Our client is a leading Global Investment with Headquarters in London.  They are seeking someone to join their Quantitative Finance Audit section  in London at Senior VP level.  With a very strong background in Quantitative Finance, with a focus on Market Risk. The right candidate will have excellent quantitative and analytic skills, and an excellent knowledge of financial markets and banking products.

Requirements

• An advanced degree in a relevant quantitative field, eg Mathematics, engineering, finance or economics
• Good knowledge of financial models across all asset classes.
• Experience in another banking institution at VP Level
• Great communication and people skills

The Role:

• Contribute to the Corporate Audit Market Risk team’s coverage of model risk management
• Lead audit reviews of global market portfolios with an emphasis on market and credit risk valuation.
• Acting as subject matter expert for Quantitative and Market Risk Audit
• Participating in communications with regulatory agencies
• Continuous monitoring and verification of Value at Risk estimates, Stress testing results at many different levels of granularity for positions and portfolios in global markets
• Develop and maintain good professional relationship with associates in all areas of the bank, including risk, trading, middle and back office
• Managing ad hoc projects as required

Our client is a leading global bank. This is an exciting opportunity for a qualified Auditor with working knowledge of Capital Markets in the UK market looking for a new challenge to join the highly reputable Investment Bank where you can truly progress and the value you add is recognisable.

The successful candidate will have an audit background in a similar banking or financial services environment within a Capital Markets Function.  Experience in the risks and controls governing front office is essential, and exposure to Equities, and rates / fixed income products would be particularly useful.

You will work across all business areas within trading and get exposure to all asset class.  Our client has a great career progression ethos, and encourages internal mobility, as well as the opportunity to become a specialist as well as progress upwards with a dedicated career development programme which is tailored to the individual.
Essential requirements for Internal Audit Capital Markets job:

• ACA/ ACCA/ CIA or any other relevant Audit/ Accounting qualification
• Internal Audit experience from practice or a bank in the UK
• OR External audit experience with firm grasp of risk and control
• Sound knowledge of Capital Markets/ Trading products
• Understanding of risk and control on business process within an investment bank
• Strong analytical and technical nous
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills – able to build stakeholder

Our client is one of the world’s leading Global Investment Banks.  They are looking for a VP/ ED to join their Wealth Management Audit Team in the UK, based in London.  As part of a small and talented team of five, you will have responsibility for delivering the audit services, leading risk assessments, developing audit plans and managing their execution and completion.  The role will involve delivering special project services and managing your own client portfolio and relationships across the business groups, as well as managing junior auditors.  The role also offers the opportunity to professionally interact with senior management, whilst keeping abreast of the latest developments in the bank’s environment and business activities of the Group.

You will be a high performing, results orientated individual with a strong audit background, and a track record in Wealth Management.

Requirements:

• ACA or ACCA with a minimum of 3 years’ experience at VP level in either Wealth Management or Private Banking Audit
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to interact easily with all levels of personnel, both within internal audit, and the business as a whole.

This is an exciting opportunity for a qualified Auditor with working knowledge of Capital Markets / Trading within the UK market looking for a new challenge within the highly reputable Investment Bank where you can truly progress and the value you add is recognised. Our client is seeking a bright, analytical and ambitious individual with an inquisitive mind as well as excellent communication and interpersonal skills to join their ever growing Global Markets division.

You will work across all business areas within trading and get exposure to all asset class, however experience in equities rates / fixed income products would be of particular use.  They also encourage internal mobility, as well as the opportunity to become a specialist as well as progress upwards with a dedicated career development programme which is tailored to the individual.
Essential requirements

• ACA/ ACCA/ CIA or any other relevant Audit/ Accounting qualification
• Internal Audit experience from practice or a bank in the UK
• OR External audit experience with firm grasp of risk and control
• Sound knowledge of Capital Markets/ Trading products
• Understanding of risk and control on business process within an investment bank
• Strong analytical and technical nous
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills – able to build stakeholder
• Relationship

Our client is a Global Investment Bank Global Investment banking firm with a strong footprint across EMEA, USA and Asia.  They are looking for an experienced IT Applications Audit professional to join their EMEA IT Audit division.

The nature of the bank’s business is within the wholesale / global markets space hence front office reviews will be part of your wider mandate, whilst the main focus will be within Support functions including Finance and Operations. Experience of client money, transaction reporting, collateral settlements would be a huge advantage. The role offers a wealth of opportunities for those wanting to deepen their technical knowledge, take leadership of projects, work on high profile engagements, face-off to regulators and progress further in their career. You will be part of a deeply technical IT Audit team who have consistently added value, hence the expectations are high but you will gain enormously from a thriving organisation.

