Corporate Audit Manager

Job Description:
Job Title:
Corporate Audit Manager

Location:
Paris

Corporate Title:
Vice President

Company Overview:
At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. Responsible Growth is how we run our company and how we deliver for our clients, teammates, communities, and shareholders every day.

One of the keys to driving Responsible Growth is being a great place to work for our teammates around the world. We're devoted to being a diverse and inclusive workplace for everyone. We hire individuals with a broad range of backgrounds and experiences and invest heavily in our teammates and their families by offering competitive benefits to support their physical, emotional, and financial well-being.

Bank of America believes both in the importance of working together and offering flexibility to our employees. We use a multi-faceted approach for flexibility, depending on the various roles in our organization.

Working at Bank of America will give you a great career with opportunities to learn, grow and make an impact, along with the power to make a difference. Join us

Location Overview:
Based in the 8th arrondissement and within the Parisian Golden Triangle, our beautiful Art-Deco era office benefits from luxury modern workspaces, an abundance of natural light and is easily accessible by public transport.

The Team:
The team provides audit coverage of the Banks' Compliance Function that oversees all product lines including Global Banking, Markets and Payments.

This is a high visibility role and requires engagement with both global and regional stakeholders across various businesses and functions within the Bank's Compliance Function.

Responsibilities:
The role sits within the EMEA Enterprise Control Function Audit team and involves playing a lead role in the audits of the Bank's Compliance Function.

We expect the individual to work as an individual contributor or as an Auditor In-charge on regional / global audits. In particular:

• Develop an audit plan (e.g. audit scope, audit test plans) based on detailed evaluation of process/business risks & controls.
• Perform high-quality audit test execution.
• Clearly and accurately document the execution of specific audit procedures as defined by the projects' objectives and planned audit approach.
• Engage with business stakeholders to agree on potential issues / control gaps.
• Drafts quality and timely audit reports supporting audit opinions and share results with audit and business leaders.
• Direct and mentor junior team members.
• Ensure timely completion of audits.
• Specialist understanding of the relevant EMEA laws, rules regulations with a focus on EU and UK.
• Demonstrate professionalism and competence. Stay informed of current economic developments, risk, processes, and controls relevant to the Banking industry.
• Exercise critical and out of box thinking, analytical skills and professional judgment to influence business partners, senior business managers and peers. Help business partners to balance their business strategy with appropriate risk management controls.
• Work in a very detailed manner as well as look broadly across a population and develop connections and themes identifying risks and concerns.

Experience and Skills:

• Strong Internal Audit/compliance/risk management experience.
• Professional Certification - CA / ACCA / CFA / FRM / CIA will be a plus
• Knowledge of Banking, Markets and Payments products and associated risks.
• Able to perform effectively under pressure and comfortable at engaging with senior management at all levels of an organization across regions on complex issues.
• Solid risk assessment, analytical, problem-solving skills, and ability to apply critical thinking.
• Working knowledge of the relevant EMEA laws, rules regulations with specific focus on EU and also the UK.
• Develop team members by providing day to day coaching and guidance when acting as an AIC.
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) in English

Benefits of working at Bank of America:
France

• Competitive retirement plan in addition to State plans
• Mandatory Medical Plan provided by the bank as a top-up to Social Security health benefits for you and your family.
• Employees and family members can receive free health advice 24/7 through a range of English and French speaking medical providers
• Life and disability insurance
• Time Savings Account ('CET') to save some of your leave days, cash them out or use them later
• Reimbursement of 50% of your commuter pass
• Nursery scheme for children under age 3
• Works council benefits
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme for confidential support and help for everyday matters
• Opportunity to give back to your community, develop new skills and work with new groups of people by volunteering with local charities
• Opportunity to receive free entry to arts exhibitions sponsored by Bank of America in Paris

Bank of America:
Good conduct and sound judgment are crucial to our long-term success. It's important that all employees in the organisation understand the expected standards of conduct and how we manage conduct risk. Individual accountability and an ownership mind-set are the cornerstones of our Code of Conduct and are at the heart of managing risk well.

We are an equal opportunities employer and ensure that no applicant is subject to less favourable treatment on the grounds of sex, gender identity or gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, race, religion or belief, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, socio-economic background, responsibility for dependants or physical or mental disability. The Bank selects candidates for interview based on their skills, qualifications, and experience.

We strive to ensure that our recruitment processes are accessible for all candidates and encourage any candidates to tell us about any adjustment requirements.