Audit Manager

Financial Services Audit Manager

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Audit Professional / Manager with strong exposure to risk based auditing / risk and controls to join a leading financial services business in Edinburgh.

Purpose:

The successful candidate will join an established internal audit function, delivering an independent and objective risk based service designed to evaluate and improve risk management, control and governance processes; leading and delivering audit assignments through planning, fieldwork, reporting and follow-ups.

Core Responsibilities:

• Identifying and assessing potential risks to the business and appropriate audit responses, working in line with current regulatory and statutory requirements;
• Undertaking assigned audits, using current Internal Audit methodology.
• Liaising with the business, confirming timescales, discussing business context and audit scope including issues, concerns, challenges.
• Arranging and conducting site visits/ interviews with key members of staff - identifying processes, risks and controls.
• Creating and issuing documentation assessing adequacy of controls, identifying testing requirements and associated testing rationale.
• Designing test strategies, issuing terms of reference to the business
• Identifying, analysing and classifying issues arising from fieldwork
• Finalising meeting notes and reports on control tests - Drafting audit reports and reviews with senior management team
• Liaising with key business stakeholders - draft / final reports; escalating issues / findings
• Developing strong relationships within the business, challenging the business on risks and controls
• Identifying and providing coaching, development and performance management to the wider audit team

Desired Experience:

The successful candidate will ideally possess a professional accounting qualification, along with extensive audit experience within a large corporate / big 4 / financial services.

Desirable experience includes;

• Strong experience in risk based auditing or risk and control activities in financial services
• Operational or audit experience of financial products and associated processes within financial services
• Experience of change methodologies and IT operations - building, developing and maintaining methodologies and frameworks;
• ACCA, CA, CIA, CFSA or equivalent qualification is desirable.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a forward thinking business that could provide longer term opportunities / career progression.