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A rare opportunity to join a Corporate and Private Bank as sole Head of Audit. The ideal candidate will either be a Senior Audit Manager / No2 from a Corporate Banking and / or Private Wealth firm seeking a ‘step up’ to a role with executive and board level reporting responsibilities, or a previous head of audit looking for a strong career move.

Applicants must have a degree and a professional qualification as well as previous Banking or Wealth Audit experience from the UK or Europe.

Our client is a leading global brokerage company working mainly for financial and real estate clients. Their products include foreign exchange, equities, equity derivatives, and credit derivatives amongst others.

They are looking for an Audit Manager to join their Internal Audit Group in the London Office. With 3-4 years audit experience, the ideal candidate will be be comfortable with leading various technical and general controls audits. SOX experience would be very useful. Candidates with relevant Big 4, or similar Practice candidates are welcomed, although ideally some experience in industry will also have been gained.

This role offers the opportunity for involvement in global audits, and will give the successful applicant exposure to CEOs, CFOs, and CISOs, with the potential to become involved in presenting to audit committee’s and boards.

Due to the global nature of the business, there will be an element of travel, usually to the USA office.

 

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, a leading Cards Business, is looking to recruit an Retail Banking Internal Auditor (Credit Cards) for a Supervisory role in 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 relevant experience in the retail banking audit space is required. This can either be pre or post qualification, and experience of credit card audit would clearly be ideal. This is a great opportunity for candidates fresh from practice to gain banking audit experience.

Requirements:

  • Qualified or part qualified with ACA, ACCA or similar
  • Relevant experience from Practice or another bank
  • 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 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

Would you like to be involved in the cutting edge of business and technology?

My client is a global management and technology consulting firm.  I am currently recruiting for several Workday HCM Consultants, as a result of my client rapidly expanding their Workday practice across the UK and Europe. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a growing team, where you will be involved in bid, design, engagement managements and all the way through to implementation and delivery.

Based on your experience, you will be working on a project as a Workday Engagement Manager, Workday Functional Consultant or a Workday Technical Integration Consultant. Responsibilities will vary from managing the project, configuring the Workday functional and business process system, application requirements gathering and design, process mapping, gap analysis, developing and architecting the integrations.   In brief, you will be involved in strategy, implementation and support.  You will review business processes and advice clients on what the Workday applications can offer.

If you have successfully delivered at least one Workday implementation and have gained the Workday Certification in the following areas; Core HCM, Integrations or Engagement Management, then please get in touch.

My client is a leading innovative technology consulting company with a strong reputation in helping companies adopt a cloud based approach.

My client is looking for several Workday Integration Consultants to work onsite with customers to implement the popular Workday HCM cloud based system.   You will be responsible for supporting the integration of enterprise wide HCM solutions within complex ERP and business environments.

You will play a pivotal role in analysing end user requirements and translate into technical implementation forms.  You will integrate, design and develop these requirements and implement the Workday HCM system.

A strong technical background is required in order to support the successful integration of a Workday project.  Proficiency in complex web services integration such as; SOAP, REST API, WDSL, XML, XSLT, XPATH.  Knowledge in data management, SQL and relational database technologies, object oriented and relational model concepts.

Strong communication skills are essential, with the ability to gain and build trust from customers as you will be working closely with various stakeholders.

You must have successfully delivered at least one Workday implementation.

This post is based in the Global Banking and Markets (GBM) division, for a major Tier 1 Institution, which delivers award winning finance, risk management and investment solutions to corporations, financial institutions and governments worldwide. You will be working as a Manager in a pooled team of auditors, providing the assurances and controls which the business needs to deliver a Portfolio of Award winning products to the market.

The audit team delivers product-based front-to-back audits, mirroring the Markets, Coverage and Origination and Global Portfolio businesses as well as functional audits of key support areas such as Finance, Risk and Operations. As part of a team of over 100 based across Europe, the UK and Asia, you will have the opportunity for some travel, as well as the potential for career development both within the Group Internal Audit function, and the wider business. Within GBM, opportunities are available for candidates with audit experience and/or relevant knowledge of Markets, Banking or Risk Operations, and Finance within an Investment Bank.

Responsibilities:

  • Lead and participate in audits within an assigned business unit, in line with Group Internal Audit standards and procedures
  • Deliver individual audits as the team leader
  • Foster proactive and professional relationships with the business, providing robust and challenging insight on business risk and control processes
  • Lead and manage audit teams from a pooled team of auditors
  • Initiate and carry out fieldwork as required

Candidate Requirements

  • Audit experience or relevant knowledge of Markets, Banking or Risk, Operations and Finance within a complex Financial Services business
  • Experience of managing relationships in a business
  • Related business specific product and technical knowledge
  • High level knowledge of banking and financial services business processes
  • Finance, banking, accounting, audit or risk management qualification
  • Experience of leading team projects desirable

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Our client is a leading UK Private Bank with Europe-wide representation, who offer wealth planning, investment management and banking services to a diverse range of high net worth clients.

At a volatile time when others in the private banking world are scaling back their operations, our client is expanding. They have a depth of resource with a strong balance sheet and high capital adequacy ratios. They pride themselves on being built on strong morals and foundations whilst having a modern outlook.

As part of their ongoing growth strategy they are now looking to expand their team in Edinburgh by appointing talented private client managers who will play an essential role in their continuing success and growth.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Client Relationship Management – The business places a strong emphasis on building and maintaining long-term client relationships, where trust is essential. They are interested in meeting people who are keen to embrace their values and will take an intelligent approach to investment, developing genuinely bespoke solutions that address their clients individual needs and attitude to risk.
  • Business Development – Our client aims to recruit high achievers who are innovative and forward thinking in their approach to fee generation and client onboarding.

Required experience:

  • Previous Wealth Management experience. Ideally they would like to recruit talented private client managers with an existing portfolio of £10m+
  • Strong communication and presentation skills (written and verbal) are essential to ensure credibility with clients
    The drive and initiative necessary to progress your career and develop a client base in the Private Banking arena.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a leading Private Bank where the calibre of their employees is seen as fundamental to the success of the business. There is a commitment to ongoing personal development and their employees have the opportunity to progress through professional qualifications to develop their skills and knowledge. This role offers a competitive remuneration and an attractive benefits package.