BIA Operations AVP

Join us as a BIA Operations AVP! You’ll be working closely with the Global Markets and Lending Operations Audit Owners to ensure that audits are delivered on time and in line with methodology. This will include assessing risks and controls, performing audit testing, and discussing the results with your stakeholders. You’ll also contribute to our continuous monitoring work to make sure that BIA and the business is up to speed on the latest developments in the internal and external environment.

To achieve these goals, you will work collaboratively with others in BIA, while developing strong client relationships which are independent and be seen as a respected voice. This will help to support the delivery of the audit plan and assessment and reporting on the effectiveness of the operations control environment to the Barclays Board Audit Committee. 

Some key responsibilities you will have will be:

• Support Audit Owners in the scoping and planning while identifying, assessing and documenting risks and controls and complete testing within agreed timelines.
• Identify efficient testing opportunities through the sure of data analytics.
• Evaluate and test the design and operating effectiveness of controls documenting your audit work in the BIA audit workflow tool.
• Write high quality working papers, issues and support the Audit Owner in writing the audit report.
• Documenting your work on time, to quality, in line with BIA methodology.
• Complete testing of audit issues confirmed as closed by the business.
• Support remediation of QA reviews and issues raised from those reviews.
• Support and own continuous monitoring activities within different areas of the markets and lending operations areas.
• Create an environment to encourage knowledge sharing, asking questions and sharing viewpoints with BIA colleagues and peers in the business.

To be successful as a BIA Operations AVP, you should have experience with:

• Experience in risk-based auditing or risk/control activities.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills demonstrating a collaborative approach across a range of stakeholders.
• Experience of flexing and adapting your style to meet the needs of others.
• Proven ability to deliver timely high quality analytical work.
• High attention to detail and accuracy, with a structured, logical approach.
• Enthusiastic team player and able to work independently and as part of a team to achieve team objectives.

Some other highly valued skills may include:

• Relevant professional qualifications (e.g.  CIA, CPA, ACCA) or equivalent career experience.
• Bachelors degree
• Risk and control experience in the financial services sector.
• Good understanding of Markets and/or Lending Operations processes.
• Understanding of the relevant regulatory environment.
• Experienced in working with technology teams to complete audits.
• Knowledge or experience of data analytics techniques (e.g. SQL, Python, etc).

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

Location: London

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.

Assistant Vice President Expectations

• To advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness. Collaborate closely with other functions/ business divisions.
• Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function. Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes
• 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 lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will identify new directions for assignments and/ or projects, identifying a combination of cross functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes.
• Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues.
• Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done.
• Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
• Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy.
• Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practises (in other areas, teams, companies, etc).to solve problems creatively and effectively.
• Communicate complex information. 'Complex' information could include sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience.
• Influence or convince stakeholders 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.