Our client, a leading Bank, is looking to expand it’s Internal Audit function and recruit a Corporate Operations Auditor for their Chester Office.

Their ideal candidate will be from a Big 4, or similar Practice background, and will either hold, or be working towards a relevant professional accountancy qualification. A minimum of 2 years experience, either pre or post qualifying is required. Experience in either Wholesale Banking or Corporate Banking (Capital Markets Sales & Trading, Investment Banking, M&A or Corporate Finance) is essential. This is a great opportunity for candidates from practice or with a few years experience to enhance your banking experience.

Requirements:

• Qualified or part qualified with ACA / ACCA or similar
• Relevant Banking experience
• Enthusiasm and a good team attitude

Our client is an investment management group with a global presence, working in both the institutional and retail space.

They are currently looking to recruit a contractor for either Aberdeen or Edinburgh. This contract is covering an internal secondment, and will initially be for three months, but may extend up to twelve. Working with the Internal Audit team, the appropriate candidate will have sound experience of Asset Management and the regulations surrounding it. Appropriate audit experience is necessary, either within the AM industry, or through experience gained with either a Big 4 or similar Practice Firm. A good knowledge of relevant compliance issues would be of particular advantage.

Essential
Good team player with sound Asset Management experience
Qualified with a relevant accountancy qualification, eg ACCA
Knowledge of relevant regulations, eg UCITS V and Solvency II

Our client is an investment management group with a global presence, working in both the institutional and retail space.

They are currently looking to fill two posts in their Edinburgh Office, one permanent, and one 12 month contract covering a maternity leave. Working with the Internal Audit team, the appropriate candidate will have sound experience of Asset Management and the regulations surrounding it. Appropriate audit experience is necessary, either within the AM industry, or through experience gained with either a Big 4 or similar Practice Firm. The level of the appointment is flexible, and therefore part qualified as well as fully qualified accountancy candidates will be considered. A good knowledge of relevant compliance issues would be of particular advantage.

Essential
Good team player with sound Asset Management experience
Part of fully qualified relevant accountancy qualification
Knowledge of relevant regulations, eg UCITS V and Solvency II

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with a sound background as a Model Validation, Model Development or Market Risk practitioner, or for someone who is a career auditor working in this space.

Our client is seeking someone to join their internal audit team. The successful candidate will hold a maths or science degree or post graduate qualification. Experience in financial services and/or banking is essential. The role looks 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, in depth knowledge experience in this area is essential.

This role is effectively that of consultant and subject matter expert to the Internal Audit Function. The ideal candidate will have experience in the audit field, however, practitioners are also invited to apply, as long as they have a solid understanding of the internal audit process.

Essential:

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

Our client, a leading investment bank, is seeking a recent graduate to join their team as a trainee wealth planner.  The successful candidate will support the regional director in managing discretionary portfolios on behalf of private clients, trusts and charities.  With a keen eye for detail, excellent interpersonal skills and a good understanding of the financial markets, the successful candidate will have a unique opportunity to build a strong foundation for a long career in private wealth management in this role.

Essential:

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong mathematical and analytical skills.
• Working knowledge of financial markets (knowledge of products and services would also be of benefit although training and support will be provided)
• Undergraduate degree (minimum result 2:1).
• Self-motivation.
• Able to adapt to fluctuating priorities and demands.

Our client, a leading investment bank, is seeking a recent graduate to join their team as a trainee Investment Analyst.  The successful candidate will support the Wealth Management team in managing portfolios of high net worth clients including investment trusts, charities and private clients.  With a keen eye for detail and a good understanding of research and analysis, the successful candidate will assist the team by conducting analysis on financial markets, products and services and preparing reports and presentations for clients.  This role would suit someone who is keen to build a successful career in investment analysis.

Essential:

• Excellent communication skills
• Strong mathematical, analytic and research skills.
• Working knowledge of financial markets (knowledge of products and services would also be of benefit although training and support will be provided)
• Undergraduate degree (minimum result 2:1).
• Self-motivation.
• Able to adapt to fluctuating priorities and demands.

This role would suit someone seeking a solid foundation for a career in market risk within a tier one bank, from an accountancy, risk reporting or data analyst background.

The successful candidate will provide support to Risk Managers for reporting and monitoring stress exposures for the Investment Bank. You will provide Var P&L for reporting and analysis purposes and maintain data quality understand key market movements and stress changes, whilst maintaining strong relationships with Product Control, Finance, and Technology Risk.

The successful candidate will have three to five years’ experience in a financial services role dealing with traded products, with equities/FX experience preferred.  The ideal candidate will enjoy working in an environment with strict deadlines responding to a wide variety of requests for risk data analysis (VAR and PNL).

The group is responsible for daily limit reports controlling the exposure for risk and manages breaches. The group also project manage wider risk issues including Volker and enhancement initiatives for risk reporting infrastructure.

Essential Skills

• Analytical skills and attention to detail

• Undergraduate Degree

• VBA programming experience and advanced understanding of excel

• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal

• Experience from a US or European Banking group.

Our client, a large financial services organisation with a global presence is seeking an experienced Senior Market Risk professional to join their market risk team with a strong track record in controls of traded credit or market risk.  The ideal candidate will have considerable experience handling large volumes of data and identifying gaps and trends impacting on risks and conveying complex analysis and requests to clients, stakeholders and senior management.   You will manage Strategic Risk reporting and programs to increase the functions performance.

Essential Skills

• Analytical skills and attention to detail

• Undergraduate Degree

• Excellent communication skills

• People management experience

• Minimum of five years’ experience in traded product/market risk controls in a US or UK regulated Bank.

• Demonstrable project management experience

Our client is expanding their Internal Audit function and is seeking a VP Internal Auditor to join their Automated Systems (data) team. With a background in financial services or large European bank, as a specialist in data audit or data analysis, the successful candidate will have:

• Experience planning , scoping and executing audit plans

• Team management experience

• Excellent communications skills, both written and verbal

• Experience analysing datasets using SQL or SAS

• Excellent understanding of the risks and controls governing financial data including any developments in regulations.

• Degree educated or equivalent qualification

• Professional qualification

Our client a leading tier one bank is seeking an experienced Internal Audit Director to lead audit team covering outsourced 3rd party arrangements.  With a background in financial services, the successful candidate will be experienced in project management.  In addition to experience leading and managing teams, you will have strong client and senior stakeholder relationship management skills.  This role would suit someone with internal or external consultancy experience in outsourced third party suppliers audit, including such areas as exit strategies, due diligence and contract negotiations.

Essential Skills

• Degree educated or equivalent experience

• Considerable experience in third party supplier audit, risk and controls within financial services or a large bank

• Current understanding of global regulatory regulations and developments governing third party suppliers

• SAS 70 experience or equivalent

• Excellent communication skills