Audit Manager

Marex Spectron; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled Audit Practitioner to join its dynamic team in London. This role involves ensuring compliance with financial and management accounting requirements while driving finance transformation. You will play a crucial role in developing strategic internal audit plans and enhancing risk mitigation strategies. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in auditing within complex financial services, excellent communication skills, and a collaborative mindset. Join a company that values integrity, respect, and the development of its people, and be part of a team that is committed to delivering exceptional service and operational effectiveness.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of audit experience in financial services or practice.
• Knowledge of internal audit concepts and standards.

Responsibilities

• Develop strategic internal audit plans for key risks.
• Plan and deliver annual work programs effectively.
• Create audit policies and procedures for key controls.

Skills

Audit experience

Risk assessment

Internal audit standards

Financial systems auditing

IT controls auditing

Communication skills

Relationship management

Education

University Degree

ACA Qualification

CFA Qualification

Job description

About Marex

Marex Group plc (NASDAQ: MRX) is a diversified global financial services platform providing essential liquidity, market access and infrastructure services to clients across energy, commodities and financial markets. The group provides comprehensive breadth and depth of coverage across four core services: clearing, agency and execution, market making, and hedging and investment solutions. It has a leading franchise in many major metals, energy and agricultural products, with access to 60 exchanges. The group provides access to the world’s major commodity markets, covering a broad range of clients that include some of the largest commodity producers, consumers and traders, banks, hedge funds and asset managers. With more than 40 offices worldwide, the group has over 2,300 employees across Europe, Asia and the Americas.

The Audit team is a global function with a presence in London and North America. The team consists of 21 individuals (i.e. 14 in London, 3 in Chicago, 2 in New York and 2 in Paris), with additional support sought from our co-source partners as required.

For more information visit www.marex.com

Role Summary

Ensure that financial and management accounting requirements for the Marex Solutions division are met in a timely and accurate manner and contribute to the production of the daily P&L and Balance sheets.

This role will also be responsible to drive Finance transformation and change, in line with the overall Marex Solutions transformation agenda.

Responsibilities:

• Provide input and support the development of the three year strategic internal audit plan to ensure coverage of key risks across all Marex entities and business areas, to provide the required level of assurance to the Board, senior management and other stakeholders.
• Plan and deliver the annual work programm for Marex with the Group Head of Audit and Internal Audit Management in a timely manner.
• Influence senior management to take steps to increase the effectiveness of risk mitigation and improved control environment under their responsibility.
• Contribute to the development of Marex standards and procedures, reviewing the effectiveness of any internal assurance functions within the Marex Group.
• Creates, develops and implements audit policies and procedures for the review of key controls across various operating models both within the Group functions and overseas locations.
• Manage the development of staff as appropriate and ensure professional standards and key performance targets are met.

Standard responsibilities for all roles

• Ensuring compliance with the company’s regulatory requirements under the FCA, NFA, AMF, AFM, MAS, CBI, etc.
• Adhere to the operational risk framework for your role ensuring that all regulatory or company determined parameters are complied with.
• Role model for demonstrating highest level standards of integrity and conduct and reflecting Company Values.
• At all times complying with the FCA’s Code of Conduct
• To ensure that you are fully aware of and adhere to internal policies that relate to you, your role or any other activities for which you have any level of responsibility
• To report any breaches of policy to Compliance and/ or your supervisor as required
• To escalate risk events immediately
• To provide input to risk management processes, as required.

Skills and Experience

• Three to five years’ experience minimum post-qualification as an Audit practitioner in a complex financial services organisation(s) or Practice firm preferably with exposure to broking, prime brokerage, capital markets, structured products and commodities.
• Experience in conducting risk assessments and audits of a wide variety of complex financial systems.
• Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of modern internal audit concepts and standards and their application to the financial services market.
• Exposure to creating, developing, and implementing audit strategies, policies and procedures.
• Exposure to internal audit or Compliance functions to provide a professional service.
• Experience in managing relationships and influencing change at a senior level.
• Proficient in information technology skills and carrying out audits of general IT controls.
• Exposure to and enthusiasm for working in financial markets.
• Experience of conducting Integrated reviews with IT and standalone business audits.
• Experience in leading Audit assignments (i.e. throughout the audit life cycle) and supervising staff as appropriate
• Interest in working internationally and willingness to travel (US, Singapore, HK, Canada)

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• University Degree – Essential
• ACA Qualification or equivalent – Essential
• CFA Qualification – Advantageous
• Experience working in a regulated environment and knowledge of the risk and compliance requirements associated with this.

Competencies

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• A collaborative team player, approachable, self-efficient and influences a positive work environment
• Demonstrates curiosity
• Resilient in a challenging, fast-paced environment
• Ability to take a high level of responsibility in a fast pace and high-volume environment
• Escalates key issues and changing priorities to Senior Internal Audit Management as appropriate
• Excels at building relationships, networking and influencing others
• Strategic collaborator with insight and agility, able to anticipate future challenges, ensuring operational effectiveness

Conduct Rules

You must:

• Act with integrity
• Act with due skill, care and diligence
• Be open and cooperative with the FCA, the PRA and other regulators
• Pay due regard to the interests of customers and treat them fairly
• Observe proper standard of market conduct
• Act to deliver good outcomes for retail customers

Company Values

Acting as a role model for the values of the Company:

Respect - Clients are at the heart of our business, with superior execution and superb client service the foundation of the firm. We respect our clients and always treat them fairly.

Integrity- Doing business the right way is the only way. We hold ourselves to a high ethical standard in everything we do – our clients expect this and we demand it of ourselves.

Collaborative- We work in teams - open and direct communication and the willingness to work hard and collaboratively are the basis for effective teamwork. Working well with others is necessary for us to succeed at what we do.

Developing our People- Our people are the basis of our competitive advantage. We look to “grow our own” and make Marex the place ambitious, hardworking, talented people choose to build their careers.

Adaptable and Nimble- Our size and flexibility is an advantage. We are big enough to support our client’s various needs, and adaptable and nimble enough to respond quickly to changing conditions or requirements. A non-bureaucratic, but well controlled environment fosters initiative as well as employee satisfaction.

Marex is fully committed to the elimination of unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the differences that a diverse workforce brings to the company.

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