Senior Internal Auditor

StoneX Group Inc.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

StoneX Group Inc. in London is seeking an Internal Audit professional to conduct financial, operational, and regulatory audits in support of UK MEA plans and SOX requirements.

You will participate in audits of traditional financial services and emerging digital asset activities, ensuring governance, outsourcing, and technology risks are assessed. The role emphasizes collaboration across jurisdictions and stakeholders in an international team.

Qualifications

• Audit experience in financial services or regulated entities.
• Understanding of FCA or UK regulatory frameworks preferred.
• Experience planning and executing audits with documentation and reporting.
• Ability to communicate with stakeholders across jurisdictions.

Responsibilities

• Conduct financial, operational, compliance and internal control audits.
• Participate in audits covering traditional and digital assets business lines.
• Plan, execute and complete audit assignments with working papers and reports.
• Ensure findings and recommendations are practical and risk-based.
• Follow up on audit actions and assess remediation effectiveness.
• Build strong working relationships with stakeholders across locations.

Skills

Auditing

Regulatory knowledge

Data analytics

SOX understanding

Cross-border work

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting

Professional certification (ACA/ACCA/CA/CPA/CIA/CISA)

Tools

Audit management tools

Data analytics software

Job description

Company Profile

StoneX is a publicly traded company on NASDAQ. StoneX, including its subsidiaries worldwide, provides clients across the globe with a comprehensive array of customized financial services and tools to help them protect their margins and manage volatility. As a pioneer in specialized financial services, StoneX opens markets for clients underserved by other financial institutions through insight, guidance, and transparency.

Overview

StoneX entities in the EMEA region provide a range of services, including online processing of payment transactions in foreign currency, brokerage of financial instruments, commodities trading, foreign exchange products, precious metals, and evolving digital asset and crypto-related products and services.

This role is a fantastic opportunity to join an expanding Internal Audit team within a growing and transforming organization. The company is looking to bring on a motivated, open-minded individual who is eager to learn about products and services offered by StoneX entities in Europe, including traditional financial services and emerging digital asset activities, with a focus on corresponding applicable regulations and control frameworks. Internal Audit team members are based in Kansas City, Chicago, Boston, London, Frankfurt, Mumbai and Singapore.

Responsibilities

• Conduct financial, operational, compliance/AML and internal control audits in support of the UK MEA Internal Audit plan and compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley (SOx) requirements.
• Participate in audits covering traditional financial services activities as well as emerging digital asset- and crypto-related business lines, including governance, outsourcing, and technology-related risks.
• Plan, execute, and complete audit assignments, including preparation of audit work papers, documentation of findings, and drafting of audit reports.
• Ensure that audit findings and recommendations are proportionate, practical, risk-focused, and aligned with the nature and complexity of the business.
• Comply with internal audit methodology, professional standards, internal procedures, and regulatory expectations applicable to regulated financial services entities.
• Follow up on audit actions and provide robust assessment of how effectively identified issues have been remediated.
• Proactively build and maintain strong working relationships with stakeholders, second-line functions, and key business contacts across multiple locations and business lines.

This list of responsibilities is not exhaustive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities that management deems necessary.

Qualifications

• A recognized degree in Accounting / Business / Audit / Finance or related fields
• 2-3 years’ relevant external and/or internal audit and assurance experience within a multinational financial services firm, regulated financial institution, fintech, digital-assets environment or a recognized accounting firm
• Understanding of regulatory requirements applicable to investment firms, payment institutions, and financial services entities in the UK; familiarity with UK regulatory frameworks (e.g., FCA is preferred
• Knowledge of governance, AML/CTF, compliance, outsourcing, SOX and internal control frameworks
• Experience in independent planning and executing audit assignments, including testing, stakeholder interaction, documentation of findings and audit report drafting
• Experience working in cross-border and multicultural environments with the ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders across different jurisdictions and levels of seniority
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify practical, risk-based solutions
• Ability to work collaboratively in an international team environment and reliably complete tasks within given deadlines
• High level of integrity, professional skepticism, attention to detail, and commitment to quality
• Willingness to continuously learn and develop technical, regulatory, and business knowledge in a rapidly evolving financial-services environment
• Solid computer skills; experience with audit-management tools, data analytics, technology-enabled auditing techniques, and the practical use of AI-assisted tools to support audit research, documentation, and analysis are considered an advantage
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field.
• Relevant certification preferred or actively pursuing a professional designation (ACA, ACCA, CA, CPA, CIA, CISA or related qualification).

Working environment

• In-office (4 days a week)