As part of the internal audit team in one of the world’s largest banks, the successful candidate will lead the corporate banking audit team.  With extensive experience in corporate banking, you will have demonstrable experience leading and mentoring junior staff in addition to developing excellent working relationships with senior management, stakeholders and clients.  As the lead contact for corporate banking for the leadership team, you will have expert knowledge of regulatory frameworks and developments governing products, services and processes covering Europe & Emerging Markets ex Asia corporate business.

Essential:

• Degree educated, post graduate qualification would be an advantage

• Professional Audit or Accountancy qualification (ACA, ACCA, CBA, CFA, CIA, CPA, ICWA)

• SOX II

• Corporate Banking Experience: origination,, transaction services, custody, settlements, leasing, and payment operations businesses.  (Either as an internal or external auditor)

• Willingness to travel

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, a leading global investment bank seeks a Senior Liquidity Risk VP to join its dedicated risk audit team.  With a background in audit, preferably gained in treasury, the ideal candidate will be an expert in liquidity risk, treasury and controls.

Key responsibilities:

• Reporting to the Global Head of Risk Audit

• A key point of contact for liquidity risk for technical expertise and continuous monitoring

• Keeping abreast of regulatory developments affecting liquidity risk

• Contributing to controls and frameworks supporting risk management,

• Identifying training requirements across the internal audit function for Liquidity risk.

• Responsibility for entity risk assessment process for liquidity risk

• Developing and maintaining excellent relationships with internal audit, stakeholders, senior management and regulators

Essential

• Accounting qualification

• Experience in an audit role

• Further qualifications on treasury e.g. Corporate Treasurer (desirable)

• Experience:

• Thorough knowledge of regulatory requirements of liquidity risk management, ILAA and Basel III developments, an overview of global regulatory requirements and developments would be an advantage.

• Proven experience, ideally within a global investment back within treasury, of risk audit and liquidity risk audit

• Excellent communication and relationship management skills the successful candidate will have the ability to influence and advise team members, stakeholders, senior management and regulators.

Our client, a tier 1 organisation is seeking an Associate Director to join their Technology Change Audit team.  You will have experience in project management or project change audit.  Ideally, candidates will have gained experience in a Big 4 or financial services environment.  Candidates with project change experience gained in the financial services industry would be considered without an audit qualification.

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 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, 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 global investment bank seeks Liquidity Risk VP to join its dedicated risk audit team.  With a background in audit, preferably gained in treasury, the ideal candidate will be an expert in liquidity risk, controls and treasury.  Reporting to the Global Head of risk Audit, the successful candidate will be part of a specialist team tasked with the global liquidity risk audit.

Key responsibilities:

• A key point of contact for liquidity risk for technical expertise and continuous monitoring
• Keeping abreast of regulatory developments affecting liquidity risk
• Contributing to controls and frameworks supporting risk management,
• Identifying training requirements across the internal audit function for Liquidity risk.
• Responsibility for entity risk assessment process for liquidity risk
• Developing and maintaining excellent relationships with internal audit, stakeholders, senior management and regulators
• Essential
• Accounting qualification
• Experience in an audit role
• Further qualifications on treasury e.g. Corporate Treasurer (desirable)

Experience:

• Thorough knowledge of regulatory requirements of liquidity risk management, ILAA and Basel III developments, an overview of global regulatory requirements and developments would be an advantage.
• Proven experience, ideally within a global investment back within treasury, of risk audit and liquidity risk audit
• Excellent communication and relationship management skills the successful candidate will have the ability to influence and advise team members, stakeholders, senior management and regulators.

This role would suit someone with a background in internal audit in a large organisation with an interest in Treasury. The successful candidate will be accountable for the audit plan and development of the audit team  while maintaining on overall view of the function and its efficacy.   With excellent communication skills and ability to develop, maintain excellent relations with stakeholders, senior management and your audit team, the Director of Treasury Audit will be committed to raising standards within their own team and the organisation as a whole.

Essential:

Proven experience and understanding of control, risk and regulatory issues for liquidity and capital risks. With knowledge of funds transfer pricing and rates submission process as well as an understanding of capital supply versus capital demand and RWA calculations.

Experience with stress testing modelling and those models relating to Liquidity and Capital.

Understanding of the correlation between liquidity buffers, hedging activities and related risks. As well as a parallel understanding of regulatory and financial reporting impacts.

Knowledge of BIPRU and US regulatory requisites over liquidity management and reporting.

Proven experience managing and developing relationships with executive management and team members in a large matrix organisation.

With appropriate qualifications and excellent communications skills, you must have proven experience planning and implementing strategic initiatives.

Considerable experience leading and developing teams  as well as maintaining excellent relationships with senior management and stakeholders to effect change and meet targets.

Desirable:

Previous experience in a treasury role with international experience.