Position Overview & Specifications

Job Description Title: Data Analyst / Data Scientist - Group Internal Audit Division: Internal Audit Location: 135 Bishopsgate, London (hybrid) Hire type: Full time, permanent The TP ICAP Group is a world leading provider of market infrastructure. Our purpose is to provide clients with access to global financial and commodities markets, improving price discovery, liquidity, and distribution of data, through responsible and innovative solutions. Through our people and technology, we connect clients to superior liquidity and data solutions. The Group is home to a stable of premium brands. Collectively, TP ICAP is the largest interdealer broker in the world by revenue, the number one Energy & Commodities broker in the world, the world’s leading provider of OTC data, and an award winning all-to-all trading platform. The Group operates from more than 60 offices in 27 countries. We are 5,300 people strong. We work as one to achieve our vision of being the world’s most trusted, innovative, liquidity and data solutions specialist. Role Overview: This role supports the Head of Audit (HoA) by:
  • Driving and delivering specific data analysis projects to support the delivery of high-quality risk-based audit services across the business;
  • Support the delivery of the data analytics strategy, including enhancing the toolset and processes; and
  • Assisting in managing strategic relationships with key GIA stakeholders by ensuring the risks associated with the assigned projects are fully considered and by managing data, data feeds and solution development in line with firm policies and procedures.
Group Internal Audit Overview: The Group Internal Audit (GIA) function is responsible for enhancing and protecting the organisational value of TP ICAP plc globally by providing risk-based and objective (independent) assurance, advice and insight. The team assesses the adequacy and effectiveness of TP ICAP’s risk management, control, and governance processes and recommends improvements. GIA is split across three geographic regions; EMEA, Americas and APAC, with locations in London, New York and Singapore. Role Responsibilities:
  • Executes dynamic risk-based data analytics project(s), ensuring the activity focuses on the most significant business risk areas. Monitors and anticipates business change and assesses the potential impact on the project. Provides an appropriate level of expertise to ensure that the requirements are risk assessed and executed in order of priority.
  • Manages their workload of assigned audit resources, ensures the quality of data analytics projects and that all data analytics work complies with GIA’s methodology and standards.
  • Delivers project(s) on time and to agreed budgets, presents status updates to management on a timely basis and agrees to commercially viable project outcomes.
  • Influences stakeholders to provide/manage/analyse/interpret data in line with good data management and governance practices. Thereby enhancing internal control practices and improving the overall strength of the project data control framework by delivering high-quality audit reports and focused audit opinions.
  • Uses influencing, negotiating and diplomacy skills to manage key internal and external stakeholder relationships, and works closely with GIA colleagues to ensure project outputs align with expectations.
  • Works as part of an effective team and contributes proactively to achieving GIAs performance objectives.
  • Responsible for delivering specific data analytics projects to time and cost budgets. The GIA function aims to have 2-5 data analytics assignments per year.
  • Primary accountability to the HoA, with responsibility for educating/advising the GIA team on data analysis queries.
  • Direct line responsibility for audit staff working on specified assignments.
  • Travel may be required, depending on area of coverage (up to approximately 10%) as deemed necessary, to complete engagements and to fulfil stakeholder engagement, building deep relationships.
Experience / Competences: We are seeking a candidate with a background in Data Analysis and/or Data Science to support the Internal Audit function as a subject matter expert. Technical
  • Data Analysis
  • Analytical Review
  • Coding Languages
  • IT Skills
  • Business Knowledge
  • IT (Infrastructure & Applications) Knowledge
Behavioral
  • Negotiation & Influencing
  • Professionalism
  • Assertiveness & Confidence
  • Enthusiasm & Initiative
  • Teamwork
  • Communication (written/verbal)
Company Statement: The TP ICAP Group is committed to promoting Equality and Diversity and encouraging a culture that actively values difference. It is recognised that employees from different backgrounds and experiences can bring valuable insights to the work environment and enhance the way we work. TP ICAP aims to create a positive, cohesive and inclusive culture, where diversity is valued, respected and built upon. The objective is to recruit and retain a diverse workforce that reflects the global markets in which we work. TP ICAP is also committed to ensuring that the backgrounds, beliefs and cultures of all its employees are respected and to ensuring that the working environment is free from discrimination, harassment, bullying or any other conduct which causes an employee’s suffering. The Group also is committed to encouraging diversity amongst its current workforce and candidates. #LI-Hybrid #LI-ASO Location UK - 135 Bishopsgate - London