Total 4 Internship level Accounting / Auditing job vacancies in 388 GREENWICH STREET - TOWER

• 3-5 years with at least 2 years in Internal Audit
• Able to perform independently under pressure and with minimum supervision.
• Able to network and build effective working relationships with people at all level
• Develop and execute individual audit project plan
• Develop and perform detailed audit procedures with properly documented audit working papers
• Draft the audit findings in clear and concise language
• Develop practical and useful audit recommendations for audit issues raised and obtain management comments on the action plan and target implementation date
• Determine adequacy of corrective actions and reasonableness of target implementation date Special projects and ad-hoc duties may be assigned

The Internal Audit (IA) Business Controls is a team within IA’s Chief Operating Office (COO) that is an essential component in enabling IA’s consistent adoption of firm-wide risk and control standards, frameworks and policies, including dedicated controls governance and legal expertise.

Specifically, the IA Issue Remediation and Management team is responsible for IA’s issues management, lessons learned and quality monitoring.

Role Summary

The IA Issue Remediation and Management officer is a strategic professional who stays abreast of developments within their own field and contributes to directional strategy by considering their application in their own job and the business. This person will report to the Issue Remediation and Management Senior Vice President (SVP) and be responsible for areas with the department (i.e., issue management / lessons learned / quality monitoring). They are recognized as the technical authority for issues remediation and management within the business (Internal Audit). They require strong understanding of Project Management Professional (PMP) concepts and Internal Audit / Risk & Controls frameworks and processes to drive initiatives in issues remediation and management on behalf of the Internal Audit organization. Additionally, developed communication and diplomacy skills are required to guide, influence, and convince others, in particular colleagues in other areas and occasional external customers.

Job Responsibilities

Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Ensuring complete adoption of the issue management practices within the respective businesses and functions.
• Assisting process and control owners in evaluating control deficiencies holistically, including identification of root causes and required corrective action plans.
• Supporting the planning and execution of Issue Remediation & Management activities.
• Supporting development of the Corrective Action Plan (incl. categorizing issues based on their impact to the business / function to manage remediation efforts).
• Overseeing and ensuring timely and complete issue remediation within businesses and functions and escalate any delays and / or challenges, as needed. 
• Assisting first line in developing documentation for remediation plans to provide to relevant stakeholders regarding the status of remediation efforts (e.g., “behind / ahead” of schedule, completed, closed, etc.).
• Validating remediation activities are documented, completed, and closed- out in accordance with issue management standards.
• Identifying issues with a cross-IA impact and oversee the holistic remediation of issues, including end-to end management and execution of remediation activities.
• Managing remediation of regulatory issues against IA, including design, execution, and implementation of corrective actions.
• Assessing CAP adequacy for issues i.e., Regulatory, Quality Assurance, and Self-Identified issues raised against IA.
• Tracking issue remediation for Regulatory, Quality Assurance, and Self-Identified issues through the lifecycle i.e., from identification to closure.
• Supporting pre-validation peer review process for Regulatory/high severity issues.
• Building issues management capabilities and processes e.g., an issues dashboard.
• Partnering with IA Innovation to identify opportunities for automation and simplification of issues management processes.
• Facilitating discussions including providing review and challenge of Internal Audit Lessons Learned reviews.
• Performing quality monitoring of Internal Audit controls / activities. (i.e., MCA, etc.)

Competencies

• Ability to operate autonomously with a limited level of direct supervision.
• Exercises strong independent judgement.
• Acts as SME to senior stakeholders and /or other team members.
• Ability to influence / manage team members.
• Proven ability to execute concurrently on a portfolio of high-quality deliverables according to strict timetables.
• Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication.
• Effective negotiation skills.
• Proficient in developing project metrics, including gathering, reporting, trend analysis, creation, and metrics.
• Ability to identify issues and problems, generate solutions and choose appropriate alternatives using basic root cause analysis.
• Manage project scope by assessing requirements changes, determining, and conveying impact on budget, time, and risk.
• Manage client expectations, anticipates operational and tactical risks, and tracks them; clarify, identify, and track requirements and issues, remove barriers, resolve minor project issues, and escalate to immediate manager where required.
• Advance Excel and PowerPoint and proficient in SharePoint, MS Project, VISIO, Adobe Acrobat Professional.

