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.

Global Asset Manager seek Senior Auditor with 3 years+ Managerial / Leadership level experience

You will be one of the two most senior members of a team of 5 auditors. This is an excellent opportunity to join as a senior member of an established team. You will be required to lead junior audits through the audit cycle and build relationships with the executive group. This is a rare opportunity to join a successful team with good career prospects to move into the business or into other senior roles within Audit.

The successful candidate will be a high performing, results orientated individual with a strong audit background and a track record in Investment Management.

You will be a qualified accountant (ACA or ACCA) with 3 years+ experience at a VP level in Asset Management Audit / Investment Management Audit. Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to interact with all levels of personnel, both within Internal Audit and the business units, are also a must.

Our client is one of the premiere Global Investment Banks. They are currently looking for an ED to join their UK Wealth Management Audit Team. Joining a talented team of 5, you will take responsibility for delivering audit services, leading risk assessments, developing audit plans and managing their execution and completion. The role will involve delivering special project services and managing your own client portfolio and relationships across the business groups as well as managing junior auditors. The role also offers the opportunity to professionally interact with senior management, whilst keeping abreast of the latest developments in the bank’s environment and business activities of the Business Group.

The successful candidate will be a high performing, results orientated individuals with a strong audit background and a track record in Wealth Management.

You will be a qualified accountant (ACA or ACCA) with 3 years+ experience at a VP level in a Wealth Management Audit / Private Banking Audit role. Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to interact with all levels of personnel, both within Internal Audit and the business units, are a must.

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 is an investment management group with a global presence, working in both the institutional and retail space.

They are currently looking to recruit a contractor for either Aberdeen or Edinburgh. This contract is covering an internal secondment, and will initially be for three months, but may extend up to twelve. 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. A good knowledge of relevant compliance issues would be of particular advantage.

Essential
Good team player with sound Asset Management experience
Qualified with a relevant accountancy qualification, eg ACCA
Knowledge of relevant regulations, eg UCITS V and Solvency II

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

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.

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