Job Description
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
1. Audit development and delivery support, including financial statements, accounting practices, operational processes, IT systems, and risk management.
2. Identification of operational risks to support the delivery of the Barclays Internal Audit (BIA) Audit Plan through risk assessments.
3. Assessment of internal control effectiveness and their capability to identify and mitigate risk aligned to regulatory requirements.
4. Communication of key findings and recommendations to stakeholders, including the Audit Owner, senior managers, and directors.
5. Identification of regulatory news and industry trends/developments to provide timely insight and recommendations for best practice.
Director Expectations
1. To manage a business function, providing significant input to function-wide strategic initiatives. Contribute to and influence policy and procedures for the function and plan, manage and consult on multiple complex and critical strategic projects, which may be business-wide.
2. Manage the direction of a large team or sub-function, leading other people managers and embedding a performance culture aligned to the values of the business. For an individual contributor, lead organisation-wide projects and act as a deep technical expert and thought leader, identifying new ways of working and collaborating cross-functionally. Train, guide and coach less experienced specialists and provide information affecting long-term profits, organisational risks, and strategic decisions.
3. Provide expert advice to senior functional management and committees to influence decisions made outside of own function, offering significant input to function-wide strategic initiatives.
4. Manage, coordinate, and enable resourcing, budgeting, and policy creation for a significant sub-function.
5. Escalate breaches of policies/procedures appropriately.
6. Foster and guide compliance, ensuring regulations are observed and relevant processes are in place to facilitate adherence.
7. Focus on the external environment, regulators, or advocacy groups to monitor and influence on behalf of Barclays, when appropriate.
8. Demonstrate extensive knowledge of how the function integrates with the business division/group to achieve overall business objectives.
9. Maintain broad and comprehensive knowledge of industry theories and practices within own discipline alongside up-to-date relevant sector/functional knowledge, and insight into external market developments/initiatives.
10. Use interpretative thinking and advanced analytical skills to solve problems and design solutions in often complex/sensitive situations.
11. Exercise management authority to make significant decisions and certain strategic decisions or recommendations within own area.
12. Negotiate with and influence stakeholders at a senior level both internally and externally.
13. Act as principal contact point for key clients and counterparts in other functions/business divisions.
14. Mandated as a spokesperson for the function and business division.
All Senior 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.
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.
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