Our client is a Tier 1 Investment Bank with a significant global presence. They are seeking an experienced auditor to join their Internal Auditor Team as a VP Equities Audit. The role has responsibility for Internal Audits of equities in the capital markets business. The right candidate will have experience leading and managing team, as well as experience across the internal audit spectrum, from developing the annual audit plan to executing and compiling the final report. Excellent communication skills are essential.

Ideally, the successful candidate will have worked in a similar environment. You will have expert understanding of the controls and regulatory developments which impact on global markets business and particularly on equities.

Skills:

• Degree educated
• Professional audit or accountancy qualification would be an advantage
• Experience managing and developing teams
• Expert knowledge of equities / front office risks
• Sound understanding of technology application control disciplines for equities

Our client is a Tier 1 Bank with a worldwide presence. The internal audit function has recently undergone significant change and expansion, and as a result, they are currently looking to recruit experienced hires at AVP level to join their IT Infrastructure Audit Team.

The successful Candidate will be experienced in all the relevant technical and professional qualifications listed for the role. Ideally this experience will be gained through working technology audit in a banking environment, either directly, or potentially as part of an audit team in a Big 4 or similar Practice Firm.

Relevant qualifications:

• CIA, CISA, CISSP, CEH, relevant graduate degree
• Experience of managing audits and leading audit teams, and a proven track record of high performance in previous roles that includes communicating
  with senior client management

Technical Requirements:

• Network Security, including firewalls, intrusion detection) protocols, network services, security
  testing techniques (penetration testing, vulnerability scanning), end point protection, and
  networksecurity architecture.
• Systems Security Management including encryption techniques – public key infrastructure (PKI)
  components and digital signature techniques), antivirus, vulnerability assessment, alerting and
  monitoring, secure software development, and identity and access management.
• Information Risk Management including data leak prevention, records management, and information classification and handling, logical access management.
• An understanding of technology resilience and IT operations management processes (e.g. incident and problem management, disaster recovery, IT change, capacity and performance, asset and configuration management, data centres).

c£50-75k+ No revenue hurdles, + profit share – Huntly, Scotland.
Our client, an award winning business offering traditional Advisory & Discretionary Investment Management  services to private clients, is seeking an experienced Investment Manager or Relationship Portfolio Manager for a Senior role in their Grampian team.

The role has become available due to a senior team member retiring and consequently there is no requirement to bring in new business as the role will take over an established book of clients. However, new client introductions would be welcomed.

This is an excellent career move for someone looking to relocate from a small owner managed house or a mid – large Investment Manager, Wealth Manager or Stockbroker looking for a smaller company environment where you will have autonomy to manage an established book of business within a group that respect an efficient, comprehensive and integrated approach to client suitability and management. In return you will be rewarded with an attractive remuneration package with no revenue based hurdles plus equity / profit share, and the potential to take on broader companywide responsibilities including risk management, P&L and staff management.

Working alongside a co-Investment Manager and supported by two trained staff, you will contribute to investment ideas and asset allocation policies through individual stock analysis and assessment of wider macro-economic instances, for both the branch and the firm’s investment committee.

Requirements:

• Detailed knowledge of all aspects of investments and market sectors.
• Be or seeking to be RDR securities qualified (level 4 CISI IAD; level 6 PCIAM or other equivalent accredited retail qualification relating to securities.
• Positively contribute to investment ideas and asset allocation policies.
• Be self-motivated with excellent interpersonal skills and be able to communicate well with colleagues and clients alike.
• Possess strong time management skills and the ability to prioritise workloads.

Internal audit quality assurance methodology,Tier 1 Global Markets and Investment Bank, £80-120k

This is a High Profile role working alongside the Global Head of Methodology Audit. The successful candidate will carry out independent Quality Assurance (QA) reviews of the London operations and assist in Audit QA & Methodology for the Global Audit and Management Committees and stakeholder meetings.
As well as:

• Drafting methodology documents and practice guides.
• Training team members.
• Support the current team in relation to audit methodology on a frequent basis.
• Enable the global audit systems to meet methodology requirements.
• Coordination and monitoring of group audit and risk assessment methodologies, yearly planning, communication and reporting.

Skills & Experience:

• Previous experience of Tier 1 Investment Banks / Capital Markets firms.
• Previous Internal Audit knowledge.
• String understanding of IIA, and /or COSO, Basel and so on.
• Excellent communication skills
• Project management skills.
• Ability to take initiative.

Investment Director – Head of Investments – Edinburgh

Our client is a leading UK based private client investment and financial planning firm. As a major industry award winner, they offer an exciting and dynamic working environment, backed up by a solid business dating back over a hundred years with an impressive client base. After a recent period of significant change, they are looking to increase their presence in Scotland, and enlarge the size of the existing Private Client Investment Team. They are consequently seeking an Investment Director to join this expanding team in their Edinburgh Office.