Knowledge /Experience

• Bachelor’s/University degree or equivalent experience, Master’s degree preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in Internal Audit / Risk and Controls / Operational Risk / Lessons Learned Processes / Project Management—or combination of these—preferably in the financial services industry or in management consulting.
• Ability to develop project plans, manage individual deadlines and goals. (i.e., Project Management Professional (PMP).
• Advanced skills in data analysis and metrics reporting
• Exceptional interpersonal and people management skills with prior experience interfacing with senior management
• Familiarity with Citi’s Control systems preferred, in particular, MCA, iCAPS and RET.

This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.

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In addition to salary, Citi’s offerings may also include, for eligible employees, discretionary and formulaic incentive and retention awards. Citi offers competitive employee benefits, including: medical, dental & vision coverage; 401(k); life, accident, and disability insurance; and wellness programs. Citi also offers paid time off packages, including planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays. For additional information regarding Citi employee benefits, please visit citibenefits.com. Available offerings may vary by jurisdiction, job level, and date of hire.

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Citi is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Citigroup Inc. and its subsidiaries ("Citi”) invite all qualified interested applicants to apply for career opportunities. If you are a person with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to use our search tools and/or apply for a career opportunity review Accessibility at Citi.

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Citi Internal Audit is a dynamic global function of over 2,500 professionals located across more than 60 countries, covering Citi's global businesses and service to clients and customers through its network in 90+ countries. Through a culture of continuous improvement, Citi IA is focused on maintaining its position as a best-in-class IA function and is committed to investing in people, learning and development, innovation, and methodology programs. The Internal Audit mission is to provide independent, objective, reliable, valued and timely assurance to the Board, senior management and regulators of Citigroup and Citibank (and its subsidiaries), over the effectiveness of culture, ethical conduct, governance, risk management, and controls that mitigate current and evolving risks and to enhance the control environment. Citi strives to create the best outcomes for clients and customers with financial ingenuity that leads to solutions that are simple, creative, and responsive.

The Internal Audit (IA) Business Controls sits within IA’s Chief Operating Office (COO) that is an essential component in enabling IA’s consistent adoption of firm-wide risk and control standards, frameworks and policies, including dedicated controls governance and legal expertise.

Specifically, the IA Controls Governance team is responsible for Controls reporting including IA’s Business Risk and Control Committee, Risk and Control Assessment for Management, oversight and monitoring compliance with the firm’s policy and standards as well as regulatory obligations.

Role Summary

The Controls Governance Lead will report to the Internal Audit Business Controls Officer and will work closely with senior IA leaders.  this role is responsible for overseeing assessment and standardized reporting of IA’s Control Environment. They require strong understanding of Internal Audit/ Risk & Controls frameworks. Additionally, developed communication and diplomacy skills are required to guide, influence, and convince others, in particular colleagues in other areas.

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee and manage the IA Business Control Committee including reporting related to its own Control Environment Assessment, progress of issue remediation, identification of emerging risks and progress against performance metrics.

• Establish consistent controls reporting to monitor the state and status of controls.

• Leads the analysis of current versus future state gaps, identifies root causes, determines the appropriate solution and how success should be measured.

• Escalate concerns related to controls and issues as needed to the appropriate level management.

• Work closely with the Risk Function, HR and IA Leadership to deliver assessments related to Accountability framework and Risk and Control Assessments for covered employees.

• Develop and oversee execution of global processes and ensure compliance with policies, standards, and procedures including Continuity of Business, Conflict of Interest and Mandatory absence. Lead continuous improvements of existing processes to simplify, automate and generate efficiencies.

• Working closely with global Chief Auditors to understand the landscape of regulatory requirements, changes in local regulatory obligations and actions needed for compliance.  

