Senior FS Audit Lead – CASS & Safeguarding

Saffery Champness; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

35-hour week (hybrid)

Contributory pension

25 days annual leave

Life Assurance

Profit-Sharing plan

Discretionary bonus

Job summary

Saffery LLP is seeking a Senior Manager in Financial Services Audit (Statutory, CASS & Safeguarding) to lead external audits for FCA-regulated clients and drive CASS/safeguarding engagements in London. You will mentor managers and juniors while developing client relationships and contributing to practice growth.

The role offers a hybrid working pattern, substantial client exposure, and opportunities to shape service offerings in this specialist sector within a supportive, collaborative team

Qualifications

• ACA, ACCA or equivalent professional qualification.
• Significant external audit experience in a professional services environment.
• Strong experience with financial services clients.
• Practical experience delivering CASS audits and/or safeguarding engagements.
• Strong understanding of FCA regulation and client assets requirements.
• Proven ability to manage complex audit engagements and multiple client relationships.
• Strong project management and organisational skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience leading and developing teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of financial services audit engagements, ensuring work is completed to the highest technical and professional standards in line with regulator deadlines.
• Manage and deliver CASS audits and safeguarding engagements for FCA-regulated businesses, including investment firms, payment institutions and e-money firms.
• Act as a trusted adviser to clients, providing practical insight on audit, assurance and regulatory matters.
• Be the main point of contact and client manager communicating with other internal teams to ensure delivery and a high level of client service across the portfolio you manage.
• Review complex audit and assurance work, providing technical leadership and guidance to engagement teams on financial services and regulatory requirements.
• Build, develop and maintain strong relationships with clients, becoming a key point of contact for senior management and compliance stakeholders.
• Lead, coach and develop managers and junior team members, fostering a collaborative, inclusive and high-performing team culture.
• Support the continued growth of the Financial Services team through business development activities, networking, proposals and identifying opportunities within existing client relationships.
• Work closely with Partners and Directors to develop and enhance Saffery's financial services offering, contributing to the growth of our CASS and safeguarding capabilities.

Skills

ACA/ACCA or equivalent

External audit experience

Financial services clients

CASS & safeguarding experience

FCA regulation knowledge

Complex audit engagements

Project management

Communication skills

Leadership of teams

Education

ACA/ACCA or equivalent

Job description

Saffery LLP is seeking a Senior Manager in Financial Services Audit (Statutory, CASS & Safeguarding) to lead external audits for FCA-regulated clients and drive CASS/safeguarding engagements in London. You will mentor managers and juniors while developing client relationships and contributing to practice growth.

The role offers a hybrid working pattern, substantial client exposure, and opportunities to shape service offerings in this specialist sector within a supportive, collaborative team