Internal Auditor Vice President – Barclays UK

Purpose of the role

To support the development of audits aligned to the bank’s standards and objectives by working collaboratively with colleagues, providing accurate information and recommendations, and complying with policies and procedures.

Accountabilities

• Audit development and delivery support, including financial statements, accounting practices, operational processes, IT systems and risk management.
• Identification of operational risks to support the delivery of the Barclays Internal Audit (BIA) Audit Plan through risk assessments.
• Assessment of internal control effectiveness and their capability to identify and mitigate risk aligned to regulatory requirements.
• Communication of key findings and recommendations to stakeholders, including the Audit Owner, senior managers and directors.
• Identification of regulatory news and industry trends/developments to provide timely insight and recommendations for best practice.

Vice President Expectations

• To 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, they define jobs and responsibilities, planning for the department’s future needs and operations, counselling employees on performance and contributing to employee pay decisions/changes. They may also lead a number of specialists to influence the operations of a department, in alignment with strategic as well as tactical priorities, while balancing short and long term goals and ensuring that budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements..
• If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others..
• OR for an individual contributor, they will be a subject matter expert within own discipline and will guide technical direction. They will lead collaborative, multi-year assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will train, guide and coach less experienced specialists and provide information affecting long term profits, organisational risks and strategic decisions..
• Advise key stakeholders, including functional leadership teams and senior management on functional and cross functional areas of impact and alignment.
• Manage and mitigate risks through assessment, in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Demonstrate leadership and accountability for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work your team does.
• Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of the organisation functions to contribute to achieving the goals of the business.
• Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategies.
• Create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought comparing and selecting complex alternatives. In-depth analysis with interpretative thinking will be required to define problems and develop innovative solutions.
• Adopt and include the outcomes of extensive research in problem solving processes.
• Seek out, build and maintain trusting relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders in order to accomplish key business objectives, using influencing and negotiating skills to achieve outcomes.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.

Join us as an Internal Auditor Vice President at Barclays, where you will lead the delivery of independent assurance across Barclays UK. You will oversee audits assessing risks and controls across customer journeys, business processes, digital channels, technology platforms, applications and data environments, including fraud, financial crime, operational resilience and customer outcomes, helping Barclays navigate an increasingly digital, data-driven and technology-enabled landscape.

Working closely with senior stakeholders across business, technology and control functions, you will lead risk-based audits from planning through to reporting, providing independent insight and assurance over current and emerging risks. You will leverage data analytics and technology-enabled audit techniques to challenge the effectiveness of controls, identify thematic risks and support delivery of the Barclays UK Audit Plan. In addition, you will contribute to audit strategy, support the development of colleagues, and help drive innovation and continuous improvement across Barclays Internal Audit.

To be successful as an Internal Audit VP, you must have the following essential skills:

• Proven ability to lead audits or assurance reviews, managing delivery from planning through to reporting.
• People leadership skills, including coaching, developing and supporting colleagues to achieve high performance.
• Understanding of key banking risks including customer protection, fraud, financial crime, operational resilience and technology risk.
• Experience leveraging technology-enabled audit techniques to generate insight and improve audit effectiveness, including data analytics
• Knowledge of digital customer journeys, technology platforms, data management, automation and emerging technologies, including AI-enabled solutions.

Some other highly valued skills may include:

• Strong awareness of regulatory, industry and emerging risks, including AI, and the ability to translate these into forward-looking assurance considerations.
• Ability to identify the risks that matter most and translate complex evidence into clear, commercially relevant audit conclusions.

This role will be based in London or Knutsford.

You may be assessed on key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.

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