This is an ideal role for someone looking for a tax free position in the Gulf region.

You will be the lead internal auditor for all Capital Market Sales and Trading audits across the Middle East and some South East Asian regions: Equities , Fixed Income, Rates, DCM products and have the opportunity to review other areas of the banking operations. You must have previous experience of:

1. front to back operations in a captial markets banking group covering equities or fixed income etc
2. minimum of 5 years of Audit experience.

Our client, a large diversified banking group,seeks a Commodities Audit Manager to provide specialized support to the commodity businesses within the firm to ensure audit coverage and manage control risks.

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Our client is seeking a strong risk professional for a senior manager role in the Global Risk Management Audit Group.

The VP will be a market risk practitioner with experience across all areas of market risk. The successful individual would have the opportunity to develop knowledge of operational, credit, liquidity and control risk as well as provide risk expertise to other internal audit areas whenever there is a requirement. Risk Management reviews cover all aspects of the firm’s market, credit and operational risk processes, including:

• risk policies and procedures adequacy and adherence,
• quality of market and risk data,
• monitoring of risk exposures.

The successful candidate will have regular dialogue with the Managers in London and other parts of the world to discuss market trends and the level of risk exposure.

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Our client, a global investment bank, seeks a Senior Audit Manager to take charge of the Fixed Income Audit team. Reporting directly to the Regional Chief Auditor and Audit Committee you will have full responsibility to manage the team and the audit process.

You will act as the key contact point for the business and take responsibility for the IA planning process and value-added reporting to enhance the control culture within the group. The Head of Audit accordingly manages the day to day relationship between IA and business leaders in the respective FI teams.

You must have experience of managing, leading and developing audit teams as well as very strong knowledge of Fixed Income/Debt products and trade flows. Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to build strong relationships is a key in this senior role.

This is an outstanding opportunity to gain extensive exposure in a senior ‘head of function’ role.

Our client is seeking a strong Regulatory professional for a senior manager role in the Audit Group.

You will be experienced in FSA Handbook rules, COB, MCOB, ICOB and have direct experience from a compliance function within a bank or have audited the compliance function within a bank. You will have the opportunity to develop knowledge of Compliance risk as well as provide expertise to other internal audit areas whenever there is a requirement. As a Regulatory Auditor your main responsibilities will involve:

• Leading audits to assess the management and control of regulatory risk;
• Ensuring that all audits meet audit plan time-scales and comply with quality requirements;
• Managing relationships with key stakeholders across the business,
• Caching, motivating and developing other team members.

You will have regular dialogue with the Senior Managers in London to discuss improvements to the audit of regulatory risk exposure.

Our client, a major international banking group, seeks a Senior Audit Professional with solid Banking (Fixed Income, Equities, Prime Brokerage, Investment Banking) experience to lead reviews across the London businesses. As the bank also operates in Investment Banking and Sales & Trading, you will have the opportunity to diversify your exposure and gain experience in these areas.

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Salary up to £80K plus significant flexible benefits scheme, bonus and other associated benefits.

Our client is a Tier 1 Global Banking Group who seeks an experienced professional to join their Internal Audit team within the Financial Markets Division. As an Audit Manager, your primary responsibility is to deliver individual audits as Team Leader as well as promoting proactive and professional relationships with the business, providing robust and challenging insight on business risk and control processes.

Specific Responsibilities:
• To identify and negotiate the required audit team for the scope of the given project, and to manage, coach and mentor staff as required.
• To carry out necessary audit preparation, by means of liaison with the business over timescales, context, and scope of the audit being carried out, ensuring all necessary controls are in place.
• To lead the team in carrying out necessary fieldwork, and coordinate, review, and document the work of the team.
• To ensure accurate reporting is carried out in the prescribed manner by the team, and to manage and feedback the findings of the audit to Senior Management in a timely fashion.

Candidate Requirements:
• Audit experience, or relevant knowledge of Capital Market activities and other primary investment banking activities as well as associated risk and support functions
• A high level knowledge of banking / financial services business processes
• Experience of developing relationships with the business
• Finance, banking, accounting, audit or risk management qualification desirable

Up to £70000 + bonus + Banking Benefits

Our client is a mid tier banking group who provide a wide range of capital market, banking and global transaction services products to corporate and institutional clients globally. The Audit Director is currently looking for an Audit Manager to join their London based team.

This is a small, local team that utilises an integrated audit approach where the successful individual will work with specialists from Credit, IT and Market Risk and take responsibility for actively managing individual audits on a day-to-day basis, whilst developing the appropriate risk and control matrixes and resulting audit programs.

This is a very “hands on” role which will include auditing the front office business activities as well as the related middle office and back office operations both locally in the UK and occasionally in South East Asia.

You should be a qualified accountant ideally from the Financial Services Division of a Big 4 accountancy firm or from the Internal audit function of a bank and possess a good understanding of traded financial products.

Up to £70000 + excellent Bonus and Benefits Package

This major banking group is looking for a strong Auditor with detailed knowledge of IFRS and UK GAAP to working closely with the Treasury function. This multidisciplined team comprised of finance and risk professionals carry out reviews to assess and report on the capital positions and liquidity across each of the bank’s UK businesses. You will have a strong background UK and international accounting standards probably gained within a Big 4 or large international accountancy practice where you will have worked on large financial services clients.

This is a unique opportunity to gain strong business exposure and make a real strategic difference to this globally recognised institution.

£70,000 per annum, + 30% cash bens, + bonus, London, permanent.

Working for a major Tier 1 Institution, this post is based in the Global Banking and Markets (GBM) division, which delivers award winning finance, risk management and investment solutions to corporations, financial institutions and governments worldwide. You will be working as a Manager in a pooled team of auditors, providing the assurances and controls which the business needs to deliver a Portfolio of Award winning products to the market.

The audit team delivers product-based front-to-back audits, mirroring the Markets, Coverage and Origination and Global Portfolio businesses as well as functional audits of key support areas such as Finance, Risk and Operations. As part of a team of over 100 based across Europe, the UK and Asia, you will have the opportunity for some travel, as well as the potential for career development both within the Group Internal Audit function, and the wider business. Within GBM, opportunities are available for candidates with audit experience and/or relevant knowledge of Markets, Banking or Risk Operations, and Finance within an Investment Bank.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and participate in audits within an assigned business unit, in line with Group Internal Audit standards and procedures
• Deliver individual audits as the team leader
• Foster proactive and professional relationships with the business, providing robust and challenging insight on business risk and control processes
• Lead and manage audit teams from a pooled team of auditors
• Initiate and carry out fieldwork as required

Candidate Requirements

• Audit experience or relevant knowledge of Markets, Banking or Risk, Operations and Finance within a complex Financial Services business
• Experience of managing relationships in a business
• Related business specific product and technical knowledge
• High level knowledge of banking and financial services business processes
• Finance, banking, accounting, audit or risk management qualification
• Experience of leading team projects desirable

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