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Head of Audit – Compliance and Financial Crime.

Managing a team of 5 covering all areas of Compliance and MLRO/ FC Audit

The ideal candidate will have experience in a similar role managing Audit for Compliance and / or Financial Crime within a Global Banking group in London.

Role Responsibilities:

  • Establish compliance with global audit standards for financial crime entities by managing and upholding risk assessments within the Fin. Crime and Compliance areas.
  • Offer SME and assistance in the financial crime and compliance risk strategy within group Audit, which includes developing necessary strategy documents.
  • Create an approach and guidance for evaluating financial crime and compliance risks, if needed, and oversee its implementation throughout group audit. Collaborate with relevant leadership teams to supervise the coverage of significant financial crime and compliance risks.
  • Ensure timely delivery of the audit plan and validation of issues related to financial crime and compliance while meeting KPIs.
  • Provide SME input for the audit scope and test programs, and offer continuous support and valuable challenges.
  • Ensure necessary skills are available to execute planned tasks effectively by recruiting, training, or co-sourcing as required.

Must haves:

  • Minimum of 10 years of experience in auditing within a banking regulated environment, with a significant focus on Compliance and Financial Crime.
  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in in a related field.
  • Strong knowledge of corporate or investment banking operations.
  • String knowledge of banking FCA and PRU regulatory requirements.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to work independently and within a team.
  • UK VISA.
  • A professional certification in audit, risk management or Audit, such as IIA, ACA, ACCA or CFA.

If you are a self-motivated individual who is passionate about your work and is committed to maintaining the highest standards of integrity, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.

The firm offer a competitive salary package and excellent benefits, as well as opportunities for career growth within the organization.

Apply now to be considered.

We will review all applicants but unfortunately we won’t be able to reply to everyone directly.

Banking Internal Audit – Great Small Team, Global Firm, London

Head of Audit at a Global Bank is seeking an enthusiastic and bright recent or newly qualified accountant (CA / ACA / ACCA / CIMA) to join their London team.

This is an ideal position if you are a qualified Senior Associate with financial services clients from an Audit or Risk Assurance team in a Big4 / large practice firm looking for a more strategically important role within an investment / wholesale Banking firm, or have Internal Audit experience in financial services already and are looking for your second move.

You will work closely with the Head of Audit and enjoy an open and honest dialogue with engaged high level stakeholders in an established banking brand. Working both independently and with like minded team members you will review interesting product lines from: Treasury, Corporate Credit, FX trading, and Private Banking to Risk and Compliance operations, within the London offices (and remotely on global Audits).

Internal mobility is actively encouraged and opportunities within the business will present themselves for upwards career progression.

Unfortunately this client are unable to sponsor VISA’s therefore you must be a UK citizen or have an unrestricted UK Visa to apply

Apply to Paul Stanbridge for more information or an informal conversation.

We are expecting a high degree of interest in this role and unfortunately won’t be able to reply to all applicants.

We are hiring for Senior IT Auditors within Corporate and Investment Banking. Previous experience is essential in technology audit or technology risk assurance in cyber, infrastructure, or applications. You must have excellent communication and problem-solving skills as well as relevant industry qualifications (CISA), Big-4 or front line technology background preferred.

UK VISA required.

We are expecting a high level of interest and may not be able to reply to all applicants.

We are hiring for Senior Auditors within Corporate and Investment Banking. Previous experience is essential in financial services audit or risk assurance as well as knowledge of banking regulatory environments. You must have excellent communication and problem-solving skills as well as relevant industry qualifications (ACA, ACCA), Big-4 experience preferred.

UK VISA required.

We are expecting a high level of interest and may not be able to reply to all applicants.

This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated individual with Credit Analysis experience to join a small team in the front office of an International Corporate Bank.

Working within the Bank’s NBFI / FI clients including: Broker Dealers, Insurance firms, PE Funds, Investment Trusts, Asset Managers, the role involves liaising with the group’s relationship managers, assisting them to service clients by providing credit analysis support as well as ongoing client relationship management and development.

The ideal candidate will have 2-5 years experience in Credit Analysis and looking to transition to a front office role or someone in a institutional finance / origination support role of a bank or consultancy firm, looking for more business relationship management experience.

You must have an understanding of credit products (e.g. Term Loans, RCFs, NAV, SBLC’s), and ideally previous NBFI / FI experience with relationship management and hold a UK VISA as the employer is unable to sponsor candidates.

Unfortunately we won’t be able to reply to all applicants directly, but we will consider everyone that applies for the role.

IT Audit, Senior – Manager, Good WLB, Multiple roles: Manchester, Leeds, London and other UK regions

Good work life balance with a family orientated global consultancy firm offering broad Technology Internal Audit and SAP assurance services (any corporate sector).

MUST HAVE – IT Audit / IT RISK ASSURANCE – CORPORATE BLUE CHIP EXP.

This is an excellent role for an IT Audit or IT Risk Assurance professional with a Big 4, consultancy or corporate background, looking for a more reasonable work / life balance. You’ll enjoy a supportive environment at a global growing firm with an excellent retention record and good promotion prospects if you seek career advancement.