• Identify and manage significant thematic and control issues processes for IA. Provide related reporting to the Audit Committee including corrective plans for risk reduction.    

• Stays abreast of regulatory and QA feedback, industry expectations, and external market trends to anticipate their impact on future capabilities for IA.

• Support strategic IA initiatives and change management processes; work closely with the business leadership to assist with strategic initiatives.

• Lead and oversee a team that develops, drives, and delivers key processes and meaningful insights that support strategic decision for the global organization.

Qualifications and Competencies:

• BA/BS or equivalent.

• 15-20 years of directly related experience in a similar industry

• Risk/control and Management Reporting and/or audit background is required.

• Strong experience in a related role with extensive experience in business, functional and people management, with proven abilities in taking responsibility for executing concurrently on a portfolio of high-quality deliverables according to strict timetables.

• Effective negotiation skills, a proactive and 'no surprises' approach in communicating issues and strength in sustaining independent views.  This individual must be an articulate and effective communicator, both orally and in writing, with an energetic, charismatic and approachable style.

• Strong interpersonal skills for interfacing with all levels of internal audit and senior management and self-confidence to drive decisions across the various IA teams.

• Strong leadership skills with a proven track record in managing teams and making a positive impact on the organization

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Citi is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Citigroup Inc. and its subsidiaries ("Citi”) invite all qualified interested applicants to apply for career opportunities. If you are a person with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to use our search tools and/or apply for a career opportunity review Accessibility at Citi.

View the "EEO is the Law" poster. View the EEO is the Law Supplement.

View the EEO Policy Statement.

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Position: Intern, Accounting and Treasury

To Apply

Please kindly prepare the following information and submit your job application via this link: https://www.korupartners.com/jobposting/?jobid=56

• Resume (required)
• Academic Transcript (required)
• 1-page or less response to “What matters to you the most? And why?” (An email will be sent to you the next working day requesting for this essay after job application is submitted).

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis and all applications with missing information and no justifiable reason will be considered incomplete and will not be processed. Do contact us at JoinKoru@korupartners.com if you have any questions or face any issues during the application process.

Overview

Koru Partners is a thematically driven alternative investment firm identifying attractive investment opportunities that are backed by macro-holistic themes encompassing forward-looking social, economic, demographic, and technological changes.

We are inspired to be the world’s leading business partner for unique insights, understanding and decision making. It is our mission to understand the challenges facing humanity and to empower people and companies, working to transform such challenges into opportunities through allocation of capital.

We are looking for a candidate who is looking to grow with us. You will be working in a team with like-minded members, who will be training and guiding you to reach your full potential. If you are up for the challenge, we can promise a great journey and an opportunity to learn the various parts of our business.

What You Can Expect

Salary: SGD 1,200 per month

Company culture

• Strong emphasis on company core values to guide you in your day-to-day work and life
• Dynamic team that will challenge and support you
• Flexible and transparent work culture

Responsibilities

• Prepare research reports on accounting and treasury-related areas.
• Create templates and/or automation scripts to help with improving existing accounting and treasury processes.
• Update and document all accounting and treasury procedures.
• Formulate and voice independent views regardless of experience.
• Assist in account closing.
• Assist in the preparation of unaudited financial statements and consolidation workings.
• Actively participate in the ongoing updates and enhancements of existing processes and internal controls under the accounting and treasury department.

Ideal Requirements

• Strong Interest In learning about accounting and treasury functions In a company.
• Independent learner and worker requiring minimal supervision.
• Intensely detail-oriented.
• Logical problem solver.
• Basic knowledge In accounting and finance.

To Apply

Please kindly prepare the following information and submit your job application via this link: https://www.korupartners.com/jobposting/?jobid=56

• Resume (required)
• Academic Transcript (required)
• 1-page or less response to “What matters to you the most? And why?” (An email will be sent to you the next working day requesting for this essay after job application is submitted).

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis and all applications with missing information and no justifiable reason will be considered incomplete and will not be processed. Do contact us at JoinKoru@korupartners.com if you have any questions or face any issues during the application process.