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About this position

The Office of the Executive Auditor (AUG) seeks an experienced IT audit professional with strong expertise in auditing private-sector banking activities. In this role, you will support risk-based audit and advisory engagements covering banking operations, governance, risk management, internal controls, data, and technology. Experience auditing private financial institutions and exposure to risk management and control functions are highly desirable.

What you’ll do

• Conduct risk-based audit and advisory engagements covering private-sector banking activities, governance, risk management, internal controls, business processes, data, and technology.
• Evaluate banking operations, including treasury, investments, capital markets, lending, liquidity management, and financial risk management.
• Assess the design and effectiveness of financial, operational, technology, and data-related controls.
• Perform interviews, walkthroughs, testing, data analytics, and documentation reviews to identify key risks and control gaps.
• Develop process maps, risk and control matrices, and other audit documentation.
• Conduct data analytics to support audit planning, testing, continuous auditing, and reporting.
• Evaluate data governance, data quality, cybersecurity, technology resilience, third-party technology risks, and controls over emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence.
• Prepare audit reports, presentations, and other deliverables in accordance with professional standards and AUG methodologies.
• Communicate audit observations, conclusions and recommendations clearly and constructively to Management and other stakeholders.
• Support annual audit planning, strategic initiatives, and the implementation of AUG's strategic business plan.
• Promote innovative audit practices and share knowledge on governance, risk management, controls, banking activities, data, and technology.

What you'll need

Education: Master’s degree in Finance, Business Administration, Economics, Information Systems, Engineering, Risk Management, or a related field. A CIA or CISA certification may substitute for an advanced degree.

Experience: At least three years, five preferred of progressively responsible experience in internal audit, external audit, risk management, or a related assurance function.

Required:

Experience assessing governance, risk management, internal controls, and business processes within regulated financial institutions.

Experience auditing technology risks and controls

Experience with data governance, continuous auditing, cybersecurity, cloud environments, and technology resilience.

Experience using data analytics in audit or risk assessment activities.

Experience developing process maps and risk/control documentation.

Preferred:

Experience in AI-related governance and risk considerations

Experience auditing treasury operations, investments, derivatives, or capital markets.

Exposure to first-line business functions and second-line risk, compliance, or control functions.

Certifications: CIA or CISA strongly preferred. CFA desirable.

Languages: Proficiency in English and one other Bank official language (Spanish, French, or Portuguese).

Key skills: Strategic Thinking / Results Orientation / Critical Analysis / Innovation and Continuous Improvement / Collaboration and Knowledge Sharing / Effective Communication and Influence / Professional Judgment / Client Focus / Learning Agility / Data Literacy / Technology and Digital Risk Awareness / Artificial Intelligence Risk Awareness

Requirements

• Citizenship: You are a citizen of one of our 48-member countries. We may offer assistance with relocation and visa applications for you and your eligible dependents.

• Consanguinity: You have no family members (up to the fourth degree of consanguinity and second degree of affinity, including spouse) working at the IDB, IDB Invest, or IDB Lab.
  

Type of contract and duration

• Staff:
• International staff contract, 36 months initially, renewable upon mutual agreement.

What we offer

The IDB group provides benefits that respond to the different needs and moments of an employee’s life. These benefits include:

• A competitive compensation package, including an annual base salary expressed on a net-of-tax basis.

• Leaves and vacations: 24 days of paid time off + 8 personal days + sick leave + gender-neutral parental leave.

• Health Insurance: IDB Group provides employees and eligible dependents with a robust medical benefits program that covers medical, dental, vision, preventive care, and prescription drugs.

• Pension plan: defined benefit pension plan that provides financial security and support employees in planning for their future.

• We offer assistance with relocation and visa applications for you and your family when it applies.

• On-site position with the occasional flexibility of teleworking.

• Health and well-being: Access to our Health Services Center that provides preventive care and health education for employees.

• Development support: We offer tools to boost your professional profile, such as mentoring, 1:1 professional counseling, training and learning opportunities, language classes, mobility options, among others.

• Other perks (country specific): Lactation Room, Daycare Center, Gym, Bike Racks, Parking, spouse career support, Spouse Career Program, and others.

Our culture

We ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations to participate in the job interview process. If you require an accommodation to complete this application, please email us at accommodations@iadb.org .