Assistant Auditor - Quality & Risk

Hugh James; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A top law firm in Cardiff is seeking an Assistant Auditor to join their Quality & Risk Department. The successful candidate will perform regulatory compliance audits, focusing on ensuring adherence to internal controls. No previous experience is necessary as full training is provided. Ideal candidates should have excellent organizational skills and attention to detail. The role offers a minimum of 25 days holiday, hybrid working, and additional benefits, making it an attractive opportunity for recent graduates or those starting their careers.

Benefits

Minimum of 25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Corporate Social Responsibility days

Birthday day off

Death in service equivalent to twice annual salary

Auto enrolment pension scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Discounts for local businesses

Professional fees paid

Employee recruitment incentive scheme

Qualifications

• Methodical approach to audits and compliance.
• Ability to understand quality and regulatory standards.
• Experience in a legal environment is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Performing quality and regulatory non-financial file audits.
• Reporting on audit findings and non-compliance.
• Maintaining audit records and assisting in documentation.

Skills

Keen eye for detail

Organisational skills

Judgment based on observations

Understanding quality and regulatory standards

Job description

Overview

Hugh James, a highly ranked top 100 law firm based in the centre of Cardiff, is currently looking to recruit an Assistant Auditor to join our Quality & Risk Department. The Quality & Risk team plays a central role in maintaining the firm's high standards of compliance, governance and client care. The team oversees quality assurance, regulatory compliance and risk management across the business, working closely with colleagues to support continuous improvement and best practice.

Duties

The successful candidate will be responsible for performing regulatory non-financial file audits, to assist in verifying and ensuring compliance with the firm's internal control environment. The primary focus of this position will be compliance and operational audit activities, duties will include:

• Performing quality and regulatory non-financial file audits within a file supervision database for compliance, operational and quality management system audits
• Reporting on the audit findings and areas of non-compliance and identifying opportunities for enhancing internal controls and/or operational efficiencies
• Prescribing corrective action to correct non-compliances
• Prescribing preventative action to reduce the risk of repeated non-compliance
• Maintaining audit records
• Assisting the Quality Manager in preparing audit documentation for external audits
• Developing and maintaining productive working relationships with all levels of management

Skills & Qualifications

Previous experience is not necessary as full training will be provided but the successful candidate will have a keen eye for detail and be methodical in their approach.

The role requires excellent organisational skills in order to work on various audits. The ability to make good judgments based upon observations and supporting information is essential.

The ability to understand quality and regulatory standards is essential and experience of working in a legal environment would be advantageous.

Benefits

• Minimum of 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Two Corporate Social Responsibility days
• Birthday day off
• Death in service equivalent to twice annual salary
• Auto enrolment pension scheme
• Hybrid working
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Discounts for local businesses
• Professional fees paid (subject to requirement for your role)
• Employee recruitment incentive scheme

Equal Opportunities

Hugh James is an equal opportunities and disability confident committed employer.

Reservation of Vacancy Closure

We reserve the right to close our vacancies earlier than the given deadline if we receive sufficient applications for the role.

Contact

Thank you for taking the time to consider this opportunity. If you have questions, please contact Jack Osborne.