Senior Internal Auditor

QBE Europe; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days holiday

Flexible working

Pension 10%

Private medical insurance

Family friendly policies

Short term remote work abroad

Cycle-to-Work

Job summary

QBE Europe in London is seeking a Senior Internal Auditor to join the Group Internal Audit team. You will lead a range of internal audits across the International - European Operations division and Group, delivering risk‑based reviews with professionalism and integrity.

The role requires strong analytical, communication and stakeholder management skills, with hybrid working and occasional travel across the UK and Europe.

Qualifications

• Experience leading risk-based internal audits in insurance or financial services.
• Strong analytical skills with data analysis capability.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Lead audits across International - European Operations division and Group, including complex reviews.
• Plan and test audits to high standards within timelines.
• Report audit results and drive remediation with management actions.
• Support data analytics, integrated audits and agile approaches; coach juniors.
• Build relationships with management and stakeholders to monitor the control environment.
• Potential travel to UK, Europe and other international offices.

Skills

Audit Management

Analytical Thinking

Regulatory Compliance

Risk Management

Stakeholder Management

Communication

Job description

Primary Details

Time Type: Full time
Worker Type: Employee

Senior Internal Auditor

London

Permanent (Hybrid)

About QBE

At QBE, we get to the heart of what matters for our customers. And we do it all with a human touch.

We’re an international insurer with more than 13,000 people working across 26 countries – which means we’re big enough for your ambitions, yet small enough for you to make a real impact. It’s an exciting time. We’re building momentum towards our vision to become the most consistent and innovative risk partner.

What if you could have a positive impact – at work and in the world? As part of the QBE team, you’ll get to spend every day working with people who are passionate, talented and kind.

Having the right to work in the UK is a requirement for this role. QBE may consider sponsorship at its discretion.

The opportunity

We have an exciting opportunity in QBE’s Group Internal Audit (GIA) function for an experienced Senior Internal Auditor to join a professional, innovative, and friendly team.

Your new role

• Lead a variety of internal audits and engagements across the International - European Operations (EO) division and Group, including more complex reviews.
• Perform and document internal audit planning and testing to a high standard and within timelines.
• Report and communicate audit results, working with management to address risk and control deficiencies, recommend remediation or control improvements, and monitor management actions.
• Support the implementation of best practices and new initiatives such as data analysis, integrated audits and agile approaches to improve efficiency and effectiveness of the team, coaching junior team members where necessary.
• Build and maintain effective working relationships with management, staff, and stakeholders within and outside the audits. Leverage the relationships to understand their needs and expectations and to continuously monitor the control environment.
• Potential for travelling to UK, Europe and other international branches / offices.
• Actively participate in Group Internal Audit’s Centre of Excellence programmes, such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), underwriting, claims, ESG, data analytics, risk culture.
• Provide meaningful contributions to various GIA initiatives that support delivery of the GIA strategy.

About You

• Proven experience in leading risk-based internal audits within the insurance or wider financial services sector.
• Experience in specialist insurance areas, such as underwriting, claims, reinsurance, or exposure and accumulation management is desirable, ideally within the London Market.
• A professional qualification in audit, insurance, risk management or related field, or significant progress towards such a qualification.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to explore and evaluate information, including the use of data analysis techniques.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills capable of building relationships with key stakeholders at all levels of management.
• The ability to balance the quality and timely delivery of audit outputs.
• A demonstrated commitment to ongoing learning and development.
• The ability to work effectively and remain engaged in a hybrid work environment.

Benefits

We offer a range of benefits to help provide holistic support for your work life, whatever your circumstances. As a QBE employee you will have access to and benefit from:

• 30 days holiday a year with the option to buy up to 2 additional days.
• Flexible working -balancing work and life is important so our flexible working opportunities are open to all, this can include part-time, job share and compressed hours.
• Pension – you are automatically enrolled into the QBE pension plan, which entitles you to receive employer contributions of 10% of your basic salary.
• Private medical insurance – we fund fully comprehensive private medical cover for you and all the family.
• Family friendly policies – we offer 26 weeks leave at full pay regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation or how you become a parent.
• Short term remote work abroad -you can request up to 20 days per year to work remotely from certain locations abroad.
• Sustainable investing - we believe sustainable integration is important for long term financial, environmental, and social outcomes. Our pension strategy supports our net-zero goal to achieve year-on-year reductions in carbon footprint, by investing more in green businesses than the broader market, so your savings are looking after the planet's future, as well as your own.
• Cycle-to-Work – benefit from regular exercise whilst making your commute greener and cheaper, select and bike and/or accessories up to the value of £5,000.

To find out more visit our Rewarding our people - QBE European Operations

Awards & Recognition

We value our employee’s experience with us and are proud to have been recognised for the following awards:

• General Insurer of the Year 2026 at the British Insurance Awards
• Winner of Excellence in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Award 2025 at the Insurance Business Australia Awards for our Respect@QBE program
• Insurance Post British Insurance Awards 2025: Winner: Commercial Lines Insurer of the Year, Winner: Reinsurer of the Year - QBE Re, Winner: ESG, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Initiative of the Year, Winner: Insurance Personality of the Year - Chris Wallace, Executive Director UK insurance
• AXCO Global Insurance Awards 2024 Winner: Network Management of the Year
• Insurance Business UK 5-Star Cyber Awards 2024: QBE rated as a 5-Star Cyber Insurer
• UK IT Industry Awards 2023 Winner: Green Technology Innovation of the Year
• Working Dads Employer Awards 2023 Winner: Parental Policies Award
• Insurance Post British Insurance Awards 2023: QBE rated as a 5-Star Employee

You can view all our awards here

Skills

• Accounting
• Analytical Thinking
• Audit Management
• Communication
• Corporate Governance
• Critical Thinking
• Financial Products
• Financial Reporting and Analysis
• Intentional collaboration
• Managing performance
• Operations Management
• Process Improvements
• Regulatory Compliance
• Risk Management
• Stakeholder Management

Equal Employment Opportunity

QBE is an equal opportunity employer and is required to comply with equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction it operates.

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