Senior Market Risk Auditor – London

Our client is a Tier 1 Investment Bank seeking a qualified Quant / Market Risk practitioner to join their growing Global Markets Audit division.

The ideal candidate will have a strong Quantitative Finance or Market Risk background with relevant post graduate qualifications. Excellent communication skills are essential.

The Internal Audit function consists of teams who provide independent assurance over the organisation and operations for all stakeholders across varied business lines, ultimately providing assurance to the Board and Group Executive Management.

Desired Skills and Experience:

• Sound knowledge of Capital Markets Banking
• An understanding of controls within an investment bank
• Strong analytical and technical knowledge
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

A leading corporate and investment bank with a strong global presence is seeking an experienced senior manager to lead a team with responsibility for Internal Audits of FX capital markets business. With considerable experience leading and managing teams, the successful candidate will have excellent communication skills and experience contributing to all aspects of internal audit from developing the annual audit plan to executing and compilation of the final report. Ideally, the successful candidate will have worked in a similar environment in either financial services or a large, global bank. You will have expert understanding of controls and regulatory developments impacting on global markets business and particularly on FX.

Skills for Senior Audit Manager FX – London markets:

• Degree educated or related experience
• A professional audit or accountancy qualification would be an advantage
• Experience managing and developing teams
• Expert knowledge of fX and rates trade flow / front office risks.
• Expert understanding of technology application control disciplines for FX.

This is an excellent opportunity for an Audit VP or a Senior Audit Manager looking for line management responsibilities to develop and mentor teams.

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, a European Investment Bank with a global presence are looking to appoint a Head of IT Audit to their London Office.  This role is being appointed on a consultancy basis for a 6-12+ month contract, and as such attracts a good day rate.  The right candidate will have significant experience at this level, and will be well versed in both infrastructure and applications audit within the Capital Markets and Investment Banking arena. The Bank cover a wide range of products including commodities, debt and equities markets, and asset management.  This is a great opportunity for a senior individual to work with a highly experienced team in a very technical audit environment.

Requirements

• Degree educated with relevant IT Audit qualifications
• Significant experience of Investment Banking Applications Audit at this level
• Previous ‘Head of’ or equivalent departmental leadership experience. [deleted requisite]
• Sound technical background

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 a Tier 1 Investment Bank. They currently have a vacancy within their Internal Audit department, specifically looking at Equities and e-trading. Whilst preference will be given to candidates who have experience in this area, candidates with a sound understanding of the trade life cycle in any asset class are also welcomed. An audit or assurance background is requisite. This is very much a front office audit opportunity, and a great chance to gain experience in this area.
Requirements for AVP Equities Audit:

• Degree educated
• Professional audit or accountancy qualification would be an advantage
• Knowledge of trade life cycle in investment banking

Our client is a Tier 1 Institution with a large global presence. They are currently seeking two senior appointments to join their expanding first class audit team based in the London Office.

These roles cover audit of FX Trading Audit globally, and also look at both emerging and frontier markets within the organisation. There are two posts, one SVP and one at VP level. These are senior roles, and the right candidate will be someone with significant gravitas and experience of leading teams, and managing staff at a strategic level. The nature of the department means that there will be a significant travel element (up to around 35%), to areas including South America and Mexico. Ideally, the right candidate will have sound experience in these areas, however a good audit background, along with working knowledge of the trading environment and great interpersonal skills are the paramount requirements. ,

Essential Requirements

• Professional Accountancy Qualification eg ACA/ACA
• Extensive Internal Audit Experience at the requisite level
• Great Interpersonal and management skills
• Sound knowledge of trading environment
• Willingness to travel up to 35%