and data scientists. We work with global teams comprising business and technology auditors to cover all the firm’s businesses and functions, and this role is in Global Banking and Markets Engineering - Internal Audit.

Responsibilities

This role is for a driven professional to cover our Global Banking and Markets division and to work as part of a team in integrated audits covering specific business as well as technology-led projects covering topics including electronic trading, trading platforms and technology control practices.

As an Associate in our team, you will:

• Report to an experienced project manager and may also perform project management for audits through all phases of the audit lifecycle.
• Assist with the risk assessment, scoping, and planning of reviews and audits.
• Be involved in auditing technology systems within the firm, providing assurance on engineering controls related to Global Banking and Markets.
• Review business and technology processes, assessing the design of applications and associated data flows between front office systems and storage, whether within the firm or on cloud systems.
• Analyze technology processes and the risks involved.
• Assist / lead in vetting audit results and findings with internal and IT business stakeholders, including regional and global management and leadership.
• Assist / lead in tracking, monitoring and recording remediation of risks identified in reviews.
• Prepare final audit reports in collaboration with the project manager.
• Maintain strong stakeholder relationships to monitor risks in their respective areas and follow up on the resolution of open audit issues.

Skills and Relevant Experience

• 4 plus years of experience in technology audit covering IT application and general controls, technology risk management, technology consulting functions in finance or similar relevant industry experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or engineering (or related Information Systems specialization) required
• Ability to work effectively across a large audit team, understanding the team's role in the overall strategy of the firm
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, adept at communicating with diverse stakeholders at different levels; strong interpersonal skills essential to communicate and build credibility with technology management
• Proficient at multitasking while managing both time and workload
• Strong analytical skills, willing and able to learn new business and system processes quickly
• Experience with Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), databases, operating systems, with the ability to apply that across finance products
• Ability to review / develop code
• Sound knowledge of financial products and services and keen interest in relevant technological developments in the industry
• Excellent proficiency in leveraging AI and data analytics tools
• Relevant certification or industry accreditation is preferred, but not mandatory (e.g. CISA, AWS Cloud Practitioner, ACCA, CFA, FRM)