Audit Manager

Royal London Group; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Pension matching

Private medical insurance

Job summary

Royal London Group, based in the UK, is seeking an Internal Audit Manager to help deliver impactful audits and strengthen risk and control culture within Group Internal Audit (GIA). The role offers hybrid working with 50% from home and 50% in the office, and exposure to senior stakeholders across the Group.

You will contribute to the annual audit plan, develop credible relationships, and provide insightful assurance. Experience in life and pensions products and data analytics is desirable.

Qualifications

• IA and/or risk management qualification/experience preferred.
• Qualified Actuary or Accountant desirable.
• Knowledge of life and pensions products desirable.
• Experience with data analytics or AI in risk/assurance setting desirable.

Responsibilities

• Deliver audits to time, cost and quality with the GIA team.
• Contribute to annual audit plan and department initiatives.
• Build relationships with stakeholders and provide robust assurance and advice.
• Identify and assess key controls and their management.
• Coordinate audit delivery with other controls testing teams and Group Risk & Compliance.

Skills

Risk management

Audit

Data analytics

Communication skills

Education

Risk management qualification

Actuary qualification

Job description

Contract type: Permanent
Location: Alderley Park, Edinburgh - Waverley Gate
Working style: Hybrid 50% home/office based

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 proud 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
• 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.