Business Auditor - Global Private Banking and Wealth Management Firm - Up to £75,000 Base Salar[...]

NACBA; London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services organization in London is seeking a qualified auditor to conduct independent reviews of control frameworks and governance structures. Responsibilities include audit planning, execution, and reporting. Candidates should have 3-5 years of experience in auditing, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work in a hybrid setup. The organization offers a good work-life balance with 4 days in-office and 1 day remote.

Benefits

Good work-life balance

Hybrid working model

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in auditing from industry or chartered accountancy practice.
• Experience in private banking, wealth management, or asset management sectors.
• Willing to travel (average 4-6 weeks a year).

Responsibilities

• Participates in effective and efficient audit planning and execution.
• Documents work performed in accordance with quality standards.
• Develops audit recommendations and collaborates on action plans.

Skills

Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

Hands-on self-starter attitude

Proactive work manner

Education

Finalist or Fully-Qualified auditor (ACA / ACCA / IIA)

Job description

The individual will be responsible for conducting local, regional, or global independent reviews of control frameworks, governance structures, and compliance processes, reporting audit findings, risks, and control deficiencies to the Board, Audit Committee, and Senior Management. The company offers good work-life balance and hybrid working (4 days from the office and 1 from home).

Profile Criteria:

1. Finalist or Fully-Qualified auditor (ACA / ACCA / IIA) with a min. of 3-5 years of experience either from industry or from a chartered accountancy practice
2. Must bring experience from the private banking, wealth management or asset management sectors
3. Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
4. Ambitious individual who is hands-on self-starter, with a proactive work manner with ability and maturity to work in a small IA function
5. Willingness to travel (average 4-6 weeks a year)

Responsibilities / Tasks:

• Audit assignment planning - Participates in the effective and efficient diagnostic work on audits, by collecting, organising and analysing the relative information for the specific audit.
• Audit assignment execution.
• Executes the assigned audit work in accordance with Head of Internal Audit instructions.
• Documents work performed in workpapers referencing the relative documents and sources used.
• Provides assurance and identifies potential findings.
• Determines the causes, effects, and significance of the findings.
• Develops recommendations and collaborates with management to develop action plans.
• Develops conclusions.
• Audit assignment reporting - Working with the Head of Internal Audit to deliver well written and clear audit reports.
• Assist the Head of Internal Audit in the reporting of audit findings, risks, and control deficiencies to the Board, Audit Committee, and Senior Management (reports, presentations, and statistics).
• Contribute to the preparation of the internal audit's annual Risk Assessment, continuous monitoring to derive the Annual Audit Plan.
• Must perform and document all aspects of audit work in accordance with set departmental quality standards, in particularly any local regulatory requirements and the International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing.
• Must be able to travel for regional assignments.