Senior Internal Auditor

Senior Internal Auditor, you will work as part of the Group Risk team to support the execution of the company's Group Internal Audit Plan. Working across all business units, this is a varied role offering a breadth of exposure to all business areas.

As a Senior Internal Auditor, we are looking for someone to:

• Proactively plan and undertake high quality audit reviews to support the delivery of the annual Group Internal Audit plan, delivering value-added advisory and assurance service to our stakeholders and to the Board
• Work autonomously and ensure the delivery of multiple activities on time and in line with the function's high standards as set out in the GIA Manual and those of the IIA (including the Code of Professional Conduct, Ethics and the IPPF)
• Develop and complete high quality audit programmes on time, within budget whilst operating effectively in complex situations
• Clearly document the results of audit work performed and recommendations for control improvements in impactful and concise audit reports for Executive Management and the Board
• Ensure each audit assignment has appropriate audit working papers in place, in line with department expectations, for audit quality control purposes
• Professionally support the business in the development of effective, efficient and sustainable control improvements
• Monitor progress against the completion of Management Issues and associated actions to remediate audit issues with appropriate and timely escalation where delays are encountered
• Build and maintain effective working relationships with the business and other Group Assurance Providers e.g. Group Risk, Compliance and Business Assurance in order to i) ensure that Internal Audit activity is aligned to business performance and the ever changing risk environment and ii) act as an escalation point for audit and risk issues
• Assist in the proactive identification of emerging risks and potential changes in the external environment which may impact on the group's ability to deliver against its strategic objectives

Qualifications

Essential

• Experience within Financial Service organisations in particular significant knowledge and experience of Governance, Risk, Internal Control systems and their application in relation to areas of specialism, in UK regulated, Financial Services organisations
• Excellent relationship building and influencing skills, at strategic and tactical levels, able to communicate effectively to a variety of audiences including Senior Management, and via a variety of mediums e.g. presentations, report writing
• Excellent understanding of the Financial Services industry and the Regulatory and Legislative environment
• Experience in IA, including Risk based methodologies, Codes of Conduct and industry best practice and with a sound knowledge of IA principles
• Excellent problem solving and analytical skills together with the ability to document the results of IA work to a high standard
• Ability to supervise less experienced colleagues within the team

Desirable

• Internal Audit experience in the areas of Transformation & Change, Data and Automation
• IT and data extract skills
• Specific experience in commercial or retail lending

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