ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHS

Goldman Sachs maintains effective controls by assessing the reliability of financial reports, monitoring the firm’s compliance with laws and regulations, and advising management on developing smart control solutions. Our group has unique insight on the financial industry and its products and operations. IA assists the firm's Board of Directors Audit Committee in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities and regularly interacts with the external independent auditors.

The Regional Audit team in Frankfurt is responsible for the audit coverage of Goldman Sachs Bank Europe SE activities.

At Goldman Sachs, we commit our people, capital and ideas to help our clients, shareholders and the communities we serve to grow. Founded in 1869, we are a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm. Headquartered in New York, we maintain offices around the world.

Your tasks

The primary role of Internal Audit is to help protect the assets, reputation and sustainability of the organization. We ensure that

RESPONSIBILITIES AND QUALIFICATIONSGeneral Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain an in-depth understanding of business areas, its products, and supporting functions
• Assist in every step of an audit, including documentation, across scoping, planning, fieldwork and reporting
• Performing walkthroughs with stakeholders to perform control design assessments and presenting results of work performed to management
• Execute audit testing to ensure audit fieldwork is focused on the right areas and documentation meets high quality standards
• Identify risks, assess mitigating controls, and make recommendations on improving the control environment
• Prepare commercially effective audit conclusions and findings, and present to Internal Audit senior management and business stakeholders
• Follow-up on open audit issues and their resolution
• Participate in department-wide initiatives aimed at continually improving Internal Audit's processes and supporting infrastructure

Your profile

Specific Audit Skills and Experience:

• Internal audit, compliance or quality assurance testing experience
• Knowledge and expertise in auditing Anti-Money Laundering (AML), financial crime risks and related regulations e.g. MaRisk, MaComp, GwG, etc.
• Understanding of compliance program components, risk and control processes

General Skills and Experience:

• Able to work under minimal supervision on individual tasks or on team projects
• Team-oriented with a strong sense of ownership and accountability
• Highly motivated with strong analytical skills, willing and able to learn new business and system processes quickly
• Accurate, accountable and able to multitask while managing both time and work load
• Approximately 4 years of experience in a public accounting, consulting, internal audit and/or regulatory agency examiner role within the financial services industry or a related control function (i.e., Compliance Officer or Legal coverage)
• 4-year degree in a finance, accounting, or quantitative discipline, and ideally a graduate degree in a related subject
• Relevant certification or industry accreditation (e.g., CAMS, CIA) is a plus

We offer

We believe who you are makes you better at what you do. We're committed to fostering and advancing diversity and inclusion in our own workplace and beyond by ensuring every individual within our firm has a number of opportunities to grow professionally and personally, from our training and development opportunities and firmwide networks to benefits, wellness and personal finance offerings and mindfulness programs.

We’re committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with special needs or disabilities during our recruiting process.

Goldman Sachs is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veterans status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.