IT Audit Manager

LE0002 Hargreaves Lansdown Asset Management Ltd; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary annual bonus

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Private medical insurance

Pension scheme with employer contrib.

Job summary

Hargreaves Lansdown PLC is seeking an experienced IT Audit Manager to lead end-to-end IT internal audits, ensuring effective controls and governance. The role focuses on independent assurance, stakeholder management, and delivering clear audit reports.

You will drive the audit planning, execution, and reporting, while leveraging data analytics and exploring automation opportunities within IT risk management.

Qualifications

• Experience leading end-to-end IT internal audits in financial services or similar sectors.
• Proven ability to evaluate IT controls, risk management, and governance processes.
• Strong analytical, communication, and influencing skills; proactive multi-tasking.

Responsibilities

• Plan, execute, and report end-to-end IT internal audit engagements.
• Lead stakeholder relationships and influence control improvements.
• Apply data analytics to evidence and testing; develop concise audit reports.
• Support QA framework and opportunities for automation or AI in audits.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication

Influencing / stakeholder management

Multi-tasking

Data analytics

Education

CISA or CRISC/CISSP

Tools

Cloud environments

On-premise environments

Job description

Help us shape the future! We are seeking an experienced and driven IT Audit Manager to lead the planning, execution, and reporting of end-to-end IT internal audit engagements. This role is instrumental in providing independent assurance over the effectiveness of the organisation’s IT controls, risk management practices, and governance processes. The successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining high standards of audit delivery, managing key stakeholder relationships, and delivering clear, concise audit reports. In addition, the role plays a critical part in constructively challenging management to continuously enhance the organisation’s control environment and ensure alignment with best practices.

What you’ll be doing

Work with Senior Leadership Team for direction; but ultimately lead the end-to-end audit. Build and maintain strong professional relationships with senior stakeholders across the business to influence improvements in the risk and control frameworks. Help Hargreaves Lansdown accomplish its objectives by bringing a systematic, disciplined approach to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of risk management and control processes across all business areas, influencing them to make improvements. Apply strong analytical skills to consider how data can be mined for data lead insights and effective audit testing. Work on one’s own initiative or leading small teams that may include third party auditors using strong management and coaching skills. Confidently feed into the audit planning process using a strategic standpoint, built on experience. Always seek to consider improvements in methodology and general ways of working including maintenance of an effective QA framework. Lead and participate in development opportunities for the audit function such as how we can better use automation or Artificial Intelligence.

About you

CISA or other relevant qualifications such as CRISC/CISSP. Experienced in auditing technical Security and Resilience IT controls across the technology stack, for example at application and infrastructure layers. Experienced with both on-premise and in Cloud environments. Experienced in auditing transformation/change, digitally and organisationally. Working knowledge of data analytics and AI. Significant experience in IT internal auditing in financial services. Strong analytical/communication and influencing skills. Strong problem-solving skills and a high level of attention to detail. Proactive and well-practised in effective multi-tasking. It would be preferable if the role holder also has experience of: Agile ways of working. Undertaking integrated audits. Horizontal thinking which follows client/product journeys. Operational Resilience / GDPR / Cloud environments / Payment services.

Interview process

The interview process for this role will be a two-stage interview consisting of competency and technical questions and a task.

Working Schedule

The IT Audit Manager role is a permanent, full time, 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday. Our office is based in Bristol, BS2 0TR. Hybrid working is available where only 3 days a week is required in the office.

What’s on offer

Discretionary annual bonus* and annual pay review 25 days* holiday plus bank holidays and one additional Christmas closure day Option to purchase up to five additional days’ holiday** Flexible working options, including hybrid working Enhanced parental leave Pension scheme with up to 11% employer contribution Income protection and life insurance (four times salary at core cover level) Private medical insurance* Healthcare cash plans, including optical, dental and outpatient care Health screening programme Help@hand, including confidential mental health counselling and remote GP support Free on-site gym including classes Wellhub access to fitness providers and wellness coaching Travel-to-work schemes, bike storage and shower facilities In-house barista and deli with subsidised coffee and sandwiches Two paid volunteering days each year * Dependent on role level. ** Available for selection during the annual benefits window in November.

Belonging at HL

HL is an inclusive employer and we value the different perspectives and experiences people bring. We welcome applications from everyone and are committed to providing an accessible recruitment process. If you need an adjustment at any stage, please let the Recruitment & Onboarding team know. Flexible working: This role may be available on a flexible-working or part-time basis. Please ask the Talent Acquisition team for more information. Sponsorship: We are unable to provide employment sponsorship for this role. Hargreaves Lansdown is the UK's number one platform for private investors. Our purpose is to empower people to save and invest with confidence, and today, we are trusted with more than £120 billion by over 1.7 million clients. We are based in the heart of Bristol now with over 2,000 colleagues. We believe we have a workplace like no other, with constant learning, dynamic teams and a great ethos. We're steered by our core values that promote service, quality, innovation, and opportunity in everything we do. For more information about careers at HL and to see all our vacancies, please visit our careers website.