General information
Entity
CACEIS is the asset servicing banking group of Crédit Agricole and Santander dedicated to asset managers, insurance companies, pension funds, banks, private equity and real estate funds, brokers and corporate clients.
Through offices across Europe, North and South America, and Asia, CACEIS offers a broad range of services covering execution, clearing, forex, securities lending, custody, depositary and fund administration, fund distribution support, middle office outsourcing, issuer services and transfer agent.
With 7,000 employees and a large client base, CACEIS is a European leader in asset servicing and one of the major players worldwide.
By working every day in the interest of society, we are a Group committed to diversity and inclusion and place people at the heart of all our transformations. All our job offers are open to persons with disabilities.
Reference
2025-100742
Publication date
27/05/2025
Job description
Business type
Types of Jobs - General Inspection / Audit
Job title
VIE - Internal Auditor H/F/D
Contract type
VIE Programme
Term (in months)
24
Expected start date
01/09/2025
Management position
No
Job summary
The VIE contract in short:
According to Business France's eligibility conditions, the Volontariat International en Entreprise (VIE) is an assignment in a French company operating overseas for professionals between the age of 18 and 28 who are European Economic Area (EU + Norway, Iceland und Liechtenstein) nationals.
For further information about the eligibility conditions to this programme, we invite you to go to Business France website: https://mon-vie-via.businessfrance.fr/
PLEASE NOTE: your application must be submitted in English to be considered by our non-French speaking teams.
Your team and missions:
The Internal Audit department independently assesses and enhances the effectiveness of internal controls, risk management, and governance. It identifies areas for operational improvement and ensures compliance across all departments serving investment companies and institutional investors. By conducting meticulous audits and coordinating with management, they play a crucial role in safeguarding the bank's integrity and performance.
In this context, you will be in position to:
- Understand risk-oriented assessments of the processing and control activities of the audited areas and to support the audit teams in performing the audit tasks;
- Support to evaluate the results;
- Help to describe findings and define measures
- Document both findings and measures in reports;
- Assist to discuss the results with both auditees and the managers in a clear and convincing manner.
This role provides an opportunity to develop auditing expertise, beginning with active involvement in follow-up activities. You will be able to verify the adequacy of implemented measures and assess their practical impact. Participation in group and local audit projects is expected, fostering specialized knowledge in areas such as asset servicing, IT, or compliance under supervision.
Responsibilities also include proactive team support, audit-related data maintenance, and knowledge transfer. Within two years, through various group-wide audit assignments, the candidate is expected to attain the level of Junior Auditor, preparing them for future challenging positions within CACEIS or the broader Crédit Agricole Group. Professional development is supported through relevant seminars.
Supplementary Information
CACEIS Bank Germany Branch offers to its VIEs the following benefits:
- Paid German courses
- Home office allowance
- Reduction on the Deutschland ticket
- Access to a lot of gym clubs with reduced prices (EGYM Well Pass)
- 6 weeks of vacation per year
- Flexible working hours
- International work environment
Position location
Geographical area
Europe, Germany
City
München
Candidate criteria
Minimal education level
Postgraduate degree – MA/MSc/PhD/Doctorate or equivalent
Academic qualification / Speciality
University degree (or equivalent) in economics and / or computer science or Banking apprenticeship
Level of minimal experience
0-2 years
Experience
- High level of interest and / or first practical experience in Internal Audit, Risk Management or Audit firms in international banking or financial institutions environment.
- Basic knowledge of banking business, preferred in securities business, depository banks and / or asset management and / or institutional clients.
Required skills
Hard skills:
- Trainee program or other experiences in financial industry / banking business / custody will be an advantage
Soft skills:
- High level of curiosity to gain first or further knowledge of audit techniques., self-confidence and assertiveness
- Team-oriented combined with own-initiative doing
- Very good communication skills also on Management level
- Systematic and experienced handling of Database (high volumes)
- Ability to learn quickly and understand complex circumstances and describe those in a comprehensible way;
- Systematic way of working, analytical intellectual power, proactivity and independence;
- High ability to work under pressure
- Willingness to travel
Technical skills required
- Knowledge of IT (e.g. coding, IT-security, data analysis)
- MyAudit/RAMSES (desired)
- PowerBI (advantage)
- MS Office skills (Word; Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook) – each well developed
Languages
English: fluent; German: intermediate (mandatory)