Internal Auditor to Group Finance and Compliance | SEB, Stockholm
Internal Auditor to Group Finance and Compliance | SEB, Stockholm
Are you an Auditor in Financial Services or Banking professional in pursuit of a new and exciting opportunity? We are now looking for an Internal Auditor to strengthen our Internal Audit team responsible for CFO, CRO and Compliance. The team is located in Stockholm and Vilnius.
Since SEB was founded in 1856, our focus on customers and long-term relationships has been at the heart of our success. We aim to drive positive change by providing capital to help everyone reach their goals and accelerate progress towards a sustainable tomorrow. As a leading financial services group in northern Europe, we'll help you grow and empower you to take on more responsibility to create a real difference. Welcome to SEB.
About the role
Group Internal Audit (GIA) is an independent unit that reports directly to SEB’s Board of Directors via the Audit and Compliance Committee. The purpose of the function is to evaluate and give assurance to the Board and the President that governance, risk management and internal control processes as designed and represented by management are adequate and effective and support the business objectives. The department consists of around 90 professionals that utilise a common global methodology and audit tool.
As a senior member of the audit team, you will work closely with the Head of Internal Audit for the Group Staff team and contribute to the completion of the Annual Audit Plan by leading and driving the planned audit assignments mainly in the CFO and Compliance function. You will work in a team with mixed skills and experience that is responsible to conduct audits primarily CRO, Group Finance, Group Treasury and Group Compliance, but you will also work with other teams in Group Internal Audit. By delivering a high-quality audit service you will give consistent and reliable audit opinions to management and develop well written audit reports.
As an Internal auditor you will be responsible for:
- leading and participating in audit assignments
- taking an active role in the annual risk assessment process in which you will fully contribute towards the development of the audit plan for the next financial year
- supporting with quarterly reporting
- quality assurance of audit assignments
- acting as a role model and coach for less experienced team members
- cross collaboration and interaction with other GIA teams with focus on timely delivery of audit assignments
To thrive in this role, we believe you have
We are looking for you who enjoy working in a team with project type audit assignments with colleagues in the Group Staff audit team and in joint assignments with colleagues from other teams in GIA. As a person you do apply good judgement and have a deep understanding of business processes and controls. We also see that you have applied tools for the analysis of large data objects that would support you in this role.
In addition:
- You have a minimum of 5-10 years of working experience in the banking industry or similar, preferably with an external- or internal audit, or supervisory background.
- You have experience from working with credit risk management, financial controls, capital and liquidity management.
- Experience in auditing compliance functions and assessing the effectiveness of governance, frameworks, and oversight activities is of merit.
- You are curious, have high integrity and enjoy working in teams with mixed skills and backgrounds in project type assignments
- You are self-driven with high energy and enthusiasm as well as having the willingness to take ownership
- You can see the big picture while still being able to keep an eye on the details
- You are an excellent communicator with the ability to build trust and relationships at all levels in the SEB organisation
- You have applicable university degree and fluent in English (both verbally and written language)
What we offer
This position will provide the jobholder with a strong possibility to further enhance their own career as an Internal Auditor in the financial sector as well as the possibility to join a global team of professionals and to get the support from the organisation to gain strong knowledge and skills in relation to a key business area in SEB.
We offer many experiences and benefits to our employees, and there is nuance to every individual’s career experience, but the elements that define the core of our offering are:
- Extensive training and learning opportunities
- Friendly and welcoming culture
- International opportunities and working environment
- Agile and modern ways of working
Do you want to be part of SEB?
It is our fundamental belief that inclusion and diversity is crucial for our future success. We strive to have an inclusive, value-driven culture where employees feel valued, respected, and involved irrespective of who they are, what they believe or where they come from.
Since we select candidates continuously, feel free to send in your application today via the link in this ad, but no later than November 22, 2026. If you have questions about the position, please contact Head of Internal Audit Group Staff, Peter Krassas, at peter.krassas@seb.se, but we will not process applications via email.
Please be aware that our final candidates undergo background checks, a process that includes for example identity control, verification of qualifications, credit checks, company engagements and criminal records checks. In some cases, we also apply random drug checks.
During employment, employees within SEB can also expect to undergo recurring background checks.
SEB Sweden has a redeployment responsibility, why this position might be covered by internal redeployment.
The employment is covered by collective agreements signed between Finansarbetsgivarna and Akademikerföreningen and between Finansarbetsgivarna and Finansförbundet.
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