Assistant Manager, General Inspection (Internal Audit)

What is the opportunity?

The Inspector checks the compliance, security and effectiveness of the operations processed by CACEIS for a given department or entity. He/she must ensure that external and internal rules are followed, make a diagnosis of the degree of risk control and the level of security of the operations, and assess the quality of internal control functions.
Finally, he/she identifies areas for improvement and recommends actions in an audit report written upon completion of the assignment. He/she checks the proper implementation of these recommendations during follow-up meetings and on an ongoing basis.

Working hours: 9:00AM – 6:00PM

What will you do?

Analysis and assessment

• Usually as part of a team, perform global, thematic or cross-functional inspections on the ground in accordance with the annual audit plan.
• Define the control plan (approach, methodology, assignment schedule and audit tasks) in compliance with regulations in force and industry standards for each assignment for which he/she is responsible or in which he/she is participating.
• Check the existence of and adherence to applicable regulations, as well as internal procedures and rules, in particular through interviews, tests and document analyses.
• Assess the quality of the internal control and risk control system.
• Analyse and evaluate these data to identify operational, regulatory, financial and other risks.
• Highlight any malfunctions and the risks incurred.
• Make a reliable and committed diagnosis of the area audited.
• May be called on to assist the Inspection teams of the Crédit Agricole Group.
• Monitor and update auditing methods as needed.

Reporting and follow-up

• Give an oral report on the conclusions of the inspection to the managers audited.
• Write summary reports during and at the conclusion of inspection assignments.
• Issue recommendations aimed at correcting the malfunctions observed and track their implementation once per semester and on an ongoing basis.
• Report to the Compliance and Risks Departments any information that could cause them to update their risk maps.

Execution of mission

• Depending on the assignments and his/her experience, the Inspector may be asked to take on responsibility for the execution of missions:
  o Devise a schedule and supervise the distribution of tasks among team members.
  o Coordinate the drafting of interim summaries and the inspection report.
  o Some travel might be required.

What do you need to succeed?
Must-have

• University degree holder.
• 3 years’ experience in Big 4 accounting firm or internal audit role in a financial institution
• Office automation: Extensively use the advanced functionalities (e.g. development of macros) of office software, especially spreadsheets (Excel) or database managers (Access) as part of specific activities of the unit.

Nice-to-have

• Project management: Structure and lead a project approach end-to-end by mobilising and tracking all the human, technical, or financial resources necessary to achieve the project objectives