Head of Assignment

Job Title: Head of Assignment

Business Unit: Audit

Contract Type: Permanent

Location: Sandyford, Dublin

About BNP Paribas

At BNP Paribas, we center our values on what drives the company forward. Our driving forces are Agility, Client Satisfaction, Compliance Culture and Openness.

• Agility: we want to behave more simply to embrace useful innovation and digital transformation. 
• Client Satisfaction: we believe that our success lies in being the customers' and clients' preferred choice.
• Compliance Culture: we believe in promoting clear rules to foster a strong culture of compliance and ethics 
• Openness: we promote open-minded attitudes towards our stakeholders. We aim for everyone in Group to feel included, to have their say and be empowered

Role:

Inspection Générale

Inspection Générale of BNP Paribas is an Integrated Function, international, independent and in charge of the Internal Audit. Third line of defense of the Group, Inspection Générale carries out the function of internal audit in France and abroad according to a pluriannual plan, which covers all banking activities Its objectives are to ensure the quality of risk control, the respect of regulatory requirements and the effectiveness of governance management Inspection Générale supports Group strategy and its transformation. As an Senior Internal Auditor Inspection Générale, you will take part in various audit assignments covering different themes and various topics for a dedicated scope (business line and/or geographical hub) You will therefore reinforce your knowledge and skills related to the audited scope.

You will manage or participate to an audit assignment to deliver the preparation, investigations, analysis and recommendations You will also participate in reporting sessions to the management of audited entities Hub France CIB, Ireland and MEA: You will operate as a member of a highly qualified Audit Hub. The Hub Paris France, Ireland and MEA remit is to provide audit services to the Businesses, Operations and Functions in France, Ireland, Middle-East and South Africa in close liaison with Senior Management and Head Office entities. The main focus is to help the organisation accomplish its objectives by bringing a systematic approach to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of risk management, control and governance processes.

As a member of the Ireland Audit team, you will be based in Dublin have responsibility for undertaking audit reviews across all the activities in the territory:

• CIB, including BP2S
• Investment & Protection Services (Cardif, Real Estate)
• Commercial, Personal Banking & Services (Arval/ Greenval)
• Integrated Functions (Finance, Compliance, Legal, Risk).

To complement the existing skillset within the team by means of contributing product knowledge grounded in practical business experience. The Senior Internal Auditor will play an active role in the Hub France CIB, Ireland and MEA, managing and organising risk-based audit assignments, ensuring audit budgets are adhered to, reviewing auditors work to ensure a high quality of deliverables, communicate and manage auditee relationships and write high quality audit reports.

Key Responsibilities:

Participating or managing an audit assignment:

• Organizes tasks (audit approach, respect deadlines, and team organization 
• Identifies issues and challenges of the entrusted subjects. 
• Delivers high quality written submissions (diagnosis notes, investigation memos, WUM, synthesis note, final · report) 
• Puts forward findings and recommendations adapted to observed issues 
• Ensures the respect of data protection and security rules 
• Ensures the quality of the audit trail When acting as Head of Assignment - Transversal management 
• Defines clearly the team members missions 
• Maintains good relationships and shares information within the team 
• Accompanies, validates deliverables quality and reliability and participates in the training of the team 
• Evaluates the performance of the team

Qualifications & Experience required for this role:

Essential Experience

• In dept product knowledge related to Corporate Investment Banking or Security
• Services / Fund administration is a plus.
• Past experience from an audit/ consultancy department, corporate credit risk
• department organisation, quality assurance, project management, or credit risk
• department is an advantage.
• Audit certification (e.g. CIA)

Essential Skills / Competencies

Behavioural skills:

• Ability to collaborate / teamwork
• Communication skills -oral & written
• Adaptability
• Organizational skills
• Ability to synthetize/simplify
• Attention to detail/rigour

Transversal skills:

• Analytical Ability
• Ability to develop and leverage networks
• Ability to inspire others and generate people's commitment
• Ability to develop others and improve their skills

Business skills

• BNPP Organization knowledge
• Risk Analysis
• Internal Audit knowledge
• Structure and conduct an Internal audit
• Audit trail/Steering
• Audit Planning
• Control

Why Work with Us?

• We are the bank for a changing world and aim to build positive change together with our employees
• We are a team of passionate people who genuinely care about what we do and the impact our work delivers to our clients. We operate in a highly collaborative, open-minded environment that embraces innovation and creativity 
• Our remuneration and benefits packages are generous, with competitive salaries, a discretionary bonus scheme, company pension contribution, comprehensive private healthcare packages, and numerous other benefits
• We have a genuine commitment to work-life balance throughout the whole organisation. We are also committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and actively promote equal opportunities. 
• Development and mobility is actively encouraged. We are a learning company - there is real opportunity to grow, develop and expand your skills, experience and career path. 
• We are a global company operating in over 60 countries with over 190,000 employees from over 150 nationalities. In Ireland we have approximately 500 employees across Dublin and Galway working in Corporate Institutional Banking (CIB) and BNP Paribas Security Services (BP2S) and Greenval.

Compliance Culture: We believe in promoting clear rules to foster a strong culture of compliance and ethics.  We would expect any incoming member of staff to respect all financial security related legislation, including: anti-money laundering (AML); countering the financing of terrorism (CFT); international financial sanctions and embargoes (IFS); anti-bribery and corruption (ABC); KYC; ongoing client related data screening; and transaction monitoring.  BNP Paribas have clear policies on these topics which all staff are expected to familiarise themselves with upon successful entry to the Group.

Equality and Diversity

BNP Paribas is an equal opportunities employer and proudly cultivates a diverse workforce. We believe that diversity of experience enhances our service offering to clients and leads to a better working environment. We encourage applications from the best candidates regardless of age, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, socio-economic background, parental and caring status, or religious belief.

By submitting your application, you agree to BNP Paribas completing a background check and screening in advance of any potential offer being made