Vice President, Internal Audit Data Analytics

About this role

Internal Audit’s primary mission is to provide assurance to the Board of Directors and Executive Management that BlackRock’s businesses are well managed and meeting strategic, operational and risk management objectives. The team engages with senior leaders and all of BlackRock’s individual business units globally to understand and advise on the risks in their business, evaluate the effectiveness of key processes and assist in the design of best practices that can improve their results. Internal Audit reports directly to the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors, and our work builds confidence that BlackRock will meet its obligations to clients, shareholders, employees and other stakeholders.

The Data Analytics (DA) team leverages various data science, business intelligence, and analytical methods to enable and optimize a data-driven approach to assessing BlackRock’s control environment. The DA team is responsible for building and maintaining an inventory of self-service tools for auditors, supporting the risk assessment of BlackRock business units, and assisting the development of timely and accurate Internal Audit management information.  DA team members may also design and perform certain testing as part of audits of BlackRock business units and technology controls across application systems and infrastructure components.

BlackRock's global headquarters at 50 Hudson Yards, NYC, offers state-of-the-art facilities including a cafeteria, amenity spaces, private sky lobbies, and impressive Hudson River views. 50 Hudson Yards offers direct access to the No. 7 Subway station and has entrances on Hudson Park & Boulevard, 10th Avenue, 33rd Street, and 34th Street. It is located two blocks from Penn Station. 

Atlanta

BlackRock’s Atlanta office was established in 2019 and is a microcosm of the firm across four ecosystems: Client Businesses, Corporate Functions, Aladdin and Investments, with collaborative engagement amongst teams. Atlanta offers a unique experience by combining the firm's global impact with a strong local community focus. 

Responsibilities & Qualifications

Role Description:

• This position is an Audit Execution Lead role. The primary responsibility is to support audits end-to-end by cleaning, analysing, and visualizing data to identify potential risks, assess compliance with regulations, and provide valuable insights to auditors.
• The candidate will collaborate closely with business, technology and data teams, and internal risk partners to support the objectives of the Internal Audit function. This will involve working together to ensure audits are executed efficiently, with a focus on data-driven insights and solutions.
• As part of our DA team, we are seeking an independent contributor who is eager to learn new technologies and work with others to implement and explain them. We value creativity and encourage our team members to challenge traditional methods of audit execution and testing. Successful team members thrive in a fast-paced environment, actively contributing to audits while helping to evolve audit processes, tools, and methodologies.
• The role includes people manager responsibilities as such the candidate will be expected to demonstrate key leadership behaviors to foster a thriving, high-performance environment, individual contributors, as subject matter experts, guide technical direction in audit execution space, lead and contribute to multi-year projects, mentor less experienced specialists, and provide insights that influence long-term strategic decisions.

Specific responsibilities will include: 

• Develop code to execute audit tests, build tools, and/or execute data centric activities supporting the department and ensure that all code is properly documented and maintained. 
• Contribute to the strategic development of the DA program including the design and implementation of tools and technologies, development, delivery, and distribution of data analytics presentations, training, and methodology. 
• Propose alternative and creative approaches to audit testing, leveraging technology to either gain efficiencies or provide additional coverage. 
• Facilitate discussions with audit stakeholders and demonstrate quick understanding of risk, controls and the data analytics solutions that can be offered to support audit objectives.
• Participate in short term data analysis activities aimed at supporting audit delivery and/or other ad-hoc requests including closure verification of issues, regulatory inquiries, strategic initiatives. 
• Networking to cultivate strong relationships with firm-wide partners to ensure successful analytic activities such as retrieval of new data sets, learning technology architecture, trouble