Senior Analyst, US GWO & Business Risk Management Audit

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Join a purpose driven winning team, committed to results, in an inclusive and high-performing culture.

Global Banking and Markets (GBM) is a leading Canadian Capital Markets and Investment Banking business with a growing platform in the US and Latin America, operating globally for over 100 years. Scotiabank’s strong U.S. presence provides our clients an important bridge to this key global market for trade and investment flows across the Americas and the world.

Global Banking & Markets provides a full range of investment banking, credit and risk management products and services relevant to the financing and strategic development needs of our clients. Our products include debt and equity financing, mergers & acquisitions, corporate banking, institutional equity sales, trading and research, fixed income products, derivatives, energy, foreign exchange and precious & metals. We also cross-sell the full range of wholesale products and services offered by the Scotiabank Group.

Be part of an innovative, Global Capital Markets and Investment Banking business with a unique geographic footprint that puts capital to work for our clients across industries! We work together to drive ambition for every future!

The Senior Audit Analyst contributes to the overall success of the Audit Department in the US ensuring specific individual goals, plans, initiatives are executed / delivered in support of the team’s business strategies and objectives. As a Senior Analyst, you will ensure all activities conducted are in compliance with governing regulations, internal policies and procedures.

The successful candidate will perform within audits to assess the design and operating effectiveness of internal controls relating to Wholesale Bank and Trading Operations and Business Risk Management activities within the U.S., and will be required to work independently or as part of the team and assist the Manager and Senior Manager, US Global Wholesale Operations (GWO) and Business Risk management (BRM) Audit to provide audit services to GWO and BRM functions within the Bank.

The incumbent will also support the providing of high quality, value added advisory services to Management as part of the audits or special projects/assignments, while ensuring that audit methodology standards are met.

Besides possessing knowledge in Operations and Business Risk Management supporting Capital Markets Trading, Investment Banking, and Global Transaction Banking environments, the incumbent should be able to apply risk-based auditing standards, practices, techniques, processes, and methodologies to the audit of the internal controls.

Support a customer focused culture to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems, and knowledge.

Support the Officer in Charge (OIC) with the execution of assigned audits.

Execute on time and quality audit plan for Operations and Business Risk Management.

Performs control effectiveness testing for managing risks in capital markets environments related to GWO, BRM, Operational Resiliency and/or Global Transaction Banking (GTB).

Independently execute testing of assigned section/business processes within an audit review.

Maintain knowledge of business, non-financial, and regulatory risks for assigned areas.

Provide support where required to both audit and internal stakeholders for audit issue resolution.

Support the unit’s continuous monitoring program to understand and identify changing conditions within business, risk and corporate functions, keep abreast of changing risk profiles, guide assessment of emerging risks, identify systemic issues and determine current and future audit requirements.

• An undergraduate degree, with a concentration in Finance/Business Management/ Economics/ Technical areas.
• 2-3 years of relevant experience in Audit or Capital Markets environments, including broad knowledge of Wholesale Bank Operations, Business Risk Management, Operational Resilience and/or Global Transaction Banking, would…