The successful candidate will join a tier 1 organisation with a clear structure and strong global presence.  As part of a dedicated Audit function, you will lead the change audit team. With a proven track record of leading teams, allocating resources and managing budgets, you will maintain high standards of reporting across the function.  Through fostering an open team environment you will encourage the sharing of knowledge and expertise between all team members.

Essential

• Demonstrable experience in a leadership role, maintaining and developing excellent working relationships with team members, stakeholders and senior management.

• An expert knowledge of Change Management audit including documentation standards, risk modelling, change controls, quality frameworks and compliance.

• Charismatic leadership skills with desire and personality to inspire other team members.

Desirable

• Degree educated with an appropriate audit or accountancy qualification (ACA, ACCA, IIA).

• Good working knowledge of current business operating models and systems.

• Prior experience managing a global team and resources.

Our client, an international top rated accountancy and advisory firm, is looking for an Information Technology Audit Consultant to join a team working on a wide ranging portfolio of clients, including both commercial clients, and public sector bodies based in either London or Birmingham.

Responsibilities:

• Working with other team members to plan and carry out IT Audits and IT Security assessments.
• Liaising with clients over assignment planning and debriefs.
• Writing up draft reports for senior managers

Requirements:

• A sound IT background, preferably with an IT based degree
• Audit experience is required, with a relevant audit qualification, such as CISA.
• A confident personality, with the ability to work well as a team member, and also the ability to liaise directly with clients to present reports and findings.

Our client, an international top rated accountancy and advisory firm, is looking for a senior technical Auditor (probably someone working at an Audit Manager level) based in London or Birmingham.  Working closely with the Senior Management Team, you will have direct responsibility for a team of auditors, covering a portfolio of clients across the South East of England. This role offers a unique development opportunity to work alongside the line Partner on Business Development projects, and for the right candidate, the possibility to move upwards towards Partnership. IF YOU BELIEVE YOU HAVE THE COMMERCIAL AND TECHNICAL APTITUDE FOR PARTNERSHIP THIS ROLE IS FOR YOU.

Responsibilities

Management of a wide ranging portfolio of clients, including public sector bodies, and large commercial clients.

Working in conjunction with the Partner on business development strategy including involvement in preparing proposals and presentations.

Direct managerial responsibility for a team of auditors

Scoping and planning of audits for your team, as well as directly participating in some aspects of the audits.

Requirements

• Probably currently an Audit Manager (although Senior Managers are also welcome you should possess sound technical audit background with an IT Audit qualification such as CISA.
• Strong commercial acumen.
• Ideally have a wide range of client exposure and contacts, ideally from a consultancy background.
• Some previous experience of working on client proposals as part of a business development team.

Associate Director role with a large diversified banking group to specialise in Commodities Audit providing support to the commodity businesses within the firm to ensure audit coverage and manage control risks.

You must have experience of leading audits and very strong knowledge of traded hard and soft commodity products. Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to build strong relationships is a key in this senior role. You will be rewarded with one of the strongest cash packages in the market and “Fast Track” career growth.

Our client is a leading UK Private Bank with Europe-wide representation, who offer wealth planning, investment management and banking services to a diverse range of high net worth clients.

At a volatile time when others in the private banking world are scaling back their operations, our client is expanding. They have a depth of resource with a strong balance sheet and high capital adequacy ratios. They pride themselves on being built on strong morals and foundations whilst having a modern outlook.

As part of their ongoing growth strategy they are now looking to expand their team in Edinburgh by appointing talented private client managers who will play an essential role in their continuing success and growth.

Key responsibilities include:

• Client Relationship Management – The business places a strong emphasis on building and maintaining long-term client relationships, where trust is essential. They are interested in meeting people who are keen to embrace their values and will take an intelligent approach to investment, developing genuinely bespoke solutions that address their clients individual needs and attitude to risk.
• Business Development – Our client aims to recruit high achievers who are innovative and forward thinking in their approach to fee generation and client onboarding.

Required experience:

• Previous Wealth Management experience. Ideally they would like to recruit talented private client managers with an existing portfolio of £10m+
• Strong communication and presentation skills (written and verbal) are essential to ensure credibility with clients
  The drive and initiative necessary to progress your career and develop a client base in the Private Banking arena.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a leading Private Bank where the calibre of their employees is seen as fundamental to the success of the business. There is a commitment to ongoing personal development and their employees have the opportunity to progress through professional qualifications to develop their skills and knowledge. This role offers a competitive remuneration and an attractive benefits package.

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 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 is a leading global financial services provider of back office (accounting
and administration) support functions for pension funds and other institutional
investors. The Group has a long standing reputation as a world leading custodian
and is a highly regarded asset manager and service provider. Their global
perspective is enhanced by local “centres of excellence” and Scotland is seen
as a strategic place for future growth. To support these expansion plans, our
client is now looking to enhance the Fund Accounting team with a number of
senior appointments.

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Salary up to £70K plus benefits scheme and bonus.

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

The Senior Manger 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 and credit 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,
• internal model accuracy,
• quality of market and risk data,
• monitoring of risk exposures regulatory calculations.

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

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