Audit Analyst, Insurance Pensions & Investments (IP&I)

www.topfinancialjobs.co.uk - Jobboard; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 47,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services provider in the UK is seeking an Audit Analyst specializing in Insurance, Pensions & Investments. This role involves supporting high-quality audits, collaborating with teams, and delivering impactful insights. With a hybrid working model, you will engage in meaningful work while developing your career in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Up to 15% pension contribution

Annual performance bonus

Share schemes including free shares

Lifestyle benefits like shopping discounts

28 days' holiday plus bank holidays

Wellbeing initiatives and parental leave policies

Qualifications

• Prior audit or risk assurance experience.
• Strong track record of delivering impactful risk and control assurance work.

Responsibilities

• Support control testing and identify areas of concern.
• Help deliver the audit plan and provide insights.
• Build and maintain stakeholder relationships.

Skills

Risk Management

Communication

Data Analysis

Job description

Audit Analyst, Insurance Pensions & Investments (IP&I)

End date: Thursday 15 May 2025

Salary range: £47,790 - £53,100

We support agile working: Click here for more information on agile working options.

Agile Working Options: Job Share; Hybrid Working

Job description

JOB TITLE: Audit Analyst, Insurance Pensions & Investments (IP&I)

SALARY: £48,000 - £58,000

LOCATION(S): Edinburgh & Bristol

HOURS: Full-time

WORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, involving at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, at one of our hub locations.

Group Audit and Conduct Investigations (GA&CI) has an exciting opportunity for you to join as an Audit Analyst, specialising in Insurance, Pensions & Investments (IP&I). Would you like the opportunity to participate in audits that make a meaningful impact on how the Group supports our customers at key moments in their lives?

About this opportunity

As an Audit Analyst, you'll support the delivery of high-quality audits by applying your knowledge of audit methodology to evaluate and test the design and operation of key controls. You'll be a proactive team member with a growth mindset, collaborating with colleagues across GA&CI on integrated audits.

Day-to-day responsibilities include:

• Supporting control testing and identifying areas of concern, articulating potential challenges.
• Helping deliver the audit plan and providing insights to support business outcomes for customers.
• Developing an understanding of the business areas being audited, using your knowledge of the Insurance, Pensions, and Investments industry.
• Building and maintaining stakeholder relationships.
• Modeling the Group values and behaviors.
• Proactively managing your career development opportunities.
• Creating a positive learning environment, coaching and supporting less experienced team members, and providing timely feedback for their development.

Why Lloyds Banking Group

Lloyds Banking Group (LBG), owner of Scottish Widows, is the UK's only integrated banking, insurance, and investment provider. We help customers manage their finances today and plan for tomorrow. Scottish Widows has a long-standing reputation for trust and evolves with billions invested in our people, data, and technology to meet customer needs.

GA&CI plays a key role in supporting customers and delivering change safely through our understanding of the insurance, pensions, and investments industry. Join us on our journey!

What you'll need:

Risk Management and Control:

• Prior audit (internal or external) or risk assurance experience.
• A strong track record of delivering impactful, insightful risk and control assurance work valued by stakeholders.

Technical Expertise:

• Knowledge of insurance, pensions, or investment products.

Project Delivery:

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to own and prioritize work effectively to ensure timely delivery.

Strategic Thinking:

• Understanding and interpreting Group and Business Unit Strategy to develop relevant audit insights.
• Willingness to take on new challenges and own your growth and development.

Data Analytics:

• Ability to analyze, interpret, and communicate data effectively to drive audit outcomes.

Additional useful experience:

• Experience using Agile project management principles for audits.
• Understanding of direct-to-consumer investment platforms and products.
• Understanding of investment fund structures.

About working for us

We are committed to inclusivity and diversity, creating an environment where everyone feels they belong. We have set goals on diversity in senior roles, offer health and wellbeing initiatives, and welcome applications from under-represented groups. We are disability confident and can make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment processes upon request.

Benefits include:
• Up to 15% pension contribution
• Annual performance bonus
• Share schemes including free shares
• Lifestyle benefits like shopping discounts
• 28 days' holiday plus bank holidays
• Wellbeing initiatives and parental leave policies

If you're excited about joining us, we want to hear from you!