Group Finance / Group Treasury - Audit Expert

Job Reference #
319596BR

Job Type
Full Time

Your role
Are you a sharp evaluator of risk, who enjoys investigating complex business processes and products? Do you want to play a key role in improving the effectiveness of business critical processes to help safeguard and strengthen UBS?

We are looking for someone like that to:
• Lead and conduct reviews and audits of Group Finance, Group Treasury and related business areas, provide practical, innovative and value-added solutions to issues identified,
• Lead a local team, team-oriented who will help cultivate a cohesive and high-performing team environment by mentoring, training, and connecting with other team members, fostering professional growth and development to drive collective success
• Analyze and assess risks and barriers to delivery (e.g. supervision, data infrastructure, outsourcing, cross-border) assumed by Group Finance and support functions,
• Identify and evaluate the effectiveness of controls designed to address above mentioned risks,
• Document and communicate audit issues, root causes and risks, and prepare reports of audit findings for UBS senior management,
• Review remediation actions submitted by the business for closure to assess whether these have addressed the relevant original risks,
• Develop and maintain relationships with senior management
• Monitor the results, risk profile and developments within Group Finance, Group Treasury audit crews and provide input for operational planning process,
• Cooperate effectively with our audit teams across the globe and when in charge of an audit, sustainably manage auditors and diligently support audit mandate lead.

Your team
You will be working in Group Internal Audit (GIA) Team India. GIA is an independent function that supports UBS in achieving its strategic, operational, financial and compliance objectives. We do this by assessing key processes as well as governance, risk management, and the control environment within all business divisions and Corporate Center (CC) functions globally. We are independent in our work and report directly to the Chairman of the Board and the Audit Committee.

We are a talent powerhouse that attracts and develops the best people by driving career growth in and outside the department. Our team is responsible for auditing Group Finance within UBS globally. Diversity helps us grow, together. That’s why we are committed to fostering and advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion. It strengthens our business and brings value to our clients.

The position is based in Mumbai or Pune.

Your expertise
• A university degree, preferably within Finance
• Chartered accountant certification
• A minimum of 10 years of experience of financial accounting standards and controls (e.g. IFRS, US or Swiss GAAP, including Operational risk within Group Finance), and/or regulatory reporting requirements and controls (e.g. capital adequacy, liquidity)
• proven recent experience in managing or leading audits and/or compliance review/or manage a team
• Ability to calmly manage conflict and pressure in a demanding, high-volume environment
• Strong analytical skills and quantitative approach to problem solving – you are able to quickly understand complex processes and challenge the status quo, identify risks and inadequacies in procedures, as well as propose practical and sustainable solutions,
• Willingness to keep up with the financial industry and regulatory developments, learn new concepts and methods,
• A good understanding of financial market, operational aspects as well as process flows within and between banks / counterparts,
• An excellent verbal and written command of English with the ability to effectively communicate with senior stakeholders.
• Reliable when working independently, with sound judgment for when to escalate issues,
• Flexible and committed team player willing to travel to other UBS locations for audit assignments when needed,
• Risk focused and capable of using data analytics to gain insights into transactions, clients, and investment products,
• Curious and willing to discover all aspects of the Bank, with the ambition to advance your career in an international environment.

About Us
UBS is the world’s largest and the only truly global wealth manager. We operate through four business divisions: Global Wealth Management, Personal & Corporate Banking, Asset Management and the Investment Bank. Our global reach and the breadth of our expertise set us apart from our competitors.

We have a presence in all major financial centers in more than 50 countries.

Join us
At UBS, we know that it's our people, with their diverse skills, experiences and backgrounds, who drive our ongoing success. We’re dedicated to our craft and passionate about putting our people first, with new challenges, a supportive team, opportunities to grow and flexible working options when possible. Our inclusive culture brings out the best in our employees, wherever they are on their career journey. We also recognize that great work is never done alone. That’s why collaboration is at the heart of everything we do. Because together, we’re more than ourselves.

We’re committed to disability inclusion and if you need reasonable accommodation/adjustments throughout our recruitment process, you can always contact us.

Disclaimer / Policy Statements
UBS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We respect and seek to empower each individual and support the diverse cultures, perspectives, skills and experiences within our workforce.

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