Senior Internal Auditor | Financial Risks

Purpose

As Senior Internal Auditor | Financial Risk you will be part of the Risk, Credit and Wholesale Banking process audits team and you will contribute to Internal Audit’s objective of assessing the Risk Management, Internal Control Systems and Governance procedures of the Alpha Bank Group, while also contributing to their improvement. Additionally, you will promote the adoption of a consistent and systematic approach in accordance with the regulatory, legal framework and best practices.

The role requires frequent interaction with business and functional areas across the Bank and the Group and as such you should possess strong communication skills. In addition, you must have analytical and critical thinking, the ability to learn quickly and show commitment to the achievement of the team’s and organization’s overall goals.

What you will be doing

• Participate in risk-based audits on financial risk management, measurement and monitoring covering mainly market risk, interest rate risk in the banking book, liquidity, capital, regulatory risk reporting and other business processes.
• Assess the effectiveness and efficiency of processes.
• Review, evaluate the design and test the operational effectiveness of internal controls in place.
• Prepare audit reports that are clear, accurate and provide an independent evaluation on related risks and controls.
• Participate in audit recommendations’ implementation follow-up process.
• Stay abreast of new audit developments and apply international practices and standards (IIA etc.).

What you need to have

• At least 8 years of professional experience in at least one of the following fields: Internal Audit or Risk roles for the following areas: Traded risks (Market risk, IRRBB, CCR), Capital & Liquidity and regulatory risk reporting.
• A Bachelor’s degree preferably in Finance, Economics, Business Administration or in another quantitative field of study (e.g. Engineering, Mathematics or Statistics).
• A professional qualification (e.g., CIA, CISA, ACCA, FRM, CFA or equivalent) will be considered a plus.
• Strong organisational skills.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and within a team.
• Outstanding communication, report writing and presentation skills.
• Proficiency in the use of MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Excellent command of the English language (both written and spoken).