You will manage your own corporate client work individually and as part of a close team, and depending on your experience, be involved in management of the division. The successful candidate will:

  • enjoy technology audit testing
  • have good client facing skills
  • have large firm experience as a consultant or an employee
  • have IT risk assurance / Technology audit / or technology controls experience
  • SAP knowledge would be very useful but not essential.

The firm operate in a variety of consultative areas and knowledge of controls of almost any technology are of interest i.e. ITGC, Applications, Infrastructure, networking, cyber, cloud, and SAP.

Work From Home and Flexible Working is offered.

Open to UK Visa holders only.

Due to a high level of demand unfortunately we wont be able to reply to all applicants.

Please forward your details before 12 Dec 2022 to Paul Stanbridge at Fleet Search + Selection Ltd

Good work life balance with a family orientated consultancy firm offering Internal Audit and SOX assurance services (any corporate sector)

MUST HAVE – SOX –  RISK ASSURANCE / INTERNAL AUDIT – CORPORATE BLUE CHIP EXP. – TEAM LEADERSHIP

This is an excellent role for a Risk Assurance or Internal Audit professional with a Big 4 background, looking for a more reasonable work / life balance. You’ll enjoy a supportive environment at a firm with an excellent retention record and offer good promotion prospects if you seek career advancement.

You will manage a team and also your own corporate client work, and be involved in management of the division. The successful candidate will:

  • enjoy audit testing and managing audit staff
  • have good client facing skills
  • have many years large corporate experience as a consultant or as an employee
  • have many years risk assurance / internal audit / or controls experience
  • have excellent knowledge of SOX controls
  • have managed a small team in a consultancy environment

The firm may be open to sponsoring a VISA if you meet the above criteria and are UK based. Work from Home and Flexible Working is offered.

Please forward your details before 04 Nov 2022 to Paul Stanbridge at Fleet Search + Selection Ltd

Our client is the London office of a large international wholesale banking group who are looking for a Senior Auditor to join their Audit team. This exciting role will provide you with exposure across all the business areas and support functions of the bank, including FX Trading, Trade Finance and Corporate Lending and provide you with regular interaction with C Suite executives including the CEO.

This exciting opportunity will suit someone who is qualified and has now gained some experience working either within a bank or with banking clients looking for their next step and wanting to build more influence within the bank. You should:

  • be either working in Internal Audit within a bank (ideally corporate or investment banking) or be working within the Risk Assurance division of a large practice firm working with Banking and Financial Services organisations;
  • have knowledge of the business processes around credit risk, operational risk or financial crime (ALTHOUGH THIS IS NOT ESSENTIAL);
  • you should (more importantly) have the ability to work within a small, dynamic team where you can influence and make a difference to the bank;
  • be a qualified Accountant or Auditor holding and ACA, ACCA and/or IIA qualification and be degree educated.

This role represents an excellent opportunity to develop your career within an encouraging, supportive team which will allow for growth and regular interaction with senior management (something that is only normally entertained at much more senior levels within larger banks).

On top is an exceptional salary for this grade with bonus and extensive benefits as well as a work from home policy 2 days per week.

Please note – unfortunately, we will only be able to accept applications from UK nationals/residents or those with a valid UK work permit.

Are you an experienced Banking Internal Auditor or Big 4 Risk Assurance professional with Banking experience, looking for a new challenge?

If you have a few years experience in a corporate or wholesale banking audit and are frustrated with the lack of career development and professional challenges but want to maintain a good work life balance, apply below.

We have multiple opportunities with Internal Audit teams of a number of interesting International Banks with operations in London. The emphasis is across front middle and back office operations including: Financial Crime, Regulatory reporting, Corporate Banking (Credit and Loans), Capital Markets (Swaps, Equities, FX) and IT General Controls (ITGC).

If this interests you and you are looking for a rewarding role in a friendly team offering excellent industry salary and bonus contact, Craig Phipps with your CV to be considered for the position.

Unfortunately our Client are unable to support sponsorship for non UK Citizens or Visa holders.

Our client, a Global Wholesale Banking group are seeking to recruit a Risk Management Professional to Lead the EMEA Risk (Market, Models, Stress Testing) Audits.

The role is aligned to the capital markets audit team and will act as an independent SME group advising the Global Head of Capital Markets Audit on technical aspects of Models and Market Risks. You will have coverage of multi-jurisdictional areas and cover all product lines. You will work closely with other Risk Audit teams who cover the regulatory, controls and governance elements of the Audit.

  • The Role
  • Define and plan the scope of audit work required
  • Plan and execute audits for risk management
  • Continuous monitoring of the ongoing audit process through all key stages
  • Working with both the local and global audit teams to establish full audit coverage and the scope of work required
  • Responsible for the management and mentoring of the Risk Audit team
  • Reporting to the Global Head and carrying out special projects and ad hoc work as required

Requirements

  • Experience working at a high level in a risk environment of a similar EU / US banking organisation with structured capital market products.
  • SME experience within 1st / 2nd line Market Risk / Pricing Risk Models (VAR, Beta, CVAR etc), with some knowledge of other risk areas.
  • Previous experience in Internal Audit preferred but not required
    Appropriately educated to post graduate / Phd standard, with professional risk management qualifications preferred.

Location / WFH

This role can be 100% remote working from home or hybrid working in London. To be considered please apply below.