SEB
Head of Audit for the CRO, CFO and Group Compliance Team | SEB, Stockholm
🇸🇪Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden26 days ago
ExecutiveFull TimeEN
Group Internal Audit (GIA) is an independent unit that reports directly to SEB’s Board of Directors via the Group 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 is truly global and consists of approximately 95 professionals that utilizes a common global methodology and audit tools.
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
As Head of Audit for the CRO, CFO and Group Compliance team, you will have main stakeholder relationship responsibility for all audit work conducted within the Control functions area CRO, Group Compliance and additionally also covering the CFO function of SEB.
The role involves leading and managing a team of nine professional auditors located in Stockholm and Vilnius that conduct the audit work and to proactively manage audit relationships with the stakeholders. The tasks include leading the Risk Assessment process and ensuring that the risk- and regulatory based Audit Plan is delivered on time and with high quality. Also, you will oversee the audit process to ensure that the audit assignments comply with the established Global Audit Methodology, and the internal processes and systems. You will ensure proper allocation of resources and maximise the efficiency of the audit work conducted by the team.
The Head of the Audit team is also responsible for providing quarterly reports on the audit work conducted in different areas to the Banks CFO, CRO, and Head of Group Compliance, senior management and to the Head of GIA. In this role it will also be required to ensure the quality of ad hoc investigations or support with requests from Financial Supervisory Authorities as approved by the Head of GIA. You are also a key stakeholder participating in interactions with regulators, mainly Finansinspektionen but also with SEB External Auditors.
To thrive in this role, we believe you have
This is a multidimensional job which requires good leadership skills and the ability to understand and assess the big picture without losing attention to details. You are excellent in maintaining and building relationships within the organisation and to external stakeholders, but at the same time keep your professional integrity and act as a role model. The right candidate will have both strong leadership and excellent communication skills to be able to communicate with senior management but also on a detailed and more technical level.
You will be part of the management team in GIA and it is required in that capacity to have the best interest for SEB in your mind. In addition, we look for an individual with a broad knowledge of the banking industry and good overall understanding of the regulatory environment SEB operates in. You have experience from working with questions pertaining to regulatory models and capital requirements as well as emerging non-financial risk areas. The area has become highly complex over the years with a mix of regulatory expectation but at the same time manage to focus on a risk-based audit plan.
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What we offer
This position will provide the jobholder with a strong possibility to further develop the existing team of professionals to help them achieve their potential and advance their own career by taking on an important role within GIA.
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:
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 May 14th, 2026. If you have questions about the position, please contact Björn Rosenqvist, Head of Group Internal Audit, at bjorn.rosenkvist@seb.se or Madeleine Gustâv, Talent Acquisition Partner, at madeleine.gustav@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.
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