About CLS:
CLS is the trusted party at the centre of the global FX ecosystem. Utilized by thousands of counterparties, CLS makes FX safer, smoother and more cost effective. Trillions of dollars’ worth of currency flows through our systems each day.
Created by the market for the market, our unrivalled global settlement infrastructure reduces systemic risk and provides standardization for participants in many of the world’s most actively traded currencies. We deliver huge efficiencies and savings for our clients: in fact, our approach to multilateral netting shrinks funding requirements by over 96% on average, so clients can put their capital and resources to better use.
CLS products are designed to enable clients to manage risk most effectively across the full FX lifecycle – whether through more efficient processing tools or market intelligence derived from the largest single source of FX executed data available to the market.
Our ambition to make a positive difference starts with our people. Our values underpin everything that we do at CLS and define our working environment:
- Pivotal purpose
- Trusted guardian
- Targeted innovation
- Facilitate connections
- Delivering excellence
- Inclusive culture
Job information:
- Functional title – Audit Lead (Temporary) Internal Audit - Technology & Change (Application and Data Management)
- Department - Internal Audit - Technology & Change (Application and Data Management)
- Corporate level - Assistant Vice President
- Report to - Director, Internal Audit - Technology & Change
- Duration: 3-months
- Location - Hybrid
What you will be doing:
Audit Delivery Management: (90%)
- Execution of planning and testing for complex attestation audits and high-level reviews, including designing test strategies, audit test papers and drafting of audit findings.
- Validation to confirm management’s remediation of audit and regulatory issues.
- Tracking of management’s remediation activities.
- Actively contributing to the ongoing improvement of audit practices and methodology.
Stakeholder Management / Strategic: (5%)
- Develop and maintain working relationships with peers across the organization.
- To monitor strategic developments within CLS and highlight any unidentified risks or potential control issues.
Professional Development (5%)
- Proactively maintain knowledge, skills and disciplines, with on-going professional development.
- Maintain the professional standard of the Internal Audit function and work within its agreed Terms of Reference and IIA standards/guidelines, Charter and Mandate.
- Demonstrate adaptability to ensure that the audit focus is maintained on key issues, under the guidance of audit senior management.
What we’re looking for:
- Play a critical role in the delivery of the audit plan for attestation audits. This will involve hands-on end-to-end delivery of a range of Technology and Operational audits across the company, both autonomously or leading teams of specialists, and reviewing team members work where applicable.
- Ability to provide technical subject matter expertise during integrated operational audits.
- Strong analytical skills.
- Experience of dealing with all levels of management.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Experience and understanding of regulatory requirements, e.g., FRBNY.
Professional qualifications / certifications
- Must have 5+ years of relevant industry and auditing experience
- Degree level education
- Qualified Accountant (desirable) - ACA / ACCA (UK), CPA (US)
- Audit Certifications (desirable) – CMIIA (UK), CIA (US)
Our commitment to employees:
At CLS, we celebrate inclusion and consider this to be one of our strongest assets. We are committed to fostering an environment in which everyone feels comfortable to be who they are, and inclusion is valued. All employees have access to our inclusive benefits, including:
- Holiday - UK/Asia: 25 holiday days and 3 ‘life days’ (in addition to bank holidays). US: 23 holiday days.
- 2 paid volunteer days so that you can actively support causes within your community that are important to you.
- Generous parental leave policies to ensure you can enjoy valuable time with your family.
- Parental transition coaching programmes and support services.
- Wellbeing and mental health support resources to ensure you are looking after yourself, and able to support others.
- Employee Networks (including our Women’s Forum, Black Employee Network and Pride Network) in support of our organisational commitment to embrace and always be learning more about inclusivity.
- Hybrid working to promote a healthy work/life balance, enabling employees to work collaboratively in the office when needed and work from home when they don’t.
- Active support of flexible working for all employees where possible.
- Monthly ‘Heads Down Days’ with no meetings across the whole company.
- Generous non-contributory pension provision for UK/Asia employees, and 401K match from CLS for US employees.
- Private medical insurance and dental coverage.
- Social events that give you opportunities to meet new people and broaden your network across the organisation.
- Annual flu vaccinations.
- Discounts and savings and cashback across a wide range of categories including health and retail for UK employees.
- Discounted Gym membership – Complete Body Gym Discount/Sweat equity program for US employees.
- All employees have access to Discover – our comprehensive learning platform with 1000+ courses from LinkedIn Learning.
- Access to frequent development sessions on a number of topics to help you be successful and develop your career at CLS.
Skills Required
- 5+ years of relevant industry and auditing experience
- Degree level education
- Qualified Accountant (ACA / ACCA / CPA)
- Audit certifications (CMIIA, CIA)
- Ability to deliver end-to-end Technology and Operational audits and lead specialist teams
- Technical subject matter expertise during integrated operational audits
- Strong analytical skills
- Experience dealing with all levels of management
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Experience and understanding of regulatory requirements (e.g., FRBNY)
What We Do
In 2022, we celebrate 20 years of delivering unprecedented levels of risk mitigation, liquidity optimization and operational efficiencies. Trusted by thousands of counterparties within the global FX ecosystem, CLS makes FX safer, smoother and more cost effective. Trillions of dollars worth of currency flows through our systems each day. Created by the market for the market, our unrivaled global settlement infrastructure reduces systemic risk and provides standardization for participants in many of the world’s most actively traded currencies. We deliver huge efficiencies and savings for our clients: in fact, our approach to multilateral netting shrinks funding requirements by over 96% on average, so you can put your capital and resources to better use. Our complementary products are designed to enable you to manage your risk most effectively across the full FX lifecycle – whether through more efficient processing tools or market intelligence derived from the largest single source of FX executed data available to the market.
