Pierre Du Vignaud

The General Inspection Department evaluates all aspects of the Group’s organisation, operation and activities through audit and advisory missions. Depending on the issues identified, the analysis generated can relate to various areas:

- development strategy (commercial policy, investment choices, profitability, competitive positioning, etc.);
- the degree of risk management (credit and market risks, risks linked to the quality and security of operations, ethical risks, etc.);
- human resource organisation and management;
- information systems and management of IT projects;
- quality of administrative management and accounting (audit procedures, compliance with prudential rules).

Each mission is a genuine “management audit”, giving rise to a written report intended for General Management, presenting a clear, evidence-based and independent assessment regarding the various aspects of the activity reviewed, and the actions of its senior managers.

This experience improved my adaptability, open-mindedness, and my sense of responsibility. It also required me to be more rigorous to work on technical issues.

I had the opportunity during my gap-year to work within this famous institution within the financial industry, Rothschild & Cie Bank.

Fully integrated to the Internal Audit Department, I had the opportunity to participate to several assignements, such as:
- Back Offices, covering market activites (France and International)
- Institutional coverage
- Legal and Tax Department
- Front Office
- Accounting Department

During this first professional challenge, I had the opportunity to participate actively to interviews, to realise both analytical and audit works , to write working papers. I had to realise these tasks on a very tight schedule.

Beeing on relation with top management made this first experience very exciting.