Essential skills:

• Strong working knowledge of IT Applications Audit or Technology Risk
• Management with sound understanding of risk and control
• Sound understanding of Corporate Division / Support functions within an
• Investment Bank and technology which are relevant to these business areas
• Experience of managing projects / leading Audit engagements
• Ability to identify key risks and make sound judgement
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to build relationship with stakeholders/ auditees/ external parties, ie regulators
• Experience in coaching and managing junior staff
• Ability to lead regional and / or global projects
• Experience of data analytical tools

Our client is a European Bank with a strong presence in the London market.  They are seeking someone to join the Audit Team covering Operational Risk Audit in London. The role offers excellent exposure to all the main risks of the firm across a range of business and product lines. The ethos of the business is one of professional nurture, and they offer great career development potential for the right candidates.

Requirements

• A good understanding of Internal Audit process, and risk and controls within audit reviews
• An awareness of model risk, Stress Test exercises and Basel regulation
• Strong analytical skills, and capability in the use of Excel and SAS
• Great communication skills
• Ability to meet tight deadlines whilst maintaining accuracy

Main Duties

• Management of small / non-complex audits
• Providing guidance to more junior team members
• Contribution to the audit planning process.
• Contributing to the drafting of Findings, Recommendations and sections of the Audit Report.
• Supervising and providing coaching and support for more junior team members

In addition to base salary, the role offers an excellent flexible benefits package including Private medical Insurance, Pension, and generous holiday allowance, and all benefits you would expect from a financial institution of stature.

Our client is a leading global investment bank.  This is an exciting contract opportunity for a Capital Markets Auditor  to assist in the final section of the audit year end. The successful candidate will be working at VP level or above, and have an audit background in a similar banking or financial services environment within a Capital Markets Function.  Experience in the risks and controls governing front office is essential, and exposure to Equities, and rates / fixed income products would be particularly useful.

Essential requirements

• Relevant qualification, such as CA, or ACCA
• Internal Audit experience from practice or a bank in the UK
• Sound knowledge of Capital Markets/ Trading products
• Understanding of risk and control on business process within an investment bank
• Strong analytical and technical skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Immediate Start – Contract length – 4 weeks +
Day Rate £500 – £700

Our client is a leading global investment bank. This is an exciting contract opportunity for a specialist Auditor, working at VP level or above, to join their Internal Audit team covering Risk, specifically VaR Audit and Bipru 7.10.

• ACA/ ACCA/ CIA or any other relevant Audit/ Accounting qualification
• Internal Audit experience within a UK bank
• Excellent knowledge of VaR Audit and BiPru 7.10
• Strong analytical and technical skills

Contract Length 3 months +

Our client is a Tier 1 Investment Bank seeking an ambitious and bright individual to join their ever growing Global Markets division as an AVP Capital Markets Audit.

The ideal candidate will have a working knowledge of Investment Banking and Capital Markets (either Equities or Fixed Income / Rates / FX), product flows gained through:

– A previous Internal, Risk, Audit or Controls role within a Bank,

– An External Audit Banking client base if within practice.

Excellent communication skills are essential.

You will work across all business areas within trading and get exposure to all asset class. Internal mobility is actively encouraged, and opportunities will present in due course for upwards career progression, in an environment with a dedicated career development programme tailored to the individual.

• ACA/ ACCA/ CIA or any other relevant Audit/ Accounting qualification
• Internal Audit experience from a Capital Markets or Investment Bank OR External Audit experience with a firm grasp of risk and controls within Front Office Banking Sales & Trading.
• Sound knowledge of Capital Markets/ Trading products
• An understanding of risk and control on business process within an investment bank
• Strong analytical and technical knowledge
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Team Manager VP Audit: Capital Markets – Rates / Fixed Income / FX Audit

Our client, a tier one investment bank is seeking a VP Auditor with sound working knowledge of trade flow for Rates / Fixed Income, FX or Equity products to join their dedicated internal audit team. The Internal Audit function consists of teams who provide independent assurance over the organisation and operations for all stakeholders across varied business lines, ultimately providing assurance to the Board and Group Executive Management.

The successful candidate will have a background in Product Control, Audit or Risk in a banking environment within a Capital Markets function, with practical experience of FX, fixed income / rates or equity products. Using excellent communication skills to manage relationships with clients and senior management, good leadership skills to manage projects and teams, you will have expert knowledge of the risks and controls governing the front office.

This is an excellent opportunity for an Audit VP or a Senior Audit Manager looking for line management responsibilities.

Essential

• An accountancy or audit qualification
• Ability to manage and lead audits within an Investment Banking environment
• Excellent interpersonal and managerial skills
• Capital Markets front office knowledge
• Experience with Traded Products including: Rates / Fixed Income, FX, commodities, (FICC), equities.