The successful candidate will be part of the Life Assurance Audit team with responsibility for the management of a (closed book) Life Insurer. This role will give a high level of autonomy and will involve audit execution, day to day management of the audit work, liaison with key client staff and the management of the reporting process. Using strong technical knowledge to assist you in these tasks, you will report to an Audit Director.

You will also have the opportunity to advise on supporting significant Solvency II projects and helping to develop more junior staff. You will also have the opportunity to audit other areas of the group including Asset Management, Treasury and Reinsurance.

• Responsibilities include:
• Managing the Life Assurance Audits and assisting with other financial services audits
• Development and coaching of junior members of staff
• Completion of audits within agreed time-scales
• Budgeting
• Travel to UK offices in Birmingham, Hertfordshire, Milton Keynes and London for 20-30% of your time.
• Experience/Qualifications:
• Recently qualified ACAs or ACCA’s from an Audit or Transaction Advisory Services Group. Preference will be given to those with Client Secondment / Audit / Advisory or Internal Audit experience.
• A minimum of 2 years PQE in a financial services (retail or wholesale) environment is essential – ie Life Assurance, General Insurance, Asset Management or Banking.
• Impressive analytical capabilities
• Highly motivated and committed
• Positive and ambitious attitude
• Up to date on current economic and market trends
• Ability to develop strong client relationships
• Highly proficient in written and oral communication
• Able to work independently as well as part of a team

Our client, a leading global bank seeks an experienced Auditor to join the Finance and Taxation internal audit team. Although the team undertake Finance and Taxation audit across the organisation, this role will cover Finance for Front Office Capital Markets products..

The ideal candidate will have a minimum of five years experience in a Big 4 organisation.  You will have routinely conducted audits of financial instruments  eg: equities, debt/fixed income products, FX, hedging and/or short term borrowing etc.

Using exceptional communication skills, the successful candidate will build strong working relationships with team members, senior management and stakeholders.  As part of your professional development, you will undertake mandatory training in addition to keeping abreast of current developments in the regulatory frameworks for financial services.  You will routinely share knowledge and information with the aim of leveraging the broader team and organisation’s understanding of regulatory frameworks and controls

Essential:

Five years experience in external audit in a Big 4

Comprehensive knowledge of finance product controls

Degree and professional Qualification

Our client is seeking a candidate with a good understanding of the fundamental aspects of middle and back office banking operations to join their team in Glasgow.

The ideal candidate will be degree educated with a relevant professional qualification and experience in financial services operations, from either:

1) A Big 4 firm, with controls or assurance experience from large banking, asset management, insurance or  investment clients.

2) An Internal Auditor within a large private banking, investment banking, asset management, insurance  or investments company.

3) An Operations role in an associated discipline eg Compliance, Finance, Accounting, Controls within a banking, settlements, Investment house or Asset Management company

You must have excellent communication and team working skills.

The successful candidate will join an organisation with a strong global reputation and very strong future career opportunities.

Our client, an international top rated accountancy and advisory firm, is looking for a Senior Technical Audit Consultant.  You will lead a team working on a variety of assurance engagements, including Data Management, Risk Assurance, Data Protection, and work on audits for a wide ranging client base across the Midlands..  In addition to the technical aspects, this role offers the opportunity to gain business development experience, working with the team preparing client tenders.

Responsibilities:

• Lead a team of advisers in the effective delivery of IT Assurance Services, and act as a coach and mentor as necessary.
• Manage the timely delivery of client assignments and ensure the effective use of staff and resources, to deliver projects within budget.
• Manage a client portfolio.
• The client base ranges from large commercial entities and public sector bodies, and will be slanted according to your specialisms.
• Build relationships with clients with a view to contributing to Business Development, and identifying new work streams.

Requirements:

• Professional IT Qualification, eg CISA, CISSP, CISM or similar.
• Relevant applications or infrastructure audit experience both considered.
• Relevant IT Audit Experience
• Internal Audit or Consultancy experience

The requirements stated are mandatory for the role.