You will originate from an investment background, with experience of dealing directly with High Net Worth individuals, assessing their attitude to risk, whilst working closely with them to address their investment needs. Knowledge and experience of the successful construction and management of tailored investment portfolios from both a discretionary and advisory stance is key, as is direct equity investment experience.

As Head of Investments, you will have the necessary excellent interpersonal and people management skills to enable you to successfully manage the existing team of talented investment managers. The emphasis of this role is on the individual having the key skills, gravitas and ambition to develop and drive the business forward. Ideally, you will bring a significant client base with you but in the absence of this, you will be expected to build an agreed value of assets under management within a five year period.

Remuneration for this post Investment Director role will compare well with market competitors, and will be based on the individual candidate. There is potential for an equity share scheme being awarded in the case of exceptional individuals.

This is an exciting opportunity for a qualified Auditor with working knowledge of Capital Markets / Trading within the UK market looking for a new challenge within the highly reputable Investment Bank where you can truly progress and the value you add is recognisable.
Our client is seeking a bright, analytical and ambitious individual with an inquisitive mind as well as excellent communication and interpersonal skills to join their ever growing Global Markets division.

You will work across all business areas within trading and get exposure to all asset class. They also encourage internal mobility, as well as the opportunity to become a specialist as well as progress upwards with a dedicated career development programme which is tailored to the individual.

Essential requirements for Internal Audit Capital Markets job:

• ACA/ ACCA/ CIA or any other relevant Audit/ Accounting qualification
• Internal Audit experience from practice or a bank in the UK
• OR External audit experience with firm grasp of risk and control
• Sound knowledge of Capital Markets/ Trading products
• Understanding of risk and control on business process within an investment bank
• Strong analytical and technical nous
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills – able to build stakeholder relationship

A role with a large global bank with a strong European presence. This is an Internal Audit position covering Investment Management and Asset Management.

Our client, a large global bank with a strong European presence, is seeking an experienced Auditor to join the Investment Management and Asset management function of their internal audit team.

A strong background in financial services is essential, with three to five years experience in Investment Management. The successful candidate will have a broad range of experience, covering areas from Real Estate Fund Management and Fund Administration to UCITS, and other regulatory requirements.

With excellent communication and writing skills and experience conducting audits, the successful candidate will be able to establish and maintain positive working relationships with all stakeholders from team members to senior management.

Essential

• Degree educated, preferably with a relevant business subject such as economics or accountancy. Three years PQE experience within Investment Management Internal Audit
• Accountancy or audit qualification

Global Investment banking firm with a strong footprint across EMEA, USA and Asia are looking for an experienced IT Applications Audit professional to join their EMEA IT Audit division.

The nature of the bank’s business is within the wholesale / global markets space hence front office reviews will be part of your wider mandate, whilst the main focus will be within Support functions including Finance and Operations. Experience of client money, transaction reporting, collateral settlements would be a huge advantage.

The role offers a wealth of opportunities for those wanting to deepen their technical knowledge, take leadership of projects, work on high profile engagements, face-off to regulators and progress further in their career. You will be part of a deeply technical IT Audit team who have consistently added value, hence the expectations are high but you will gain enormously from a thriving organisation.

Essential skills:

• * Strong working knowledge of IT Applications Audit or Technology Risk Management with sound understanding of risk and control
• * Sound understanding of Corporate Division / Support functions within an Investment Bank and technology which are relevant to these business areas
• * Experience of managing projects / leading Audit engagements
• * Ability to identify key risks and make sound judgement
• * Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• * Ability to build relationship with stakeholders/ auditees/ external parties i.e. regulators
• * Experience in coaching and managing junior staff
• * Ability to lead regional and / or global projects
• * Experience of data analytical tools

This major banking group seeks a strong IT Auditor to conduct reviews across all of the bank’s technology infrastructure. You should possess detailed knowledge of at least two of the following technology platforms:

• * Operating systems – UNIX, LINUX, Windows
• * Networks – Cisco
• * Firewalls
• * Databases – SQL, Sybase, Oracle
• * Datacentres

Specific banking experience is not essential, as candidates with appropriate experience gained in the internal audit function of a practice firm will be considered. This is an outstanding opportunity to develop your career within a major banking group as a  Senior IT Infrastructure Auditor, where you will be well rewarded.

Our client is a European Investment Bank with a global presence. They are looking to appoint a senior VP in IT Audit in their London Office. Covering a wide range of products including commodities, debt and equities markets, and asset management, this role offers the right candidate a great opportunity to gain a wide breadth of experience, and provides the opportunity to develop their career within a highly experienced team. Using an integrated audit approach the role will focus on application reviews mainly within the fixed income business, however there will also be some opportunity to develop within the infrastructure space, and to work on associated projects.

Requirements for VP IT Audit role:
* Degree educated with relevant IT Audit qualifications
* Significant experience of auditing Investment Banking Applications particularly front office applications
* A strong technical background, ideally with some relevant application development experience