About the role
National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) is seeking a talented, dedicated and experienced professional for its Corporate & Investment Banking area in Karachi. The bank aims to support national financial well-being, sustainable growth and inclusive development through its local and international branch network.
The Unit Head – Audit & Compliance will report to the Wing Head – Audit, Compliance & Operations. Employment is on a three-year contract, renewable at management's discretion. Selected candidates will receive a compensation package and other benefits under the bank's policy and rules.
Main duties and responsibilities
Regulatory issue resolution
- Analyse regulatory observations, identify root causes and propose remediation approaches.
- Investigate discrepancies between bank records and regulator validation systems, and drive corrective updates.
Internal and external audit issue resolution
- Assess audit observations and determine whether to contest them or accept them and draft substantive responses.
- Diagnose recurring control weaknesses and work with Unit Heads and Relationship Managers to design corrective action plans.
- Remove obstacles to stalled audit closures, engage relevant stakeholders and drive issues to resolution.
Risk management
- Review operational loss data and key risk indicators from regional centres and branches, challenge anomalies and validate underlying causes.
- Identify emerging risk patterns and present actionable concerns and proposed mitigants to the Wing Head.
- Strengthen risk and control self-assessment by identifying control gaps and recommending improvements with the Operational Risk team.
Compliance
- Review compliance exceptions, identify serious breaches, ensure timely reporting and prepare reasoned submissions.
- Resolve ageing open items by working with business teams on underlying causes rather than only following up on status updates.
MIS, reporting and analysis
- Maintain consolidated management information covering risk, audit and compliance, including ageing issues, repeat findings and control weaknesses.
- Prepare analytical briefs and recommendations for management review.
- Troubleshoot matters across business units and the Audit, Compliance and Risk Management functions, resolving issues independently and escalating those requiring senior management attention.
- Perform other duties assigned by the Wing Head.
Posts and vacancies
- Unit Head – Audit & Compliance: OG-II/OG-I.
- Area: Corporate & Investment Banking.
Eligibility
Applicants must hold at least a graduate degree or equivalent from a local or international university, college or institute recognised by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan.
Preference will be given to candidates with a master's degree, such as MBA, MPA, M.Com or M.Sc. Economics or equivalent; a professional qualification such as CA, ACCA or ICMA; certification in audit, risk or compliance, such as CIA, FRM or ACAMS or equivalent; or IBP Associateship or Fellowship.
Candidates must have at least two years of experience in banking, a financial institution or an audit firm, including at least one year in audit, compliance or risk management. Hands-on experience in handling audit, compliance or risk observations, drafting responses, root-cause analysis, internal control reviews or operational risk reporting will be preferred.
Required skills include knowledge of banking risk, audit and compliance frameworks; analysis of regulatory and audit observations; identification of root causes and practical solutions; understanding of operational risk, key risk indicators, operational loss data and self-assessment processes; strong drafting skills for defensible responses to regulators and auditors; stakeholder management and team supervision; and proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint for analysis, reporting and presentations.
National Bank of Pakistan is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes qualified individuals regardless of gender, religion or disability.
How to apply
Apply online at
https://www.sidathyder.com.pk/careers and follow the instructions provided there.
Only shortlisted candidates who strictly meet the eligibility criteria will be invited for a test and/or panel interview. Applications received after the due date will not be considered. No travel or daily allowance will be admissible for the test or interview.
Important dates
Applications must be submitted within 10 working days of publication on 8 November 2026.
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