A tier one bank with a strong global presence is seeking a Director to lead their IT Audit (Infrastructure) team.  Using demonstrable leadership experience to develop a team with a shared knowledge culture, you will maintain high standards of reporting integrity across the team and maintain positive relationships with management and stakeholders.  The successful candidate will have a background in a similar banking environment in either IT or Business audit.

Essential

• Demonstrable experience in a leadership role, maintaining and developing excellent working relationships with team members, stakeholders and senior management.
• Charismatic leadership skills with desire and personality to inspire other team members.
• Expert understanding of risks, controls and testing methods for commonly used platforms such as Unix, Windows, Data networks for mobile and voice, Mainframe, Midrange amongst others.

Desirable

• Degree educated with an appropriate audit or accountancy qualification (ACA, ACCA, IIA, CISA).
• Experience operating one of the above mentioned platforms.
• Good working knowledge of current business operating models and systems.
• Prior experience managing a global team and resources.
• Understanding of controls and governance relating to Information Security and IT Risk Management.

Our client is seeking an experienced VP or Director to lead their financial and regulatory reporting audit team.  You will use extensive knowledge of Financial Regulatory Reporting, both for an international and UK setting, to develop and implement the Internal Audit strategy.  Experience of leading a central finance function or a similar audit role is desirable.

A leading global investment firm seeks a Vice President, Credit Risk to join their specialist Risk Audit team.  You will have either worked as part of a credit risk management team or as an Auditor covering Credit Risk in an Investment Bank.  As part of a small team, the successful candidate will deputise for the Head of the Credit Risk Audit and assist them in leading and developing the team. As the principle lead for credit risk, you will work closely with all business audit teams, particularly the Quantitative audit team on assurance frameworks for traded products.  The successful candidate will have excellent communication skills fostering a shared knowledge culture across the team in addition to maintaining excellent working relationships with stakeholders and senior management.

Skills and Experience:

Essential:

• Experience in financial management within a traded product credit risk, credit analyst  or credit reviewer role.

• Thorough understanding of credit risk controls

• Excellent communication skills with demonstrable experience of stakeholder management

• Broad knowledge and understanding of global regulatory developments and frameworks.

• Expert understanding of Basel II requirements, thorough knowledge of Basel III proposals.

Desirable:

• Two years’ experience as a credit risk auditor.      

Our client, a leading global investment firm, seeks an experienced Auditor to join their internal audit team.  With a background in audit or accountancy gained in a Big 4 or investment firm, the successful candidate will be degree educated and hold a relevant professional qualification (eg., CPA, ACA).  Using their prior years of experience conducting audits, the ideal candidate will use excellent communication and networking skills to build successful working relationships with the internal audit team, clients, stakeholders and senior management.

Essential:

• Professional audit or accountancy qualification.
• Strong practical understanding of the audit process and regulatory developments, ideally for a global team
• Expert knowledge of mutual funds, brokerage or related banking or financial businesses and related internal controls
• Willingness to undertake travel for required training or short assignments

This is a senior role within the Internal Audit team covering Capital Regulatory Reporting within Global Markets. The successful candidate will take the lead in audits which are centred around Capital Regulatory Reporting covering areas including ICAAP, CRD4 and Standard Rules Capital Calculations.  Additionally, you will support the Audit function conducting non regulatory orientated audits, eg front to back reviews, and provide specialist input into a range of other audits including VaR waivers and other areas as necessary. The role also involves acting as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Regulatory Reporting within the Internal Audit Team. 

Requirements

Minimum 4 years PQE either auditing Regulatory Reporting functions within a major banking group, working as a Consultant covering clients requiring Regulatory guidance or experience of working within a Regulatory Reporting group at a major institution.

Knowledge of current BASIL regulations
Capital Requirements Directive (CRD4) knowledge
Internal Capital Adequacy Assessment Process (ICAAP)

Whilst NOT essential it would be useful to have experience of conducting Internal Audits with the ability to lead a small team.

