Audit Team Leader

At Piraeus, we support the Greek economy by driving sustainable growth and delivering meaningful innovation. With a history dating back to 1916, we are the leading bank in Greece by market share in loans and branch network.

We serve 4.5 million customers through 368 branches across the country, offering a full range of financial services with a focus on SMEs, retail banking, digital banking, and capital markets. Headquartered in Athens, we are a 100% subsidiary of Piraeus Financial Holdings S.A., listed on the Athens Stock Exchange. As of March 2025, our total assets stood at €78.8 billion, and we employ approximately 7,400 people.

We focus on delivering high-impact solutions, building strong relationships with our customers and communities, and driving progress through practical innovation and responsible banking.

In 2025, Piraeus was recognized at the Euromoney Awards for Excellence as Europe's Best Bank for Corporate Social Responsibility, Greece's Best Bank for ESG, and Greece's Best Digital Bank, reflecting our ongoing commitment to responsible banking, sustainability, and digital transformation.

About the job:

Audit Team Leader

We are seeking for an experienced, motivated and detail-oriented Audit Team Leader to join Group Internal Audit, as member of the "Operational, Market, Liquidity Risk & Capital Management" audit team. This is a lead role, ideal for candidates with a background in internal audit leadership, who are confident in driving audit projects end-to-end and engaging with senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, execution, and reporting of risk-based audits in the areas of Market, Liquidity, IRRBB Risks and Capital Adequacy.
• Execute and report of risk-based Market & Liquidity Risk Management audits in compliance with the Regulatory framework, day to day administration of the audit projects, drafting of deliverables and maintenance of the audit working papers, communication of the audit scope and the audit results and sign-off the audit report along with the supervisor in charge.
• Conduct and supervise audits / assessments covering Market & Liquidity Risk and all included areas, ie interest rate risk, fx risk, commodity risk, equity risk, IRRBB, CSRBB, liquidity risk, funding risk and other risks such as ESG risks, including models' development and validation processes/areas, capital adequacy calculation (Pillar I, II, III), ICAAP, stress testing framework, risk and capital strategy, recovery and resolution.
• Provide consulting services and expert advice on Risk Management policies and procedures as well as on technology projects, new products/services and processes.
• Monitor the implementation of audit recommendations and lead the follow-up process
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of internal audit methodology and team development.

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Economics, Finance, Mathematics, Statistics, Physics or Risk Management
• Master's degree in Financial Engineering, Risk Management, Data science, Applied Statistics or relevant field will be considered as an asset
• Minimum 3 years' experience in Market & Liquidity and other types of risks, preferably in ESG risks, as well as Capital Adequacy (Pillar I, II, III) policies, methodologies and models, processes and systems
• Excellent knowledge of the risk management and internal governance framework including the banking regulatory framework (eg CRD, CRR, BRRD, Act 2577/2016)
• Strong analytical skills, including being comfortable handling large datasets
• Comprehensive knowledge of data analysis and visualization tools such as ACL, Python and MS Power BI and / or MS SQL will be considered as an asset
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills both in Greek and English
• Be able to work both independently and as part of a team with professionals at all hierarchical levels.
• Strong interpersonal and negotiation skills
• Highest standards of discretion and confidentiality
• Positive, committed and engaged attitude while demonstrating a team spirit and partnership

What's In It For You

In our bank it is a top priority to provide a modern work environment, where all our employees can perform and grow. As an employee of Piraeus Bank, you will be part of an organization that:

• Holds a leading position in the Greek economy and maintains a robust presence in the community
• Instills a workplace culture that embraces open communication, respect, inclusion and equal opportunities
• Offers a competitive remuneration package, private health insurance program and other benefits for both employees and their families
• Provides a challenging working environment that values accountability and celebrates high performance by implementing appropriate incentives
• Empowers personal & career development and continuous learning while encouraging creative thinking and innovation
• Provides an all-bank wellbeing program, fostering initiatives that enhance physical, mental & emotional health
• Provides digital technologies and tools that fully support new ways of working and flexible working options, while communicate regularly and effectively

All applications will be treated with confidentiality.

Application Deadline : 04/09/2025