Internal Auditor - Global Markets Associate

Corporate Title:  Associate

                Department:  Internal Audit

                Location:  New York

The base pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $130,000 and $150,000 per year.

 

Company overview

Nomura is a global financial services group with an integrated network spanning approximately 30 countries and regions. By connecting markets East & West, Nomura services the needs of individuals, institutions, corporates and governments through its three business divisions: Wealth Management, Investment Management, and Wholesale (Global Markets and Investment Banking). Founded in 1925, the firm is built on a tradition of disciplined entrepreneurship, serving clients with creative solutions and considered thought leadership. For further information about Nomura, visit www.nomura.com.

 

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Department overview:

The Internal Audit department is a key part of Nomura’s corporate governance and the department’s primary objectives are to review the company's control environment and report any weaknesses identified to the Audit Committee and senior management.

The Internal Audit department has over 190 staff that are located in major cities around the world. The Nomura Global Wholesale Internal Audit department in the Americas comprises 40 professionals, split across Trading, Sales and Investment Banking businesses as well as Technology, Risk Management, Legal and Compliance and Finance specialists, reporting to the Americas Head of Internal Audit.

 

Key responsibilities;

Reporting to the Americas Head of Global Markets Internal Audit, the Global Markets Internal Audit Data Scientist will be responsible for working as part of an integrated team to audit Global Markets businesses.

The role involves working with business and control stakeholders to understand and assess the risks across a range of products and make value added control improvement recommendations to senior management. The role covers structured and complex businesses as well as vanilla businesses across all major asset classes (Credit, Rates, FX, and Equities).

The role involves using data analytics and developing automated testing to assess risks and controls to identify internal control weaknesses during internal audit reviews and continuous auditing.

The audits cover Front Office Trading and Sales together with supporting control functions including Market and Credit Risk Management, Product Control / Middle Office, Technology and Compliance.

Responsibilities include risk assessments, continuous monitoring, validating major control enhancements, reporting results to senior management, and contributing towards strategic and innovative changes to improve audit effectiveness.

 

Skill and Experience Requirements

• The primary skillset required is prior experience of data analysis. The candidate must be able to cite examples of applying data analysis skills and tools in a business or educational context.
• Experience of trading businesses, and the related operations, compliance, and finance areas in a broker-dealer or investment bank, or in an auditor /