Our client, a leading European Bank, is seeking a Senior Auditor with Wholesale banking audit experience to join their internal audit team.  The ideal candidate will have experience leading large audits of in  aspects of wholesale banking  covering the capital markets, market risk, treasury and asset management businesses.  The successful candidate will be degree educated, hold a relevant professional qualification and have a big 4 background. Using this experience and knowledge in conjunction with excellent communication skills, you will develop and maintain strong positive working relationships with team members and senior management as a senior member of the London Audit group.

Requirements:

• Experience conducting internal audits

• Wholesale banking audit experience: ie, SPV’s, investment banking, equity, FX, rates / fixed income, treasury, derivatives, market risk or Asset Management

• Experience of leading and managing people.

Responsibilities will include:

• Supporting Senior Audit members in delivering the  Audit Plan.

• Providing expertise to clients, senior management and junior team members, particularly for traded product areas / capital markets risk.

Our client is seeking and experienced Model or Market practitioner to join their internal audit team. The successful candidate will hold a maths or science degree or post graduate qualification with prior experience in financial services and/or banking.  The role involves looking at all aspects of Market Risk Audit, including Model Validation, VAR, Stress Testing Valuation, Model Building, and Model Development, across the business. As this is a VP level role, previous in depth experience in this area is essential.  The ability to audit these areas within a risk based audit system is also essential.  Excellent communication skills are required, to develop and maintain positive working relationships as part of this small specialised team.

As part of the audit team in a leading European Bank, this role offers clear career progression opportunities for the right candidate

Essential:

Experience of Market Risk Models, Model Validation, VAR, Stress Testing and Model Development.

Experience of planning and conducting risk based internal audits

Ability to work as part of a small but high level team.

Our client is seeking an auditor with experience in Traded Credit Risk to join their internal audit team. The successful candidate will be degree educated and hold a relevant professional qualification with prior experience in financial services and/or banking.  The role involves looking at the internal Credit Risk methodologies within the business and assessing these within a risk based audit environment. Previous experience of Credit Validation Adjustments (CVA) is essential.  Excellent communication skills are required, to develop and maintain positive working relationships as part of this small specialised team.

As part of the audit team in a leading European Bank, this role offers clear career progression opportunities for the right candidate

Essential:

Experience of Traded Credit Risk, Credit Valuation Adjustments (CVA)

Experience of planning and conducting risk based internal audits

Ability to work as part of a small but high level team.

Our client is seeking a Credit Risk Auditor to join their internal audit team. The successful candidate will be degree educated and hold a relevant professional qualification with prior experience in financial services and/or banking.  Using excellent communication skills to develop and maintain positive working relationships, the ideal candidate will also have experience managing small teams.  As part of the audit team in a leading European Bank with clear career progression this opportunity would also suit candidates with experience in the corporate retail arm of the larger UK banks.

Essential:

• Experience and strong knowledge of credit portfolios.
• Excellent working knowledge of the risks and controls governing Commercial and/or Corporate Audit.
• Experience in all aspects of planning and conducting internal audit.
• Demonstrable experience leading small teams including coaching team members where required.

Our client is seeking a Senior  Internal Auditor with Conduct Risk, AML/STF experience, to join their internal audit team. The successful candidate will be degree educated and hold a relevant professional qualification in addition to having demonstrable experience in auditing and managing risks in Conduct and Financial Crime.  Using excellent communication skills to develop and maintain positive working relationships, the ideal candidate will also manage small teams.

Essential:

• Expert understanding of Anti-bribery and Corruption, Financial Crime (AML/STF) and Fraud requirements for UK and USA.   In addition to expert knowledge of sanctions, transaction monitoring and Due Diligence.

• Expert understanding of UK Conduct of Business requirements which includes Retail Conduct Risk.

• Experience managing and leading teams.

• Minimum of four years current experience  in a regulatory function of a financial services organisation or large bank.

• Knowledge of UK Financial Crime Regulations

Desirable:

• A relevant qualification in either auditing / accounting (IIA, ACA, ACCA), Financial Crime (CAMS) or Compliance.