Internal Audit Manager

This role will be responsible for conducting independent firm wide audits in line with agreed audit programmes, undertaking audits and reviews to monitor and report upon compliance with company procedures, regulatory and best practice standards.

In addition, this position work with other members of the Compliance and Risk team to establish, analyze and report statistics, reviewing any risks, issues and opportunities for improvement as well as liaising with all practice groups and management teams to develop, monitor and ensure all quality standards are met and messages are delivered professionally, effectively and on time to the teams involved. Through a matrix reporting structure this position reports functionally to the Board and administratively to the Chief Risk Officer.

What Will You Do
• Manage the annual audit plan in conjunction with audit stakeholders, including senior management and the Board
• Conduct the internal audits for the company and affiliates
• Provide written reports detailing the findings and trends at specific audit level and firm wide level as appropriate
• Present the audit findings and agree actions with or to risk and/or to relevant business lead
• Make recommendations on the findings of the audits, to brief necessary stakeholders and where necessary help facilitate improvement activities and identify timescales for their implementation
• Undertake additional activities or projects in relation to policies and procedures, new systems and operational risk more generally

What You’ll Need

• Bachelor’s degree in a business-related field, preferably with a concentration in Accounting or Finance
• A minimum of five years’ experience in Internal Audit with two years’ experience at manager level, with an appropriate professional qualification
• Relevant professional certification (CPA, CIA, CISA, CFE, CCSA)
• High level of integrity
• Experience approaching conflicts as opportunities; understanding others quickly; finding common ground without comprising total position
• Very strong project and process management skills, including ability to independently disaggregate problems into defined plans
• Ability to work effectively and efficiently within tight deadlines
• Ability to synthesize disperse information into effective strategies and innovative insights, translating complex ideas into simple, actionable recommendations
• Ability to identifying process improvement opportunities
• Ability to build partnerships throughout the company and with business partners at various levels