Group Audit Specialist (all genders) Payments & AML

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Erste Group was founded in 1819 as the first Austrian savings bank and is today one of the largest stock-listed banking groups in Central Europe. As an attractive employer, Erste Group offers interesting career opportunities in an international environment.

The audit department Markets and Central Functions is responsible for performing audits in Erste Group Bank AG, its subsidiaries, and Austrian legal entities part of the Erste Group. A second responsibility is the coordination of audit activities within Erste Group for the audit area of responsibility. To strengthen our team, we are searching for an auditor with data analytics skills and with a passion for analysis and identification of gaps or inconsistencies. Critical thinking and problem-solving skills, as well as the ability to communicate technical results to business stakeholders are essential.

Your Tasks

• Contribute to the functional coordination of the Payments & AML Expert Groups across entities and SPOCs (audit departments, CEE banks, and subsidiary audit functions)
• Support complex data analytics use cases from idea to implementation, including data sourcing, feasibility assessments, and methodological design
• Implement automations of standard data-driven audit processes, such as fraud analysis and audit procedures on large datasets including payment transactions, AML alerts, and client risk data, leveraging anomaly detection, pattern analysis, and control validation techniques
• Develop and enhance data-driven audit procedures and analytics capabilities for the focus areas of Payments and AML
• Provide technical guidance on the use of data analytics in Internal Audit, helping to define standards, best practices, and shared audit methodologies across the Group
• Perform internal audits focusing on Payments and AML as part of the Group Audit team in Austria and in collaboration with colleagues across Erste Group subsidiaries

Your Background

• Minimum 5 years working experience in internal audit using data analytics (or a comparable control or assurance environment)
• University degree in Economics, IT, Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics
• Experience applying statistical methods for pattern detection and anomaly identification
• Familiarity with Financial Institutions in the area of Payments and AML controls, knowledge of regulatory frameworks of advantage
• Familiarity with IT systems used in modern payments processing as well as modern analytics platforms such as Databricks of advantage
• Strong communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences 

Our Offer

• In this role, you will be in the driving seat for building up the data analytics capabilities for auditing assigned audit areas defining standards and support in shaping the function in the internal audit community at Erste Group
• The opportunity to work and develop in a highly dynamic and international environment with growing relevance 
• You have the possibility to carry out the audits with a high degree of autonomy and responsibility
• Opportunities to deepen your expertise through certifications in data science as well as banking and finance topics
• Discover and enjoy the benefits of Erste Group
• The minimum wage for this full-time position in accordance with the collective agreement with complete fulfillment of the functional profile is EUR 51.336,04 gross per year. But this is just a formality - we would be happy to talk about your actual salary in person! 
• We offer our employees the opportunity to divide their hours between working from home and at the office.
• We consider the diversity of our employees as key to innovation and success. As employer we are proud to offer everyone equal chances, irrespective of age, skin colour, religious belief, gender, sexual orientation or origin.