Our client, a leading European Bank, is seeking a Senior Auditor with extensive Wholesale banking audit experience to join their internal audit team.  The ideal candidate will have experience leading and conducting large audits of all aspects of market risk as well as structural risks.  The successful candidate will be degree educated (or equivalent work experience) and hold a recognised in addition to a strong understanding of UK regulatory frameworks e.g., ICAPP, ILAA, Liquidity.  Using this experience and knowledge in conjunction with excellent communication skills, you will develop and maintain strong positive working relationships with team members, clients, senior management and stakeholders.

Responsibilities will include:

• Experience conducting concurrent audits would be an advantage

• Markets audit experience including equity, FX and fixed income

• Experience leading and managing teams

• Supporting Heads of Audit in developing strategy and delivery of Audit Plan for UK

• Providing expertise to clients, senior management and junior team members, particularly for traded market risk

• Managing the wholesale banking Audit team.

Our client, a leading Financial Services organisation seeks a junior auditor to join their internal audit team.  Degree educated and holding a professional qualification, the successful candidate will have excellent team and networking skills as well experience in the UK Financial Services industry.  Using excellent communication skills to build successful working relationships with clients, stakeholders and senior management, the ideal candidate will have a basic understanding of controls and risks in financial services business.

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

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.

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, 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

This role is to support the Internal Audit management team to provide, valued assurance to stakeholders to mitigate key risks.

You must have:

• Mandarin language skills (fluent)
• 1-2 years Banking experience
• 1-2 years Audit experience (either external or internal)
• IIA, ACA, ACCA or equivalent.

Responsibilities:

• Assist the Audit management team in conducting risk assessments and developing the audit plan.
• Take part in the ongoing assessment of the Bank’s control environment.
• Develop areas of specialism such as credit risk or trade related business and produce and manage a programme of ongoing audit work to provide audit assurance.
• On an ad hoc basis execute form and execute audit programmes in accordance with procedures, communicating audit issues and findings to the auditee and developing agreed actions to address the control weaknesses identified.
• Perform periodic follow up on audit report responses

Role Description:

The successful candidates will be part of the Asset Management and Life Assurance Audit team with responsiblities 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. 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

Working within an independent function that reports directly to the CEO, this role involves anticipating, identifying and managing risks across the business. This role would suit someone with a background in technology audit and comprehensive knowledge of the infrastructure of large investment institutions in financial services.

Responsibilities:

• Extensive experience in technology audit across different functions
• Using practice to assist in working towards strategic audit objectives/goals in those areas of accountability.
• Building and maintaining good working relationships with colleagues and customers to facilitate the audit function.
• Routinely using critical analysis to inform audit practice and advise customers.
• A thorough knowledge of current theory, practice and advances.

Requirements:

• Degree level or equivalent experience with professional accreditation.
• Works collaboratively with excellent communication skills.
• Using critical analysis to inform practice while retaining a view of the overall aims of the business.
• An ability to distil information and make concise decisions when faced with competing priorities.
• Experience in capital markets, related technologies and associated risks gained in a similar organisation.