Our client is looking for four experienced senior auditors to join their Internal Audit Outsourcing team working predominantly on Private Wealth and other Financial Services clients.  Based in London, you will be educated to degree level and hold a relevant professional qualification.  As part of their dedicated audit team, the ideal candidate will have a strong background in establishing and maintaining excellent working relationships with clients, team members, stake holders and senior management.  A willingness to conduct some travel and a current understanding of private wealth audit is essential.

Our client is seeking a Credit Risk Audit VP with a thorough understanding of credit analysis across a broad spectrum of borrowers including SME, property and large corporations.  Reporting directly to the Head of section, the ideal candidate will be degree educated and hold a relevant professional qualification and will have a proven track record of credit skills gained in the financial services sector.    The role requires a thorough understanding of Basel II in addition to detailed knowledge of OCC and FED guidelines impacting on loan classification and the shared national credit process.

Due to the technical nature of the subject matter our client is open to Auditors with Credit Risk exposure or Credit Risk practitioners.

With a keen eye for detail, the successful candidate will use excellent interpersonal and communication skills to leverage the broader audit function through their relationships with senior management and by developing and mentoring junior team members.

Our client, a tier 1 investment bank, is seeking for an auditor to join their Internal Audit team.  With experience in asset/investment management and exposure to capital markets, preferably gained in an investment bank or big four organisation, the ideal candidate will be seeking an opportunity to further develop their technical knowledge to expert level.

Essential Skills/Knowledge:

• A strong understanding of financial products, preferably asset/investment management, you will ideally have a thorough understanding of laws and regulations governing these.  Expertise in Sarbanes-Oxley would be an advantage.

Our client, a leading global bank seeks VP Operational Risk Auditor to join its dedicated risk audit team. The successful candidate will be accountable for the audit plan and development of the audit team while maintaining an overall view of the function and its efficacy. With excellent communication skills and ability to develop, maintain excellent relations with stakeholders, senior management and the audit team, the VP Operational Risk Auditor will be committed to raising standards within their own team and the organisation as a whole. Essential:

• Educated to degree level in addition to holding a Postgraduate degree in relevant subject or holding a professional qualification (ACA,FRM)
• Excellent communication and relationship management skills the successful candidate will have the ability to influence and advise team members, stakeholders, senior management.
• Thorough knowledge of regulatory requirements of operational risk management including Basel, BIPRU 6, FSA and Sarbanes Oxley. Current knowledge of CEBS 216 would be an advantage.
• Using an indepth understanding of the impact of Basel II on operational risk to inform audit practice and strategy.
• Demonstrable experience in an operational risk management gained in a large bank or FS organisation Thorough knowledge of regulatory requirements, controls and governance frameworks affecting operational risk

Desirable:

• Experience leading teams
• Awareness of AMA practices within Financial Services organisations.

Our client, a leading European investment bank with a global presence is seeking an auditor or audit manager for their banking and investments business to cover compliance, legal,  finance, leasing and HR audits.  This role would suit someone with an exclusive background in either:

1) Financial Services audit

2) A big four group in risk advisory or statutory audit working on banking or investment clients with an operational knowledge of Financial Services compliance and regulations. The successful candidate will undertake reviews across the corporate, wholesale, investment banking, trade finance and asset / wealth management functions.   You must have excellent communication and team working skills.

Travel within the UK will be c20%.

Essential:
Strong relationship and communication skills.
Audit qualification
Thorough knowledge of banking / asset management and or  leasing
Compliance experience
Desirable:
Compliance qualification

Our client is seeking a Banking and Capital Markets Manager with a strong background in front office products with particular focus on equities for an Internal Audit position.

While an audit or accountancy qualification is desirable, our client is particularly interested in  candidates with an excellent understanding of traded products, trade flows and related controls gained in front/middle office (trading, risk management, product control, etc.) roles in a large bank

With excellent communication and team working skills, the successful candidate will join an organisation with a strong international reputation and a clear structure.