Internal Auditor - AVP

Internal Auditor – AVP

Role Overview:

Reporting to the Head of Asia Internal Audit the focus of this role is to support audit coverage across Asia (Hong Kong, Singapore, India, Japan, and Australia). Primary tasks will include performing Internal Audit reviews, testing controls, documenting control design assessments, agreeing findings and corrective actions, and performing continuous relationship monitoring. The audits will cover all aspects of Jefferies Asia, including Front Office trading businesses (Equity and Fixed Income), Investment Bank, and Corporate support areas (Risk, Compliance, Finance). Internal Audit reviews will also cover regulatory required audits, trading audits, and specific management and Board Audit Committee requests. The role will partner closely with consultants and members of the global Internal Audit team and will also involve keeping up to date with areas of regulatory change within the 1st and 2nd lines of defense.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain compliance with audit methodology, whilst operating within industry best practices, applicable regulations, and internal and external professional practice expectations.
• Participate in the walkthrough meetings and interviews with business stakeholders to develop understanding of business processes.
• Evaluate design and operating effectiveness of internal controls and identify control weaknesses.
• Document workpapers demonstrating the work was appropriately performed (e.g., detailed lead sheets describing the control attributes that were tested and the results that were documented to support the conclusions reached). 
• Identify potential risks and controls and assist in developing work programs.
• Assist with drafting associated Asia legal entity Board Reporting.
• Work with stakeholders to agree findings, corrective actions, ownership, and due dates.
• Follow up on remediation of corrective actions.

Background & Skills:

• 5+ years of relevant Internal Audit experience preferably within an Investment Bank or Securities Firm.
• Demonstrable understanding of risks and controls. 
• Demonstrable experience of effectively analyzing risk, proactively identifying issues and providing solutions to remediate such issues.
• Strong analytical skills, particularly regarding assessing the probability and impact of an internal control weakness.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to adapt to change and to be flexible and open minded. 
• Understanding of the use of data analytics in audits preferrable.
• Bachelor’s degree, advanced degree, and/or certification (e.g., ACCA, ACA, CPA, CIA) preferred.

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (‘‘Jefferies,’’ ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us’’ or ‘‘our’’) is a U.S.-headquartered global full service, integrated investment banking and securities firm. Our largest subsidiary, Jefferies LLC, a U.S. broker-dealer, was founded in the U.S. in 1962 and our first international operating subsidiary, Jefferies International Limited, a U.K. broker-dealer, was established in the U.K. in 1986. Our strategy focuses on continuing to build out our investment banking effort, enhancing our capital markets businesses and further developing our Leucadia Asset Management alternative asset management platform. We offer deep sector expertise across a full range of products and services in investment banking, equities, fixed income, asset and wealth management in the Americas, Europe and the Middle East and Asia.

At Jefferies, we believe that diversity fosters creativity, innovation and thought leadership through the infusion of new ideas and perspectives. We have made a commitment to building a culture that provides opportunities for all employees regardless of our differences and supports a workforce that is reflective of the communities where we work and live. As a result, we are able to pool our collective insights and intelligence to provide fresh and innovative thinking for our clients.

Jefferies is an equal employment opportunity employer, and takes affirmative action to ensure that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, gender, pregnancy, age, physical or mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, genetic information, reproductive health decisions, or any other factor protected by applicable law. We are committed to hiring the most qualified applicants and complying with all federal, state, and local equal employment opportunity laws. As part of this commitment, Jefferies will extend reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities, as required by applicable law.