Experian is a global data and technology company, powering opportunities for people and businesses around the world. We help to redefine lending practices, uncover and prevent fraud, simplify healthcare, create marketing solutions, and gain deeper insights into the automotive market, all using our unique combination of data, analytics and software. We also assist millions of people to realize their financial goals and help them save time and money.
We operate across a range of markets, from financial services to healthcare, automotive, agribusiness, insurance, and many more industry segments.
We invest in people and new advanced technologies to unlock the power of data. As a FTSE 100 Index company listed on the London Stock Exchange (EXPN), we have a team of 22,500 people across 32 countries. Our corporate headquarters are in Dublin, Ireland. Learn more at experianplc.com.
Job DescriptionAn exciting opportunity to work as a lead auditor at Experian responsible for planning, executing, and leading internal audits across business / IT processes and regulatory compliance areas. This role ensures adherence to internal controls, risk management frameworks, and compliance with applicable laws and global standards. The position requires strong analytical skills, leadership capabilities, and the ability to provide actionable insights to senior management. The incumbents responsibilities shall also include performing audits that provide an independent and objective evaluation of risk within the business and leading the audit function that include duties like maintaining an overview of the business related strategies and risk metrics to identify areas for investigations, leading audits of strategy management processes, and supporting colleagues engaged in reviews of strategically important initiatives, business areas, products or client types.
What you will be doing
- Assist in developing risk-based audit plans and programs aligned with organizational objectives. Lead end-to-end audits, including scoping, fieldwork, and reporting.
- Ensure completion of assigned audits and documentation of work papers on time.
- Track status of issues reported and assist in keeping relevant processes bench marked to Best Practices. Assist in keeping Audit Procedure Manual and checklists current and updated. Devise audit checklists for use of internal/concurrent Auditors and test products along with processes/procedures to foresee pitfall and bottlenecks and ensure these are audited/resolved.
- Provide improvement/ suggestions to existing process / systems to line management
- Prepare clear, concise audit reports with actionable recommendations. Present findings to senior management and track remediation progress.
- Executing Internal Audit Plan, risk assessment, control testing, process review, strong analytical, and negotiating skills to implement audit observation
- Planning Audit, preparing Audit Program and Audit checklist and finalizing in consultation of the Audit Partners.
- Having in-depth understanding of the processes, analyzing prevailing practice in the industry, determining gaps, highlighting risks.
- Assist in the Special Assignments as per Management direction & Investigations.
- Independently conduct Audits and responsible to participate in audits of various Businesses with particular emphasis on Product / Operations audits.
Qualifications
What you’ll need to bring to the party
- 4 - 8 Years of related experience in Internal Audit role
- CA/CIA/ACCA/CISA or equivalent professional qualification.
- Experience required in review of auditing of credit analysis, credit review, credit risk management, underwriting, and/or lending in a variety of industry types.
- Experience required with risk assessing credit portfolios and implementing or recommending process improvements to mitigate risk.
- Knowledge/understanding of banking products and practices, operations, regulatory, industry, banking competition, and potential risk areas is preferred.
- Strong financial analysis skills and commercial credit structure knowledge.
- Ability to interpret quantitative and qualitative data, formulate sound conclusions, and make consultative recommendations.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Basic understanding of IT/IS risks and controls.
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