Our client, a global financial institution with its Head Office in Lausanne Switzerland, is seeking to expand its Internal Audit Department by hiring an additional experienced Internal Auditor.

The Internal Auditor will report to the Head of Internal Audit and will have responsibility for:

• Conducting internal audits as assigned by the Head of Internal Audit and in accordance with the Internal Audit Terms of Reference. In particular, emphasis is placed on:
• identifying key risks
• documenting key processes and controls
• preparing audit working papers to a good standard
• assessing whether accounts and records to the Group conform with the established policies and procedures and with accepted accounting principles
• identifying weaknesses and suitable recommendations
• drafting internal audit reports
• Participating in other projects as assigned by the Head of Internal Audit, e.g. Swiss Internal Control System and Risk Assessment (Swiss version of SOx), Operational Risk, etc.

This will require travelling within Europe, Americas and Asia for about 25-33% of the time.

The ideal candidate should have:

• 2-3 years audit experience with the big 4 (preferably in the financial services industry);
• 2-3 years experience as an internal auditor (preferably in the financial services industry);

• Higher Degree (Uni, FH)

• Excellent proficiency in spoken and written English. Some knowledge of spoken French would be useful.