The Jefferies GmbH Internal Auditor role is based in Frankfurt, reporting locally to the Chief Financial Officer (‘CFO’) of Jefferies GmbH and functionally to a senior manager in the London Internal Audit team. The candidate will be registered with BaFin as the Internal Audit Officer for Jefferies GmbH.

The candidate will be required to be fluent in both German and English, speaking and writing.

The candidate will manage one Internal Audit employee in Germany, will work closely with Internal Audit colleagues in the UK and US, and will be supported by specialist audit consultants from an external firm, who will provide specialist subject matter expertise (‘SME’) co-sourcing knowledge and resources.

The role involves performing an annual (in addition to ongoing) risk assessment of the Jefferies GmbH entity and its functions, which results in a multi-year Audit Plan.

The role will involve performing and working with global colleagues and external consultants to perform, the planning, walkthrough (design and implementation), fieldwork, and reporting of all audits per the approved Audit Plan for Jefferies GmbH. All findings resulting from each audit will need to be risk categorized, discussed, and agreed with relevant management. Management’s corrective action plans will be reviewed and validated prior to closure.

Audit areas covered will include Front Office business areas (Fixed Income, Equities, and Investment Banking), Corporate support areas (, Finance, Operations), Information Technology, Governance, Risk Management, Compliance, Regulatory Reporting.

Quarterly and annual Internal Audit reports, in accordance with MaRisk requirements, will be required to be prepared for presentation to the Jefferies GmbH Management and Supervisory Boards, summarizing audit activity, status of audit plan, status of corrective actions, and significant findings.

Prior experience of data analytics would be useful as we look to expand our use of data analytics across each audit.

A demonstrable understanding of risks and controls is essential. Experience working within Internal Audit in Financial Services is required.

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