Analyst, Internal Audit Analytics

Requisition ID

36622

Office Country

United Kingdom

Office City

London

Division

Internal Audit

Contract Type

Regular

Contract Length

Posting End Date

30/04/2026

Purpose of Job

The Analyst, Internal Audit Analytics is a junior (enty level) role responsible for significantly contributing to developing, executing, and improving Internal Audit Department’s (IAD) digital strategy, expanding the use of data analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance IAD’s ability to provide insights, assurance and advice.

Additionally, as a member of IAD’s IT & Analytics team, the Analyst contributes to the ongoing risk assessment of their assigned portfolio and the execution of audit engagements relating to the EBRD’s Transformation Group (including IT applications, platforms and processes, project and programme assurance) in line with IAD’s risk-based audit plan.

The role also assists the IAD team in ad hoc responsibilities and tasks, including supervising other team members, guest auditors, and external consultants, advisory work, and departmental improvements, as assigned by the IAD leadership team.

Background

The Board of Directors established IAD as part of its oversight role. IAD, as a trusted independent third line of defence, and in accordance with the Institute of Internal Auditors’ International Professional Practices Framework, provides timely risk-based and objective assurance and advice to Executive Management and the Board of Directors on the adequacy and effectiveness of the EBRD's risk and control framework. IAD aspires to be a function of excellence, valued by stakeholders for insights and foresight, objective assurance and advice.

Facts / Scale

• The primary responsibility of the Analyst is to support IAD in developing, executing, and improving its digital strategy, which covers the use of data analytics, automation through AI, and Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) software tooling, and enhancing IAD’s capabilities in this regard.
• Secondarily, the Analyst will also be expected to participate in audit assignments, contributing to the planning of audit engagements, executing fieldwork, and drafting audit issues and reports.
• In addition to interaction and coordination with other members of IAD, this role requires close working with senior stakeholders; generally, but not exclusively, up to Director level.
• The role has no budget or line management responsibilities. The Analyst may however be expected to supervise other team members, guest auditors, and external consultants, on an ad hoc basis in performing their assigned engagements and activities.

Accountabilities & Responsibilities

Data Analytics and AI

• Helps actively promote and drive the development and execution of IAD’s digital strategy and improve the department’s capabilities in this regard. This includes, among other:
• Liaising with stakeholders in the EBRD's Transformation Group (including the AI Centre of Excellence) and business areas to understand the EBRD’s data and AI landscape;
• Facilitating access to data and creating and running data extraction queries;
• Working with IAD team members to gather requirements and develop and maintain data analytics dashboards, data analytics and AI use cases, and AI prompts;
• Supporting IAD team members with assessing data quality, completeness, and relevance;
• Identifying, coordinating and providing related training for other team members;
• Monitoring best practices outside the EBRD, including peers in other international financial institutions, to seek opportunities to better leverage and integrate data analytics and AI;
• Supporting the deployment and use of data analytics and AI tools in the department.
• Contributes to supporting IAD’s use of GRC software tooling (ServiceNow IRM). This may include, among other, liaising with internal IT teams and stakeholders to assist with support and enhancement requests. Note that specific experience with ServiceNow IRM is NOT required for this role.

Audit Risk Assessment and Delivery

• Continuously monitors and assesses organisational, risk and control developments in their assigned portfolio of coverage (“business monitoring”).
• Contributes, with supervision from other team members, to audit engagements as directed, including identifying key risks; devising an audit engagement plan; performing agreed fieldwork; discussing areas for improvement with stakeholders and recommending feasible remedial actions; and assisting in drafting high quality audit reports for Executive Management and the Board of Directors.
• Ensure timely and adequate validation of IAD issues in their assigned portfolio of coverage.

Other Responsibilities

• Develops and manages open and constructive working relationships with stakeholders.
• Deliver assigned activities in a timely manner and to the required level of quality, in accordance with Institute of Internal Auditors’ standards, Code of Ethics, and related guidance.
• Keep abreast of relevant indu