Responsibilities:

📍Direct, manage, and execute Gemini UK and Europe internal audits, in accordance with professional standards, company policies, and regulatory requirements. This includes scope development, control testing, issue identification and report drafting, as well as oversight of third-party consultants in the execution of these activities. 📍Build relationships with process owners and stakeholders to provide meaningful improvements as a result of issues identified during internal audits or during process development, while maintaining the independence of the 3rd Line of Defense. 📍Develop and recommend remediation plans and mitigating controls where audit issues are identified and collaborate with management to ensure audit issues are resolved in a timely manner. 📍Evaluate methods to streamline audit approaches and methodologies, improve control testing activities, and enhance risk monitoring. 📍Assist with Internal Audit reporting to senior leadership, entity-specific boards, and regulatory bodies, where applicable. 📍Participate in the annual Internal Audit risk assessment process, including the scoring and documentation of risk ratings. 📍Collaborate with the Risk and Compliance departments on control testing activities, maintenance of the process, risk, and control library. 📍Monitor key regulations and industry frameworks and proactively collaborate with management to develop controls based on the evolving landscape.

Qualifications:

📍8+ years experience in an internal audit, risk management and/or controls role, ideally at a traditional financial services, FinTech, or Big 4 consulting firm. 📍Experience working with local regulators, including the Financial Conduct Authority and the Central Bank of Ireland, and assessing compliance with regulatory requirements. 📍Ability to be flexible in a rapidly changing risk and regulatory landscape and "roll up sleeves" when priorities or project scopes change. 📍Ability to effectively communicate with process owners and stakeholders up to executive levels related to expectations of internal audit projects and findings that impact their business lines. 📍Strong written communication skills, including drafting issues and other internal audit documentation for consumption by Management, Audit Committee, and regulators. 📍Previous experience in control identification, control description documentation, and control testing. 📍Proven ability to meet audit budget and timeline constraints and to identify and escalate issues that may impact audit progress. 📍Creative mindset that effectively challenges the internal audit program to promote continuous improvement. 📍Strong organizational skills and proven ability to effectively manage and prioritize time amongst various activities. 📍Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Risk Management or related field, or commensurate work experience.