Audit Manager

Royal London; Alderley Edge; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days annual leave

Pension scheme up to 14%

Private medical insurance

Job summary

Royal London is seeking an Internal Audit Manager to join Group Internal Audit, helping protect assets and enhance risk governance across the group. The role offers exposure to senior stakeholders and opportunities to influence decisions with credible assurance and advice.

You will lead audits, contribute to the annual plan, build relationships, and drive robust recommendations to improve controls and processes within life and pensions products and asset management offerings.

Qualifications

• IA and/or risk management qualification/experience preferred.
• Qualified Actuary or Accountant desirable.
• Sound knowledge of life and pensions products and/or asset management helpful.
• Exposure to data analytics and AI in risk/ assurance is desirable.
• Understanding of insurance industry risks and controls is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Deliver audits on time, cost, and quality with the GIA team.
• Contribute to developing the annual audit plan and department initiatives.
• Build credible relationships with stakeholders and demonstrate robust judgement.
• Provide impactful recommendations to improve business processes and demonstrate commercial awareness.
• Identify and assess key controls and how they are managed.
• Coordinate audit work with other controls testing teams and Group Risk & Compliance.

Skills

Audit/IA experience

Risk management

Strong communication

Data analytics

AI in risk/ assurance

Education

Actuary qualification

Accountant qualification

Job description

“It feels good to have a career with real purpose.”

This is an exciting opportunity to join Group Internal Audit (GIA), a team that supports the Board to protect the assets, reputation, and sustainability of Royal London Group, and create value through impactful assurance. As an Internal Audit Manager, you will contribute to delivering impactful audit work, strengthening risk and control culture, and helping shape GIA’s strategy. You’ll be part of a forward-thinking audit function that provides core assurance and insightful advice, offering exposure across the Group, senior stakeholder engagement, and the opportunity to influence decisions that genuinely matter.

About the role

• Responsible for delivery of audits to time, cost and quality, along with other experienced auditors within the GIA team.
• Contribution to developing the annual audit plan and department wide initiatives.
• Builds credible and powerful relationships with stakeholders, demonstrating robust judgement and insight.
• Ability to generate recommendations which improve business process and demonstrate commercial awareness. Provide impactful and insightful assurance and advice.
• Identify and assess key controls and the management of them.
• Coordinate audit delivery with other controls testing teams and Group Risk & Compliance.

About you

• IA and / or risk management qualification / experience preferred.
• Qualified Actuary or Accountant desirable.
• Good knowledge of life and pensions insurance products and/or asset management throughout their lifecycle (e.g. from design to launch, sales, experience and understanding of the distribution of insurance products to customers) is desirable.
• Sound knowledge of the recent developments and challenges that the Insurance and asset management industry faces and can assess how best to respond to the resultant risks.
• Strong communication and influencing skills, both written and verbal.
• Experience of data analytics, and use of AI, in a risk or assurance setting is desirable

About Royal London

We’re the UK’s largest mutual life, pensions and investment company, offering protection, long-term savings and asset management products and services.

Our People Promise to our colleagues is that we will all work somewhere inclusive, responsible, enjoyable and fulfilling. This is underpinned by our Spirit of Royal London values; Empowered, Trustworthy, Collaborate, Achieve.

We've always been prod to reward employees by offering great workplace benefits such as 28 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays, an up to 14% employer matching pension scheme and private medical insurance.

• 28 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays
• an up to 14% employer matching pension scheme
• private medical insurance

Inclusion, diversity and belonging

We’re an Inclusive employer. We celebrate and value different backgrounds and cultures across Royal London. Our diverse people and perspectives give us a range of skills which are recognised and respected - whatever their background.

Only candidates who have the legal right to work in the UK or Ireland can undertake this role.
Unfortunately, Royal London is unable to provide visa or work permit sponsorship.