The posting
Job Description
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm that provides a wide range of financial services to a substantial and diversified client base that includes corporations, financial institutions, governments, and individuals. Founded in 1869, the firm is headquartered in New York and maintains offices in all major financial centers around the world. We commit people, capital and ideas to help our clients, shareholders and the communities we serve to grow. Our people are our greatest asset – we say it often and with good reason. It is only with the determination and dedication of our people that we can serve our clients, generate long-term value for our shareholders and contribute to the broader public. We take pride in supporting each colleague both professionally and personally. From collaborative workspaces and ergonomic services to wellbeing and resilience offerings, we offer our people the flexibility and support they need to reach their goals in and outside the office
INTERNAL AUDIT
In Internal Audit, we ensure that Goldman Sachs maintains effective controls by assessing the reliability of financial reports, monitoring the firm’s compliance with laws and regulations, and advising management on developing smart control solutions. Our group has unique insight on the financial industry and its products and operations. We’re looking for detail-oriented team players who have an interest in financial markets and want to gain insight into the firm’s operations and control processes.
WHAT WE LOOK FOR
Goldman Sachs Internal Auditors demonstrate strong risk and control mindsets, analytical, exercise professional skepticism and are able to challenge and discuss effectively with management on risks and control measures. We look for individuals who enjoy learning about audit, businesses and functions, have innovative and creative mindsets to adopt analytical techniques to enhance audit techniques, building relationships and are able to evolve and thrive in teamwork and in a fast-paced global environment.
YOUR IMPACT
As the third line of defense, Internal Audit’s mission is to independently assess the firm’s internal control structure, including the firm’s governance processes and controls, and risk management and capital and anti-financial crime frameworks, raise awareness of control risk and monitor the implementation of management’s control measures. In doing so, internal Audit:
- Communicates and reports on the effectiveness of the firm’s governance, risk management and controls that mitigate current and evolving risk
- Raise awareness of control risk
- Assesses the firm’s control culture and conduct risks
- Monitors management’s implementation of control measures
Goldman Sachs Internal Audit comprises individuals from diverse backgrounds including chartered accountants, developers, risk management professionals, cybersecurity professionals, and data scientists. We are organized into global teams comprising business and technology auditors to cover all the firm’s businesses and functions, including securities, investment banking, consumer and investment management, risk management, finance, cyber-security and technology risk, and engineering.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Lead Internal Audit coverage of the Global Banking & Markets (GBM) Public Equities Engineering environment, maintaining a deep understanding of business strategy, technology architecture, regulatory developments, and emerging risks to inform audit coverage and continuous monitoring activities.
- Direct the planning and execution of complex audit engagements, including risk assessments, scoping, control evaluation, testing, reporting, and issue validation, ensuring high-quality and risk-focused audit outcomes.
- Evaluate the design and effectiveness of controls across trading platforms, Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) processes, change management, cloud environments, operational resilience, and other critical technology and engineering functions.
- Build strong relationships with senior Engineering, business, and control stakeholders, providing independent challenge and communicating audit conclusions, control weaknesses, and thematic risk observations to senior management.
- Lead, coach, and develop audit professionals while advancing Internal Audit initiatives related to data analytics, automation, continuous monitoring, and audit methodology enhancement.
SKILLS AND RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Information Security, Finance, Accounting, or a related discipline.
- 15+ years of relevant experience in Internal Audit, Technology Audit, Technology Risk, Operational Risk, Controls, Compliance, or Engineering Governance within financial services.
- Significant experience auditing or assessing risks and controls within Equities, Equity Derivatives, Prime Brokerage, Securities Lending, Electronic Trading, or other capital markets businesses.
- Demonstrated experience leading complex audits and managing geographically distributed teams.
- Strong understanding of financial markets, trading workflows, and the technology platforms that support front-to-back business processes.
- Experience interacting with and challenging senior Engineering and business leaders in a high-visibility environment.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and risk assessment capabilities with the ability to evaluate complex technology and control environments.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience presenting audit conclusions and risk themes to senior management.
- Relevant professional certifications preferred, including CISA, CIA, CISSP, CRISC, CISM, CPA, CFA, or equivalent credentials.
