Audit Manager

HSBC; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A large financial institution is seeking an Audit Manager for its Birmingham office. This role involves leading complex audits in Payments, Technology, and Operations. Candidates should have relevant auditing experience and strong analytical skills. The position supports a hybrid work environment and emphasizes effective communication and stakeholder engagement. The successful applicant will contribute to ensuring compliance and enhancing the auditing processes within the organization.

Qualifications

• Understanding of regulatory processes and compliance.
• Ability to communicate complex information effectively.
• Experience in managing and prioritising audit projects.

Responsibilities

• Plan, execute, and report on internal audits.
• Deliver high-quality audit work using risk-based techniques.
• Advise stakeholders on audit findings and actions.

Skills

Relevant experience in Internal / External Audit

Excellent written and spoken communication

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Experience in Payments, Technology, and Operations

Knowledge of data analytics

Tools

QlikView

Job description

Audit Manager – Payments (CIB – GPS/GTS team)– GCB5 - Internal Audit – Birmingham / Sheffield / Edinburgh

If you are looking for a career where you can make a real impression, join HSBC, and discover how valued you’ll be.

HSBC is one of the largest banking and financial services organisations in the world, with operations in 64 countries and territories. We aim to be where the growth is, enabling businesses to thrive and economies to prosper, and helping people to fulfil their hopes and realise their ambitions.

Global Internal Audit provides independent, objective assurance to management and the risk and audit committees as to whether the framework of risk management, control, and governance processes, as designed and represented by management, is adequate and functioning.

We are currently seeking an experienced individual to join our team in the role of Audit Manager (Payments) based in Birmingham/Sheffield/Edinburgh and with a hybrid working pattern.

Corporate and Institutional Banking (CIB) delivers internationally focused solutions for corporate and institutional clients across payments, credit, international trade, markets, and corporate finance. It includes Global Payments Solutions (GPS), Global Trade Solutions (GTS), Markets and Securities Services (MSS), Credit and Lending, and Investment Banking.

The role holder will support the Head of Payments Systems and Operations Audit (CIB) with initiating and leading the delivery of payments audits, some major and/or complex, based on the critical assessment of the business, and the governance, risk, and internal control frameworks.

In this role you will:

• Be responsible for activities across planning, execution, and reporting of internal audits covering Payments, Technology, and Operations including audits of compliance with key regulatory frameworks.
• Ensure that audit assignments are completed in a timely and efficient manner with respect to the standards established by Global Internal Audit (GIA), industry best practices and the relevant risk and regulatory environment.
• Consistently deliver high quality Payments and Operations audit work. Apply risk‑based auditing techniques to ensure the effective planning and execution of complex audit assignments; identify the root causes of issues and produce high quality audit reports containing pragmatic recommendations.
• Work with large data sets through various analytics techniques to derive value and insights to support Internal Audit's work.
• Provide specialist professional advice to stakeholders on audit findings and recommendations, thus ensuring that they are both fully understood and properly implemented by management.
• Obtain, analyse and synthesise information for reporting on the adequacy of the internal control environment, and management actions.
• Based on work performed, draft audit findings which articulate key issues and risks, and identify root causes.
• Maintain technical and business knowledge, including in respect of audit and regulatory issues.

To be successful in this role you should meet the following requirements:

• Relevant experience working in an Internal / External Audit, Assurance, Risk or Controls role.
• A comprehensive understanding of risk management and proven experience of ensuring own/others' compliance with relevant regulatory processes.
• Experience of Payments, Technology, and Operations in financial institutions and an understanding of banking processes, risks and controls.
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills; an ability to communicate with impact, ensuring information is articulated in a meaningful way to wide and varied audiences.
• Experience of planning and prioritising projects and activities systematically in line with business priorities, using a variety of analysis and problem‑solving techniques.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, organisational, lateral thinking and interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge of data analytics and the use of tools such as QlikView is desirable but not essential.

Being open to different points of view is important for our business and the communities we serve. At HSBC, we’re dedicated to creating diverse and inclusive workplaces - no matter their gender, ethnicity, disability, religion, sexual orientation, or age. We are committed to removing barriers and ensuring careers at HSBC are inclusive and accessible for everyone to be at their best. We take pride in being a Disability Confident Leader and will offer an interview to people with disabilities, long term conditions or neurodivergent candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the role.
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