Internal Audit VP

Internal Audit VP - Audit Owner

Join us as an Internal Audit VP - Audit Owner, where you will lead the development and delivery of audits across Market Operations, ensuring alignment with the bank’s standards and objectives. In this role, you will own end-to-end audit scoping, execution, and reporting while overseeing audit activity across global and regional markets operations. You will serve as a key liaison with senior stakeholders and subject matter experts, monitoring progress, managing risks, and driving continuous improvement. This role offers broad exposure across complex audit engagements within a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and execute Market Operations audits, including audit planning, scoping, and execution.
• Serve as Audit Owner, accountable for audit delivery, timelines, and adherence to internal standards.
• Act as a subject matter expert in Market Operations audits with a strong understanding of regulatory requirements.
• Lead the delivery of Continuous Monitoring activities, engaging with senior stakeholders on business changes and risks.
• Manage challenging stakeholder discussions regarding audit exceptions and prepare material for regulator requests.
• Develop an impactful annual audit plan and produce clear audit reports.
• Manage the tracking, validation, and closure of audit issues across a portfolio.
• Contribute to strategy, drive requirements, and make recommendations for change.
• Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain policies/processes; deliver continuous improvements.
• Advise key stakeholders, including functional leadership teams and senior management.
• Manage and mitigate risks through assessment, supporting the control and governance agenda.
• Demonstrate leadership and accountability for managing risk and strengthening controls.
• Create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought and interpretative thinking.
• Build and maintain trusting relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders.

Valued Skills:

• Prior internal or external audit experience.
• Ability to lead teams, coach staff, and work independently.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• Experience using data analytics tools.
• Relevant professional certifications (CPA, CIA, FRM, or CFA) are highly valued.

Vice President Expectations:

Contribute or set strategy, drive requirements, and make recommendations for change. Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain policies/ processes; deliver continuous improvements and escalate breaches of policies/procedures. If managing a team, define jobs and responsibilities, plan for the department’s future needs and operations, counsel employees on performance, and contribute to employee pay decisions/changes. If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate clear leadership behaviors: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energize and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others. For an individual contributor, be a subject matter expert, guide technical direction, lead collaborative assignments, and coach less experienced specialists. Advise key stakeholders on functional and cross-functional areas. Manage and mitigate risks. Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of the organization’s functions. Collaborate with other areas for business-aligned support. Create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought. Adopt outcomes of extensive research. Build and maintain trusting relationships with stakeholders, using influencing and negotiating skills.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values: Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence, and Stewardship. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset: Empower, Challenge, and Drive.

Key skills/competency

• Internal Audit VP
• Market Operations Audits
• Risk Management
• Control Frameworks
• Stakeholder Management
• Audit Planning
• Regulatory Compliance
• Data Analytics
• Team Leadership
• Financial Services