Senior Auditor IRBA

Project overview

For our client, we are looking for a Senior IRBA Auditor. Project Goal: Conducting a technically sound audit within the IRBA environment. The focus is on the annual audits of rating systems, the IRBA self-assessment prior to regulatory approval, and the evaluation of data management as the basis for IRBA activities.

Responsibilities

• Conducting an audit of the rating systems and their functionality according to Art. 191 CRR.
• Auditing IRBA requirements in preparation for regulatory IRBA approval according to Art. 144 CRR.
• Conducting the IRBA self-assessment regarding the suitability of the scope of individual rating systems.
• Auditing compliance with the minimum three-year IRBA experience test from 2027 according to Art. 145 CRR and Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/439, Recital 14.
• Analyzing the foundations of data management for IRBA activities.
• Auditing the technical and professional traceability of IRBA models, model assumptions, and statistical methods.
• Creating comprehensible audit documentation, findings, and recommendations.

Requirements

Project Language: German

Remote Share: 70%

Utilization: 20 days

Industry: Banking

• Several years of experience in Internal Audit, ideally in the banking or financial sector.
• Practical experience in IRBA audits, rating systems, or comparable credit risk models.
• Sound knowledge of the requirements from the CRR, particularly Art. 144, Art. 145, and Art. 191, as well as Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/439.
• Knowledge of International Internal Audit Standards (IIA).
• Strong credit expertise.
• Very good knowledge of modeling, statistics, and mathematical methods.
• Sound IT and data competence, especially in data management.
• Ability to clearly assess complex technical and quantitative issues.
• Very good German language skills, both written and spoken.

Project details

• Start: 2026-11-02
• Duration: 2 Monate
• Remote: hybrid
• Location: Norddeutschland, DE
• Languages: German