Senior Audit Manager

Pay.UK; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Pay.UK seeks a Senior Internal Audit Manager with significant internal audit expertise, specialising in technology and cyber audit, and broad operational audit experience across business functions.

You will lead end-to-end audits, support independent assurance for the Board, and advance Internal Audit practices across the organisation in the UK payments ecosystem.

Qualifications

• Professional qualification in audit, accounting or risk (e.g., ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CIIA or CISA).
• Experience leading internal audit engagements and supervising teams across planning, fieldwork and reporting.
• Experience in operational auditing across business functions.
• Knowledge of financial services and payments, including risk, controls and regulatory expectations.
• Experience presenting audit findings to senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end audit assignments across planning, fieldwork, reporting and follow-up.
• Supervise Audit Managers by reviewing work and guiding delivery quality.
• Assess risks and controls across payments, technology, projects, finance, third-party management and data analytics.
• Identify emerging risks with stakeholders and develop terms of reference, findings and management actions.
• Contribute to the annual audit plan and portfolio assurance activities.
• Deliver consultancy on governance, risk and control matters.
• Update methods, tools and processes to improve Internal Audit practices.
• Monitor developments in the payments sector and apply changes to audits.

Skills

Audit leadership

Risk assessment

Stakeholder management

Technology & cyber audit

Operational auditing

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA/CIIA/CISA

Job description

The Senior Internal Audit Manager is ideal if you possess significant internal audit expertise, specialising in technology and cyber audit, with additional experience conducting a range of operational audits across business functions. In this role, you will handle audits from beginning to completion, support independent assurance for the Board, and advance Internal Audit processes across the organisation.

This role is well suited to an experienced audit leader who values variety, a clear area of responsibility, and close involvement with the UK payment systems that support daily life and commerce. With 11 billion transactions worth over £10 trillion processed through the systems we maintain, the context for this work is substantial, visible and grounded in essential services.

Accountabilities

• Manage end-to-end audit assignments across planning, fieldwork, reporting and follow-up in line with Internal Audit methodology and professional standards.
• Supervise Audit Managers by reviewing work, giving clear direction and maintaining quality across audit delivery.
• Assess risks and controls across assigned business areas, including payments, technology, projects and programmes, finance, third-party management, risk management and data analytics.
• Work with stakeholders to identify emerging risks, agree audit scope and develop terms of reference, findings, management actions and final reports.
• Contribute to the annual audit plan by proposing audits and assurance activity for your portfolio of business areas and specialist topics.
• Deliver consultancy assignments that provide internal audit insight on governance, risk and control matters.
• Identify, implement and evaluate improvements to Internal Audit practices by updating methods, tools and working processes.
• Monitor developments in internal audit and the payments sector and apply relevant changes to audit planning, delivery and recommendations within your specialist areas.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience

• Professional qualification in audit, accounting or risk, such as ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CIIA or CISA.
• Experience leading internal audit engagements and supervising teams across planning, fieldwork and reporting.
• Experience in operational auditing across business functions.
• Knowledge of financial services and payments, including key risks, controls and regulatory expectations.
• Experience presenting audit findings and recommendations clearly to senior stakeholders.

Pay.UK Behaviours

At Pay.UK, our behaviours are central to who we are and how we operate. They bring our values to life, shape our culture, and guide how we make decisions, collaborate, and respond to challenges across the payments ecosystem. All interview processes will assess the following behaviours:

• Listen to Find Win-Wins - Empathy, Listening and Understanding
• Influence with Courage - Influence, Courage
• Go Horizontal First - Cross Boundary Collaboration
• Take Ownership - Self Development
• Opportunity Mindset - Initiative
• Simplify - Achievement Orientation

In addition, all leadership roles are expected to lead by example through the following behaviours:

• Set Direction - Strategic Planning, Team leadership
• Hold Colleagues to Account - Accountability
• Coach & Grow Your Colleagues - Develop Others