Senior Internal Auditor

Lutine Bell; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 51,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Lutine Bell is conducting an executive search for a Senior Internal Auditor to join the London team of a leading global investment management firm. Hybrid: 4 days a week in the London office. Salary up to £85K + commissions.

Responsibilities include leading end-to-end audits across portfolio management, trading, operations, risk, compliance, and finance, deputising for the VP Internal Auditor, and mentoring junior auditors. Strong stakeholder relationships are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in internal audits within asset management or investment banking.
• Strong understanding of front-to-back investment processes (portfolio management, trading, operations, risk, compliance, finance).
• Experience leading complex audits and managing multiple stakeholders.
• Ability to use or learn data analytics platforms (SQL, Power BI, ACL, Python) to enhance audit testing.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end audits covering portfolio management, trading, operations, risk, compliance, and finance.
• Deputitise for the VP Internal Auditor and stand in at committee meetings as required.
• Build relationships with senior management, risk, compliance, and investment teams to understand business developments and control implications.
• Track remediation of audit issues and validate the effectiveness of corrective actions.
• Challenge management where remediation is insufficient or delayed, ensuring timely resolution of key risks.
• Mentor junior auditors, providing coaching on audit methodology, risk assessment, and communication.

Skills

Audit leadership

Stakeholder management

Risk assessment

Data analytics

Tools

SQL

Power BI

ACL

Python

Job description

Lutine Bell is conducting an executive search on behalf of a leading global investment management firm which is currently looking for a Senior Internal Auditor to join their London team.

• Hybrid: 4 days a week in the London office
• Salary: Up to £85K + commissions

Responsibilities

• Lead end?to?end audits covering portfolio management, trading, operations, risk, compliance, and finance functions
• You will deputise for the VP Internal Auditor and stand in at committee meetings as and when required
• Build strong relationships with senior management, risk, compliance, and investment teams to understand business developments and control implications
• Track remediation of audit issues and validate the effectiveness of corrective actions
• Challenge management where remediation is insufficient or delayed, ensuring timely resolution of key risks
• Mentor junior auditors, providing coaching on audit methodology, risk assessment, and communication

Requirements

• Internal audit experience, within asset management or investment banking
• Strong understanding of front?to?back investment processes: portfolio management, trading, operations, risk, compliance, and finance
• Demonstrated experience leading complex audits and managing multiple stakeholders
• Ability to use or learn data analytics platforms (e.g., SQL, Power BI, ACL, Python) to enhance audit testing