Our client is a boutique Internal Audit and Governance Consultancy firm operating an experienced hire model with a strong financial services client base. They are looking to build on their existing team by engaging a professional to carry out IT Audit reviews within the Financial Services sector.

You should possess:
– a minimum 6-15+ years experience carrying out applications and infrastructure reviews with financial services clients, whether banking, investment management or insurance;
– a good understanding of COBIT;
– strong stakeholder management experience.

The organisation has a great team environment consisting of peers from audit groups in Tier 1 institutions and offers an excellent package with flexible working conditions.

Our client is a Financial Services Group with a strong presence in the EMEA region. They are seeking a VP in Technology Audit to join their Internal Audit Team, covering applications audits in the Finance and Liquidity Risk Audit space. Working along side the business audit team to define the overall scope of audits, the successful candidate will be the main point of contact for IT Audit in Finance and Liquidity Risk for EMEA, and responsible for all IT Audit input in this area.
Key Requirements:
• Experience of leading IT Applications Audits, either in an Investment Bank, or on a Consultancy basis with a Big 4 firm
• Experience of Applications Audit in Finance and Liquidity Risk
• An understanding of the Investment Banking and the interaction of IT Audit with the rest of the business
• Relevant higher education and professional qualifications: CA or similar level Accountancy Qualification, Technology Auditing Professional Qualifications, such as CISA

Our client is a European Investment Bank with a global presence. They are looking to appoint a senior VP in IT Audit in their London Office. Covering a wide range of products including commodities, debt and equities markets, and asset management, this role offers the right candidate a great opportunity to gain a wide breadth of experience, and provides the opportunity to develop their career within a highly experienced team. Using an integrated audit approach the role will focus on application reviews mainly within the fixed income business, however there will also be some opportunity to develop within the infrastructure space, and to work on associated projects.
Requirements
• Degree educated with relevant IT Audit qualifications
• Significant experience of auditing Investment Banking Applications particularly front office applications
• A strong technical background, ideally with some relevant application development experience

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced manager to take a Regional Head role with a top tier Global Bank.

Reporting to the Global Head of Equity Audit, the EMEA Head will manage all Front Office and Operational Equities audits with direct responsibility for a team of 7 auditors.

• Identifying, performing and assessing risks for equity products and operations.

• Setting budgets and allocating staff work.

• Reviewing audit and control test findings.

• Developing the audit team, setting objectives, and monitoring the teams performance.

Required experience

• Strong knowledge of trade flow and complex capital market products (derivatives,  options etc),

• Excellent communication and relationship building skills.

• Previous team management and development experience.

A great opportunity has arisen for an Internal Auditor to join a major service provision company to the UK retail banking industry in their central London office. A generous salary, and an excellent work life balance is offered, with the possibility to explore different flexible working styles on a discretionary basis.

The Internal Audit team provides independent assurance services to a number of organisations and payment schemes, and reports into the various Boards and Audit Committees which subscribe to this service.

Requirements

• Experience of internal audit within financial services (retail banking, custodian or service companies preferred).
• A sound understanding of the Internal Audit process
• The capability to draw up, plan and execute audits for review by Senior Audit Manager, and effectively carry out audits as agreed
• Engage with stakeholders to develop and improve audit processes
• Relevant professional degree

Our client is a Tier 1 Global Investment Bank.  They are seeking to appoint two senior posts, both covering Wealth Management and Corporate Retail, in their Group Internal Audit department for South East Asia.

Senior Auditor

Main Duties

• Leading the Singapore Wealth Management Audit Team
• Providing training and coaching as necessary
• Assisting Regional Head of Audit with regulatory and other relevant matters as necessary
• Assessing risks regarding credit, market, legal, compliance and operational matters
• Preparing reports of audits for senior management

Requirements

• Minimum of 10 years in a relevant audit field
• Have a good understanding of operational aspects of the financial markets
• Good knowledge of Regulatory Requirements
• Minimum of 3 years experience of leading a team.
• Willing to travel to other locations in the Asia Pacific region
• Proficient in verbal and written English, Mandarin an asset

Audit Manager

Main Duties

• Analyzing and assessing risks within credit, market, legal, compliance and operational
• Providing solutions to any risks identified
• Preparing audit reports for senior management
• Monitoring results and providing input for senior

Requirements

• Degree educated in a relevant discipline
• Minimum of 5 years in a relevant audit field
• Have a good understanding of operational aspects of the financial markets
• Good knowledge of Regulatory Requirements
• Willing to travel to other locations in the Asia Pacific region
• Proficient in verbal and written English, Mandarin an asset

Our client is seeking and experienced Model or Market Risk Auditor or 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 ideal candidate will have experience in the audit field, however, practitioners are also invited to apply, as this role is effectively that of Market Risk SME within the Internal audit team, and relevant audit training will be afforded.  Excellent communication skills are required, to develop and maintain positive working relationships as part of this small specialised team.

Essential:

• Experience of Market Risk Models, Model Validation, VAR, Stress Testing and Model Development.
• Ability to work as part of a small but high level team.

An Investment Bank with a strong European presence is seeking a VP Capital Markets Auditor to join their Internal Audit team.  Candidates will have experience auditing front to back office functions of an investment bank, in addition to strong understanding of the risks and controls governing these. The successful candidate will have a background in a similar banking or financial services environment within a Capital Markets function. You will have routinely conducted audits of financial instruments such as equities, debt/fixed income products, FX , hedging or short term borrowing, and similar.

Using excellent communication skills you will help to leverage the internal audit business across the organisation, in addition to maintaining positive working relationships with colleagues and stakeholders.

Essential Skills

Degree educated or related experience within a European or US regulated region.

You will have routinely conducted audits of financial instruments, such as equities, debt/fixed income products, FX , hedging and/or short term borrowing.

A professional audit qualification

Our client, a Tier 1 Institution, is seeking an experienced senior auditor to join a small internal audit team with responsibility for compliance across the organisation. Using expert understanding of the regulatory frameworks and developments impacting  on financial services and drawing on prior experience in a similar environment, the successful candidate will play a key role in all aspects of the internal audit process.

Essential Skills:

Prior experience in a similar compliance role within a tier 1 bank or financial services organisation.

Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience

Professional qualification

Excellent communication skills

Proven track record developing and maintaining strong working relationships with team members, senior managers and stakeholders.

Our client is a Tier 1 European Bank. They are seeking two experienced technology auditors to join the Internal Audit Function of their London office. One post at VP level, the other for an AVP.

With a financial services background gained in a large bank or investment firm, the ideal candidate will use their prior experience in IT applications audit to maintain the organisation’s rigorous internal audit standards. Of particular interest will be  candidates with experience auditing areas of Fixed Income, Market Risk and Equities.

The successful candidate will use excellent communication skills to develop and maintain positive working relationships with stakeholders and senior management, in addition to facilitating a culture of shared knowledge and experience with team members.

For the junior role, candidates who are currently working with a Practice firm, and who have had experience working for banking clients will be considered.

Essential Skills:

Degree educated or related experience

A professional IT audit qualification