Business Auditor

At Julius Baer, we celebrate and value the individual qualities you bring, enabling you to be impactful, to be entrepreneurial, to be empowered, and to create value beyond wealth. Let’s shape the future of wealth management together.

Julius Baer is the leading Swiss private banking group with a focus on servicing and advising sophisticated private clients and a premium brand in global wealth management. That is why a comprehensive range of services and first-class service quality are essential - as are the committed teams that provide them.

Group Internal Audit (GIA) is an independent function that provides assurance to the Board of Directors and to the Audit Committee. We conduct our work by assessing the Bank’s ability to manage and control risks and advise the functions on how to enhance their risk management capabilities. We report directly to the Chairman of the Board and the Audit Committee.

For our Business Audit Team based in Zurich (Head Quarter), we are looking for a full-time Internal Auditor covering private banking, banking operations and other divisions of Julius Baer Group.

**YOUR CHALLENGE**:

- As an experienced auditor in the Global Private Banking Sector, you plan and execute audits in Switzerland and support our colleagues in our entities abroad:

- Write Audit Plans, including identification of risks and definition of key audit objectives
- Complete & document the audit assignments on time, accurately, within budget and in line with audit standards and internal audit methodology
- Assess materiality of identified issues & related risks autonomously
- Present & discuss identified weaknesses and shortcomings with auditees and recommend feasible and value-adding actions
- Finalise the Audit Report (in English)
- Proactive monitor & follow-up on the implementation of the audit actions
- Support the yearly risk assessment process
- Use data analytics techniques in the audit assignments
- Support special tasks (e.g. ad hoc requests, reviews and investigations)
- Work in interdisciplinary teams (i.e. integrated process audits with IT and Data Analytics driving improvements)
- Ability to interact with a variety of stakeholders, build trusted partnerships, deliver sound opinion and present relevant solutions
- Stay actively informed on regulatory changes, bank internal developments and contribute to the annual risk assessment
- Contribute to the positive ‘One Team’ spirit; motivate, support and coach team members individually to improve their skills and performance

**YOUR PROFILE**:

- Minimum 5 years of relevant working experience in internal (or external) audit and strong knowledge and understanding of the Swiss Private Banking sector in general and with experience in auditing Banking Operations
- University degree or equivalent (preferably in Economics, Finance, Banking, Business Administration or comparable)
- Audit related certification or in progress to get a certification such as Certified Internal Auditor or Certified Public Accountant is an asset
- Practical experience in Data Analytics is an asset
- Expertise in auditing internal control systems and related processes and controls, front-to-back
- Team player with an enthusiastic and proactive personality
- Very good verbal and written communication skills in English and German; additional language skills are a plus
- Professional and convincing communication skills with stakeholders in various roles and functions (incl. Senior Management)
- Personal integrity, fast learner with strong analytical and conceptual skills
- Drive and motivation to work in a target oriented and high-performance culture
- Able to work on own initiative, willing to take on responsibility
- Ability and willingness to travel up to ~ 4 weeks per year