**Vice President -C13 -Citibank South Africa** **Description** We seek a highly motivated Vice President to provide comprehensive support for the Head of Audit (HoA) for Citibank South Africa. The individual will be responsible for delivering a range of assurance activities including audits, assessments of Citi’s risk and control environments, audit and regulatory issues validations, business monitoring, and risk assessment for the country and globally across International. **Responsibilities:** + Cover for the local Head of Audit (HoA) by fostering strong relationship with governance forums and country management; effectively communicate Internal Audit activities; and maintain a collaborative partnership with the Citi Country Officer (CCO). + In conjunction with the HoA, representing Citi Internal Audit (IA) function in discussions with regulators within the country and delivering regulatory commitments. + Supporting the HoA in ensuring the Governance committees receives prompt, timely and complete information relating to the activities of Internal Audit as part of governance forums and regular updates. + Analyse the regulatory landscape, identified emerging key risks, and tailor audit scope to regulatory expectations. + Take a proactive approach in ensuring local deliverables are aligned with global requirements to mitigate any risks to the local franchise. + Perform International and local country audits, applying Citi’s Internal Audit Methodology and professional standards. + Leading, providing supervision and delivering assigned audits and regulatory validations on time and within budget. + Partnering with the Citi IA SME teams to ensure alignment and focus on critical priorities + Draft audit reports, present findings to management and business units, and recommend actionable corrective actions plans. + Track and address emerging issues through business monitoring and complete regulatory reporting on time. + Recommend appropriate solutions to mitigate risk and control weaknesses. + Collaborate with internal audit quality assurance team to address findings and the management information team to analyse audit data. + Adhere to policies, regulations, and ethical standards. **Skills:** + Excellent communication skills – both written and verbal; ability to digest vast amounts of information and be able to succinctly present messages. + Strong analytical and numerical skills with advanced Excel proficiency. + Demonstrating a high level of analytical rigor in formulating objectives and measuring results. + Exceptional people skills for interacting with all levels within the organization, including senior management and regulators. + Effective influencing skills, with a proactive and 'no surprises' approach in communicating issues/requests. + Pragmatic problem solver, with independence thinking and a forward-looking mindset. + Self-motivated and goal oriented with a strong work ethic. **Knowledge, experience, and qualifications:** + Minimum 10 years of experience (with at least 5 years in banking) with at least 2 years at Manager /VP grade level. + Bachelor's/University degree, Master's degree preferred + Higher degree or related certifications (ACCA, CIA, CPA, ACA, CFA, CISA, CAMS or similar) is desirable. + Experience in working with global teams and dealing with integrated internal audit and assurance delivery is desirable. + Good understanding of banking sector. + Prior experience of conducting risk-based audits and presenting results to management. + Knowledge and experience of risk issue management criteria, tools, and methods. + Understanding of how risks and control deficiencies need to be prioritized and remediated across the first and second line of defence. Exceptional candidates who do not meet these criteria may be considered for the role. ------------------------------------------------------ **Job Family Group:** Internal Audit ------------------------------------------------------ **Job Family:** Audit ------------------------------------------------------ **Time Type:** Full time ------------------------------------------------------ _Citi is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law._ _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 (https://www.citigroup.com/citi/accessibility/application-accessibility.htm)_ _._ _View Citi’s_ _EEO Policy Statement (https://www.citigroup.com/global/eeo-aa-policy)_ _and the_ _Know Your Rights (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088\_EEOC\_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf)_ _poster._ Citi is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. 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