Internal Audit – AVP Transaction Testing & Analytics

Barclays•New York, NY

9d•$95,000 - $150,000•Onsite

About The Position

Join us as an Internal Audit – AVP Transaction Testing & Analytics, where you will use advanced audit, analytics, and transaction testing techniques to evaluate the effectiveness of key financial and regulatory controls. Working across Finance, Risk, Treasury, Technology, and Data teams, you will design and execute transaction-level testing that strengthens the control environment and enhances audit assurance. This role is ideal for an experienced audit professional with a strong analytical mindset, a deep understanding of financial reporting and regulatory processes, and a passion for leveraging data to identify control weaknesses and emerging risks.

Requirements

Experience in internal audit within the financial services industry
Strong background in transaction testing, including financial transaction data, traceability, and source documentation
Knowledge of financial/regulatory reporting, risk management processes, and control frameworks within banking
Understanding of US GAAP, IFRS, Basel, and applicable regulatory expectations impacting financial transactions

Nice To Haves

Proven ability to design and execute data-driven testing strategies, analyze large datasets, and assess control effectiveness
Experience partnering with stakeholders to communicate audit findings, control weaknesses, and remediation recommendations
Familiarity with regulatory engagements, audit inquiries, continuous monitoring activities, and issue validation and closure
Professional certifications such as CPA or CIA
Experience in audit analytics, automation, or large-scale data analysis

Responsibilities

Support the development of audits aligned to the bank’s standards and objectives by working collaboratively with colleagues, providing accurate information and recommendations, and complying with policies and procedures.
Audit development and delivery support, including financial statements, accounting practices, operational processes, IT systems and risk management.
Identification of operational risks to support the delivery of the Barclays Internal Audit (BIA) Audit Plan through risk assessments.
Assessment of internal control effectiveness and their capability to identify and mitigate risk aligned to regulatory requirements.
Communication of key findings and recommendations to stakeholders, including the Audit Owner, senior managers and directors.
Identification of regulatory news and industry trends/developments to provide timely insight and recommendations for best practice.
Advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness.
Collaborate closely with other functions/ business divisions.
Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function.
Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes.
Lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments.
Identify new directions for assignments and/ or projects, identifying a combination of cross functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes.
Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues.
Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda.
Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done.
Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy.
Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practises (in other areas, teams, companies, etc).to solve problems creatively and effectively.
Communicate complex information.
Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes.