Citi's Internal Audit (IA) division provides independent assessments of the company's governance, risk management and internal control environment for key stakeholders including the Board of Directors, senior management and Citi’s numerous regulators globally. IA is a change agent within Citi to enhance the control culture of Citigroup worldwide and thereby support senior management decision making around the globe. IA maintains a Quality Assurance (QA) function that reports to the Citi Chief Auditor and the Group Audit Committee. The QA function provides independent assurance that IA has achieved and is maintaining appropriate standards of internal audit delivery (set against both IA’s own internal standards and the Standards and Code of Ethics of the Institute of Internal Auditors).

The role involves close liaison with the global audit teams to ensure appropriate understanding, access to and the correct application of the IA methodology. In this role you will be partnering with the global QA teams across all regions that support the audit teams responsible for covering the various Citi products and functions. This role also supports IA QA’s methodology team, which is independent from the day-to-day QA assessment activities, to ensure that the methodology and other audit guidance available to the QA team and the broader IA teams are adequate and up-to-date, in order to meet the requirements of the Citigroup board, the bank’s regulators and the IIA guidelines. The role is based in Tampa and reports to the QA SVP Methodology based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Key Responsibilities:

• Partner with assigned internal audit teams and provide day-to-day support and guidance on IA Methodology-related topics.
• Share best practice and lessons learned with the QA and IA teams and assist in the provision of methodology training to auditors, including tailored training as and when needed.
• Assist in the review and improvement of global IA methodology and practices, including innovation initiatives.
• Balance multiple competing priorities and meet strict deadlines, both internal and external (e.g., regulators).
• Apply solid understanding of internal audit standards, policies and industry practices to recommend enhancements of IA methodology and contribute to the development of audit processes improvements.
• Apply solid understanding of how internal audit collectively integrates with line management and control functions to accomplish the objectives of the function and overall business.
• Contribute to the development of audit processes improvements.
• Liaise across the QA team to identify required methodology updates and guidance resulting from QA products execution.
• Maintain oversight of the QA manual and QA SharePoint and related documents and templates.
• Assist in performing various gap analyses against regulatory and industry requirements
• Assist the Quality Assurance Methodology team in the review and improvement of the global Internal Audit methodology and practices by:
• Drafting and presenting methodology documents, guidance notes and practice guide
• Developing and rolling out targeted methodology training
• Providing day-to-day support and guidance to auditors on methodology-related matters
• Ensuring the workflow within the audit tool (AIMS) supports key methodology requirements
• Maintaining oversight of the IA Knowledge Center and QA ASK sessions to ensure innovation is applied and meets the needs of IA globally
• Share industry best practice, and lessons learnt with audit teams
• Produce effective communication tools – briefing notes and methodology updates.
• Prepare methodology updates to regulators.
• Participate in various IA’s project initiatives.
• Develop effective relationships with IA teams and IA Leadership management to ensure strong understanding of audit methodology.
• Assist in performing various gap analyses against regulatory and industry requirements.

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