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Director, Technology Audit Asia
Barclays Capital
Singapore, , Singapore
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About Barclays
With over 325 years of history and expertise in banking, Barclays operates in over 40 countries and employs approximately 130,000 people. Barclays moves, lends, invests and protects money for customers and clients worldwide. Please visit our website here for more information.
Barclays Internal Audit
Barclays Internal Audit (BIA) Vision: Leaders in Assurance
• Be Brilliant: Leading edge assurance; Leading edge people; Leading edge thinking
• Be Impactful: In the business; In the community and In the profession
• Be Agile: Be independent, a respected voice, innovative and efficient.
BIA Overview: BIA aims to provide independent, reliable, valued, insightful and timely assurance to the Board and executive management over the effectiveness of governance, risk management and control over current and evolving risks, in the context of the current and expected business environment and in accordance with the international standards definition of internal auditing.
Overall purpose of role:
• Demonstrate functional leadership, working collaboratively within BIA to develop strong client relationships which are independent and seen as a respected voice.
• Develop, drive and lead delivery of an audit plan ensuring it is completed according to BIA methodology and achieves quality standards. Contribute to the delivery of the BIA Audit Plan and provide assurance on the Control Environment to key stakeholders.
• Provide leadership and develop the BIA GCOO Audit teams in Singapore and Japan, covering the regional Barclays International infrastructure, mainly in Global COO areas (primarily technology and operations) as well as other key areas in change and data analytics. The candidate will also play a pivotal part as part of our strategic plan towards building out further BIA capabilities in India.
Key Accountabilities:
• Collaborate and support the Portfolio Heads to define the appropriate coverage strategy and audit plan for Barclays International GCOO and Asia region, taking into consideration the Audit Risk Appetite, the current and expected business environment, the regulatory requirements and the resourcing levels within the Function
• Guide, review and approve work carried out on audit assignments to ensure the scope of work is appropriate, controls are correctly identified, assessed and carried out in accordance with BIA Methodology, policies, professional standards and budget.
• Deliver a view on the effectiveness and adequacy of risk management and controls to the relevant BIA Director/MD and the business.
• Contribute to clear and insightful committee reporting, audit reporting and propose pragmatic remediation actions, relevant to the issues raised by BIA.
• Bring to the attention of the relevant BIA Director/MD and executive management control and risk management issues, weaknesses or irregularities of material significance in the existence of application of controls.
• Strive to empower others to bring efficiency and enhanced quality to audit processes.
• Build a deep understanding of the strategy of each business area of the organisation responsible for which may impact the audit plan, including social/economic/technological trends in all client and customer groups. Be able to adapt plans, where appropriate.
• Define and manage the audit plan by defining the risk profile for the specific business area
• Set the standard for exceptional reporting standards.
• Update awareness of risk issues and changes across relevant business areas. Use this knowledge to input to audit strategy and direction.
• Promote a culture of efficiency through use of expert knowledge to focus audit plan and to support BIA strategic direction and using of Agile techniques.
• Oversee effective and efficient use of the team’s resources and budget.
• Ensure lessons learnt are undertaken where events/issues are identified, to ensure BIA continuously improves.
• Contribute to effective and transparent relationships with key global and regional regulators, and external auditors.
Stakeholder Management and Leadership:
• Lead discussions with business management regarding audit observations and issues, consult with relevant BIA Director/MDs where applicable. Ensure all client/customer viewpoints are considered when make decisions.
• Play a proactive role in supporting the definition of risk profiles, work effectively with colleagues across BIA to ensure the BIA audit plan maximise resources.
• Continually build long-term, quality and trusted relationships with a wide network of colleagues and external partners.
• Produce concise and insightful commentary and information for BIA wide reporting, e.g. Barclays Audit Committee, Intermediate Holding Company Audit Committee, and Governance Risk and Compliance Committees.
• Deputise for relevant BIA Director/MDs as required at Business Unit, Regional or Function Governance and Control Committees or relevant legal entity Subsidiary Audit Committees.
• Work collaboratively to drive progress in the team, embedding the performance culture and role modelling Barclays values and behaviours to:
• Inspire and engage others to believe in the BIA vision
• Mentor and coach others to be open, honest and reliable.
• Provide constructive, open and timely feedback to support personal and career development of others to achieve their full potential.
• Identify and develop talent.
• Attract and retain the best people through taking part in activities inside and outside the organisation.
• Develop succession plans.
• Share knowledge with others across team/function.
• Recognise and celebrate the contribution made by those around you.
• Promote a culture of learning from mistakes.
• Assign audit and line management responsibilities, direction and guidance to direct reports while maintaining an in-depth knowledge of activities in each area.
Decision-making and Problem Solving:
• Take into account reputation of Barclays at all times, through positive interactions and following policy and process.
• Sets an example and drives fair and ethical behaviour in all colleagues.
• Make sure colleagues are equipped to be able to protect our reputation at all times.
• Drive the position and brand of BIA within Barclays through senior level interactions and Audit Committees and relevant Risk and Control fora.
• Make decisions based on a broad range of factors, with Barclays values at the heart.
Basic Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree or international equivalent.
• 12+ years of auditing experience or related experience to technology or financial services sectors.
Preferred Qualifications:
• Extensive technical knowledge of IT risks and controls, including applications and infrastructure, within a banking environment; specifically in relation to general IT controls, Markets business technology, analytics and applications.
• Practical understanding of relevant regulatory environments and their impact on technology audit (for example: MAS 644/TRM, HKMA TM-G-1, RBI IT guidelines, etc).
• Extensive experience with developing and executing audit strategy and assurance plans, and delivery of audits within a fast paced, challenging and regulated environment.
• Records of accomplishment of success/high performance in a large, matrix organisation. Demonstrate understanding of the complexities of large corporate organisations and how to apply this to the role.
• Demonstrate a strong understanding of financial services with demonstrated adaptability through demonstrated success in roles across different product lines and technical disciplines.
• Significant experience with leading and developing high performing teams. Developing leaders in the organization through feedback, coaching and mentoring.
• Extensive experience of developing and maintaining relationships with MD level executive management.
• Evidence of driving change/leading business initiatives/contributing to team and function strategy.
• Relevant professional qualifications (e.g. CISA, CISSP, CRISC, CISM or other relevant technical qualification; and graduate degree).
• Opens to and supports travel (~20%).
Risk and Control Objective
All Barclays colleagues have to ensure that all activities and duties are carried out in full compliance with regulatory requirements, Enterprise Wide Risk Management Framework and internal Barclays Policies and Policy Standards
Benefits
Our customers deserve the best. The same goes for our employees. That's why at Barclays you'll receive a range of benefits that include a competitive salary and all the tools, technology and support you need to succeed.
Our Culture
Everything we do is shaped by the five values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship. The values inform the foundations of our relationships with customers and clients, but they also shape how we measure and reward the performance of our employees. Simply put, success is not just about what you achieve, but about how you achieve it.
Dynamic working gives everyone at Barclays the opportunity to integrate professional and personal lives, if you have a need for flexibility then please discuss this with the hiring manager.
Barclays is an equal opportunity employer and are opposed to discrimination on any grounds. For more detailed information, please visit our dedicated Diversity and Inclusion site here.