Senior Audit Manager / Audit Manager - Financial Crime & Conduct Risk

Starling; Manchester; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday plus public holidays

Extra day off for birthday

Annual leave increase with service

16 hours paid volunteering time

Company enhanced pension scheme

Life insurance at 4x salary

Private Medical Insurance

Generous family-friendly policies

Perkbox membership

Cycle to Work scheme

Job summary

A leading financial institution in Manchester is seeking a Senior Audit Manager / Audit Manager specializing in Financial Crime and Conduct Risk. The successful candidate will lead audits, manage relationships with stakeholders, and contribute to the overall improvement of bank processes. Candidates should have experience in the financial services sector, strong planning skills, and relevant qualifications. The position comes with various benefits and an opportunity to shape the bank's auditing practices.

Qualifications

• Experience as a lead auditor covering Conduct, Regulatory Compliance, and Financial Crime risk.
• Knowledge of regulatory compliance applicable to UK banks.
• Ability to plan, execute, and draft audit findings.

Responsibilities

• Lead audits across non-financial risks in Conduct and Financial Crime.
• Manage auditors during engagements and document processes.
• Support the delivery of insightful audit reports.

Skills

Relationship management

Planning and presentation skills

Influencing skills

Attention to detail

Education

ACA, ACCA, CPA, CMIA, CIA or equivalent

Master's degree

Job description

Senior Audit Manager / Audit Manager - Financial Crime & Conduct Risk

Starling Manchester, England, United Kingdom

Hello, we're Starling. We built a new kind of bank because we knew technology had the power to help people save, spend and manage their money in a new and transformative way. We're a fully licensed UK bank with the culture and spirit of a fast-moving, disruptive tech company. We're a bank, but better: fairer, easier to use and designed to demystify money for everyone. We employ almost 4,000 people across our London, Southampton, Cardiff and Manchester offices.

We're looking for a talented Senior Audit Manager / Audit Manager - Financial Crime & Conduct Risk to join our growing Internal Audit team. The specific title and responsibilities will align with the experience of the successful candidate.

You should be an experienced Lead Auditor looking for your next challenge, ideally with a background working in the banking or regulated financial services sector. You will be passionate about making a real impact to the Bank's controls and business processes because this is key to our mission. With limited supervision, you will be required to develop relationships with management and to plan and execute audits across Conduct and Financial crime risk within Starling.

What You Will Be Doing

• Contribute to and lead audits across non-financial risks in several areas, and undertake reviews in areas such as Conduct, Regulatory Compliance, and Financial Crime risk and ensure reports are issued within the agreed timelines
• Planning audits, managing auditors during engagements, documenting processes to be reviewed, identifying risks and the key actual controls in place to mitigate the identified risks, and leading meetings with internal/external stakeholders
• Document work papers to ensure consistency with audit methodology and quality standards, including the formulation of logical and supportable conclusions
• Support the delivery of value‑add and insightful audit reports, ensuring factual accuracy is agreed upon and managing stakeholder communications
• Draw and articulate well‑formulated conclusions and pragmatic recommendations, as well as inspire and be an agent of positive change throughout Starling
• Build and maintain strong professional relationships at all levels
• Demonstrable influencing and negotiating skills, able to manage challenging conversations and also challenge in a constructive manner to support sustainable growth and ensure appropriate outcomes for our customers
• Liaise with management in tracking progress in addressing audit recommendations and confirming their closure
• Develop and maintain broad regulatory knowledge and experience. Stay abreast of business/industry changes and their effect on the team's audit plan, audit methodology and risk assessments
• Contributes proactively to achieving Internal Audit's performance objectives and works effectively as part of a team

Requirements

• Financial Services experience as a lead auditor covering Conduct, Regulatory Compliance and Financial Crime risk areas
• Experience or exposure to regulatory compliance applicable to UK regulated Banks
• Robust relationship management and influencing skills, coupled with excellent planning and presentation skills
• Experience in delivering integrated audits, supporting business auditors in identifying relevant banking risks and designing appropriate audit techniques
• Good understanding and exposure to the full audit lifecycle, including the ability to plan, execute and draft audit findings to a good standard.
• Desire to learn and ability to manage multiple priorities, overcome challenges and adapt to a fast‑paced environment
• Self‑starter and can do approach with a level of flexibility to adapt to work in a fast paced, nimble yet highly regulated environment
• Able to work collaboratively in a team environment and confident with agile ways of working
• A good understanding of the 2025 Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) standards
• Excellent attention to detail, highly organised with a proactive approach
• Broad regulatory knowledge and experience, as well as staying abreast of business/industry changes and their effect on the team's audit plan, audit methodology and risk assessments
• ACA, ACCA, CPA, CMIA, CIA (or equivalent) professional qualifications and/or a Master's degree are required. ACAMS and/or ICA are a plus

Benefits

• 25 days holiday (plus take your public holiday allowance whenever works best for you)
• An extra day's holiday for your birthday
• Annual leave is increased with length of service, and you can choose to buy or sell up to five extra days off
• 16 hours paid volunteering time a year
• Salary sacrifice, company enhanced pension scheme
• Life insurance at 4x your salary
• Private Medical Insurance with VitalityHealth including mental health support and cancer care. Partner benefits include discounts with Waitrose, Mr&Mrs Smith and Peloton
• Generous family‑friendly policies
• Perkbox membership giving access to retail discounts, a wellness platform for physical and mental health, and weekly free and boosted perks
• Access to initiatives like Cycle to Work and Salary Sacrificed Gym partnerships

About Us

You may be put off applying for a role because you don't tick every box. Forget that! While we can't accommodate every flexible working request, we're always open to discussion. So, if you're excited about working with us, but aren't sure if you're 100% there yet, get in touch anyway.

We're on a mission to radically reshape banking - and that starts with our brilliant team. Whatever came before, we're proud to bring together people of all backgrounds and experiences who love working together to solve problems.

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