As part of the internal audit team in one of the world’s largest banks, the successful candidate will lead the corporate banking audit team.  With extensive experience in corporate banking, you will have demonstrable experience leading and mentoring junior staff in addition to developing excellent working relationships with senior management, stakeholders and clients.  As the lead contact for corporate banking for the leadership team, you will have expert knowledge of regulatory frameworks and developments governing products, services and processes covering Europe & Emerging Markets ex Asia corporate business.

Essential:

• Degree educated, post graduate qualification would be an advantage

• Professional Audit or Accountancy qualification (ACA, ACCA, CBA, CFA, CIA, CPA, ICWA)

• SOX II

• Corporate Banking Experience: origination,, transaction services, custody, settlements, leasing, and payment operations businesses.  (Either as an internal or external auditor)

• Willingness to travel

The successful candidate will join a tier 1 organisation with a clear structure and strong global presence.  As part of a dedicated Audit function, you will lead the change audit team. With a proven track record of leading teams, allocating resources and managing budgets, you will maintain high standards of reporting across the function.  Through fostering an open team environment you will encourage the sharing of knowledge and expertise between all team members.

Essential

• Demonstrable experience in a leadership role, maintaining and developing excellent working relationships with team members, stakeholders and senior management.

• An expert knowledge of Change Management audit including documentation standards, risk modelling, change controls, quality frameworks and compliance.

• Charismatic leadership skills with desire and personality to inspire other team members.

Desirable

• Degree educated with an appropriate audit or accountancy qualification (ACA, ACCA, IIA).

• Good working knowledge of current business operating models and systems.

• Prior experience managing a global team and resources.

A tier one bank is seeking an experienced risk professional, with experience managing and developing audit teams to lead their market risk Audit section.  With excellent communication skills, you will develop and maintain positive working relationships with stakeholders and senior management in addition to facilitating a culture of shared knowledge and experience amongst team members.  With a strong understanding of market Risk and some exposure to credit/ liquidity/ or ops risk, the ideal candidate will have a thorough understanding of regulatory frameworks and global developments in risk and controls applicable to large banking groups.

Our client, a leading global investment bank seeks a Senior Liquidity Risk VP to join its dedicated risk audit team.  With a background in audit, preferably gained in treasury, the ideal candidate will be an expert in liquidity risk, treasury and controls.

Key responsibilities:

• Reporting to the Global Head of Risk Audit

• A key point of contact for liquidity risk for technical expertise and continuous monitoring

• Keeping abreast of regulatory developments affecting liquidity risk

• Contributing to controls and frameworks supporting risk management,

• Identifying training requirements across the internal audit function for Liquidity risk.

• Responsibility for entity risk assessment process for liquidity risk

• Developing and maintaining excellent relationships with internal audit, stakeholders, senior management and regulators

Essential

• Accounting qualification

• Experience in an audit role

• Further qualifications on treasury e.g. Corporate Treasurer (desirable)

• Experience:

• Thorough knowledge of regulatory requirements of liquidity risk management, ILAA and Basel III developments, an overview of global regulatory requirements and developments would be an advantage.

• Proven experience, ideally within a global investment back within treasury, of risk audit and liquidity risk audit

• Excellent communication and relationship management skills the successful candidate will have the ability to influence and advise team members, stakeholders, senior management and regulators.

The successful candidate will be part of the Life Assurance Audit team with responsibility for the management of a (closed book) Life Insurer. This role will give a high level of autonomy and will involve audit execution, day to day management of the audit work, liaison with key client staff and the management of the reporting process. Using strong technical knowledge to assist you in these tasks, you will report to an Audit Director.

You will also have the opportunity to advise on supporting significant Solvency II projects and helping to develop more junior staff. You will also have the opportunity to audit other areas of the group including Asset Management, Treasury and Reinsurance.

• Responsibilities include:
• Managing the Life Assurance Audits and assisting with other financial services audits
• Development and coaching of junior members of staff
• Completion of audits within agreed time-scales
• Budgeting
• Travel to UK offices in Birmingham, Hertfordshire, Milton Keynes and London for 20-30% of your time.
• Experience/Qualifications:
• Recently qualified ACAs or ACCA’s from an Audit or Transaction Advisory Services Group. Preference will be given to those with Client Secondment / Audit / Advisory or Internal Audit experience.
• A minimum of 2 years PQE in a financial services (retail or wholesale) environment is essential – ie Life Assurance, General Insurance, Asset Management or Banking.
• Impressive analytical capabilities
• Highly motivated and committed
• Positive and ambitious attitude
• Up to date on current economic and market trends
• Ability to develop strong client relationships
• Highly proficient in written and oral communication
• Able to work independently as well as part of a team

Our client is seeking a candidate with a good understanding of the fundamental aspects of middle and back office banking operations to join their team in Glasgow.

The ideal candidate will be degree educated with a relevant professional qualification and experience in financial services operations, from either:

1) A Big 4 firm, with controls or assurance experience from large banking, asset management, insurance or  investment clients.

2) An Internal Auditor within a large private banking, investment banking, asset management, insurance  or investments company.

3) An Operations role in an associated discipline eg Compliance, Finance, Accounting, Controls within a banking, settlements, Investment house or Asset Management company

You must have excellent communication and team working skills.

The successful candidate will join an organisation with a strong global reputation and very strong future career opportunities.

Our client is looking for four experienced senior auditors to join their Internal Audit Outsourcing team working predominantly on Private Wealth and other Financial Services clients.  Based in London, you will be educated to degree level and hold a relevant professional qualification.  As part of their dedicated audit team, the ideal candidate will have a strong background in establishing and maintaining excellent working relationships with clients, team members, stake holders and senior management.  A willingness to conduct some travel and a current understanding of private wealth audit is essential.

Our client is seeking a Credit Risk Audit VP with a thorough understanding of credit analysis across a broad spectrum of borrowers including SME, property and large corporations.  Reporting directly to the Head of section, the ideal candidate will be degree educated and hold a relevant professional qualification and will have a proven track record of credit skills gained in the financial services sector.    The role requires a thorough understanding of Basel II in addition to detailed knowledge of OCC and FED guidelines impacting on loan classification and the shared national credit process.

Due to the technical nature of the subject matter our client is open to Auditors with Credit Risk exposure or Credit Risk practitioners.

With a keen eye for detail, the successful candidate will use excellent interpersonal and communication skills to leverage the broader audit function through their relationships with senior management and by developing and mentoring junior team members.

Our client, a tier 1 investment bank, is seeking for an auditor to join their Internal Audit team.  With experience in asset/investment management and exposure to capital markets, preferably gained in an investment bank or big four organisation, the ideal candidate will be seeking an opportunity to further develop their technical knowledge to expert level.

Essential Skills/Knowledge:

• A strong understanding of financial products, preferably asset/investment management, you will ideally have a thorough understanding of laws and regulations governing these.  Expertise in Sarbanes-Oxley would be an advantage.

Our client is seeking a Banking and Capital Markets Manager with a strong background in front office products with particular focus on equities for an Internal Audit position.

While an audit or accountancy qualification is desirable, our client is particularly interested in  candidates with an excellent understanding of traded products, trade flows and related controls gained in front/middle office (trading, risk management, product control, etc.) roles in a large bank

With excellent communication and team working skills, the successful candidate will join an organisation with a strong international reputation and a clear structure.