The Chief Auditor is a senior level management position responsible for managing Citi Internal Audit’s (IA’s) risk based audit approach, in coordination with the Audit team. The overall objective of this role is to ensure Citi IA is the leading IA function in the financial services industry, and to manage IA’s relationships with key stakeholders. Responsibilities: Represent the IA brand within Citi and the marketplace, and ensure that the product, function or region manages current and future risks Develop and execute strategic business plans, within all applicable regulatory and legal requirements Escalate significant issues and corrective actions, and coordinate the assessment and mitigation of emerging risks and issues with leaders Develop approaches to promote knowledge sharing and management best practices across IA, Citibank and Citigroup Direct comprehensive audit activities, and a signifcant portion of the audit annual plan, in accordance with standards, policies and regulations Ensure delivery of regulatory and internal audit issue validation, and that IA meets/exceeds regulator’s requirements and expectations Ensure appropriate portions of Citigroup and Citibank Audit Committee Charters and the IA Charter for applicable legal entities are adopted Manage multiple teams of global/regional Audit professionals, and recruit, develop, and build effective teams, and create succession plans Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency, as well as effectively supervise the activity of others and create accountability with those who fail to maintain these standards. In situations where this role is the designated Legal Entity Chief Audit Executive, their responsibility towards the legal entity additionally includes: Overseeing and having the responsibility for the development of the annual Audit Plan as it relates to the legal entity where required by local regulators or Citi internal policies; presenting the annual Audit Plan for approval by the legal entity Board / Board Audit Committee; Providing periodic reports to the legal entity Audit Committees, senior management, and other Board committees as relevant, summarizing the status of the legal entity Audit Plan, results of audit activities, details of significant issues identified. Qualifications: 15+ years of experience in a related role Related certifications (CPA, ACA, CFA, CIA, CISA or similar) preferred Comprehensive understanding of multiple disciplines (Audit, Risk, Compliance) Demonstrated success in business, functional and people management Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication Demonstrated ability to remain unbiased in a diverse working environment Effective negotiation skills Education: Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience Master’s degree preferred.
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