Internal Audit, Regional Auditor (Anti Money Laundering), Associate, Frankfurt

• Internal Audit, Regional Auditor (Anti Money Laundering), Associate, Frankfurt
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Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany

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CORPORATE TITLE

Associate

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OFFICE LOCATION(S)

Frankfurt

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JOB FUNCTION

Business Audit

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DIVISION

Internal Audit

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INTERNAL AUDIT

The primary role of Internal Audit is to help protect the assets, reputation and sustainability of the organization. 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. IA assists the firm's Board of Directors Audit Committee in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities and regularly interacts with the external independent auditors.

The Regional Audit team in Frankfurt is responsible for the audit coverage of Goldman Sachs Bank Europe SE activities.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND QUALIFICATIONS

General Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain an in-depth understanding of business areas, its products, and supporting functions
• Assist in every step of an audit, including documentation, across scoping, planning, fieldwork and reporting
• Performing walkthroughs with stakeholders to perform control design assessments and presenting results of work performed to management
• Execute audit testing to ensure audit fieldwork is focused on the right areas and documentation meets high quality standards
• Identify risks, assess mitigating controls, and make recommendations on improving the control environment
• Prepare commercially effective audit conclusions and findings, and present to Internal Audit senior management and business stakeholders
• Follow-up on open audit issues and their resolution
• Participate in department-wide initiatives aimed at continually improving Internal Audit's processes and supporting infrastructure

Specific Audit Skills and Experience

• Internal audit, compliance or quality assurance testing experience
• Knowledge and expertise in auditing Anti-Money Laundering (AML), financial crime risks and related regulations e.g. MaRisk, MaComp, GwG, etc.
• Understanding of compliance program components, risk and control processes

General Skills and Experience

Able to work under minimal supervision on individual tasks or on team projects

Team-oriented with a strong sense of ownership and accountability

Highly motivated with strong analytical skills, willing and able to learn new business and system processes quickly

Accurate, accountable and able to multitask while managing both time and work load

Approximately 4 years of experience in a public accounting, consulting, internal audit and/or regulatory agency examiner role within the financial services industry or a related control function (i.e., Compliance Officer or Legal coverage)

4-year degree in a finance, accounting, or quantitative discipline, and ideally a graduate degree in a related subject

Relevant certification or industry accreditation (e.g., CAMS, CIA) is a plus

ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHS

At Goldman Sachs, we commit our people, capital and ideas to help our clients, shareholders and the communities we serve to grow. Founded in 1869, we are a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm. Headquartered in New York, we maintain offices around the world.

We believe who you are makes you better at what you do. We're committed to fostering and advancing diversity and inclusion in our own workplace and beyond by ensuring every individual within our firm has a number of opportunities to grow professionally and personally, from our training and development opportunities and firmwide networks to benefits, wellness and personal finance offerings and mindfulness programs. Learn more about our culture, benefits, and people at GS.com/careers.

We’re committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with special needs or disabilities during our recruiting process. Learn more: https://www.goldmansachs.com/careers/footer/disability-statement.html

© The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 2023. All rights reserved.

Goldman Sachs is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veterans status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

We Offer Best-In-Class Benefits

Healthcare & Medical Insurance

We offer a wide range of health and welfare programs that vary depending on office location. These generally include medical, dental, short-term disability, long-term disability, life, accidental death, labor accident and business travel accident insurance.

Holiday & Vacation Policies

We offer competitive vacation policies based on employee level and office location. We promote time off from work to recharge by providing generous vacation entitlements and a minimum of three weeks expected vacation usage each year.

Financial Wellness & Retirement

We assist employees in saving and planning for retirement, offer financial support for higher education, and provide a number of benefits to help employees prepare for the unexpected. We offer live financial education and content on a variety of topics to address the spectrum of employees’ priorities.

Health Services

We offer a medical advocacy service for employees and family members facing critical health situations, and counseling and referral services through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP). We provide Global Medical, Security and Travel Assistance and a Workplace Ergonomics Program. We also offer state-of-the-art on-site health centers in certain offices.

Fitness

To encourage employees to live a healthy and active lifestyle, some of our offices feature on-site fitness centers. For eligible employees we typically reimburse fees paid for a fitness club membership or activity (up to a pre-approved amount).

Child Care & Family Care

We offer on-site child care centers that provide full-time and emergency back-up care, as well as mother and baby rooms and homework rooms. In every office, we provide advice and counseling services, expectant parent resources and transitional programs for parents returning from parental leave. Adoption, surrogacy, egg donation and egg retrieval stipends are also available.

Benefits at Goldman Sachs

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