Senior Manager, Internal Audit

Fidelity International; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Flexible working

Global exposure

Job summary

Fidelity International in London seeks a Senior Manager to lead the GPS Internal Audit team, delivering audits and risk assessments that enhance governance and controls. You will work under senior guidance to plan, perform, and report on audits, ensuring coverage of key risks across global operations.

The role emphasizes data-driven analysis, stakeholder engagement, and applying AI responsibly within an audit context.

Qualifications

• Experience in Internal Audit, Risk or Compliance and understanding of the audit lifecycle.
• Knowledge of control testing and assurance processes.
• Strong data handling and analysis capabilities.
• Experience using Generative AI for document analysis and summarisation.
• Awareness of AI governance and responsible AI practices.

Responsibilities

• Deliver audit assignments in line with FIL methodology.
• Plan and execute audits; produce findings and draft reports for senior management.
• Maintain risk assessment and deliver risk-based audit coverage for GPS.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams and manage stakeholder relationships.

Skills

Internal Audit

Risk & Compliance

Data analysis

SQL

Excel

Generative AI tools

AI governance

Stakeholder engagement

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Education

CIA, ACCA, ACA, CIMA, CISA

Tools

SQL

Excel

Data visualization tools

Job description

About The Opportunity

Job Type: Permanent
Application Deadline: 28 September 2026

Job Description

Title

Senior Manager, Internal Audit

Department

Internal Audit

Location

London

Reports To

Associate Director

Level

Level 6

We’re proud to have been helping our clients build better financial futures for over 50 years. How have we achieved this? By working together, and supporting each other, all over the world. So, join our Internal Audit team and feel like you are part of something bigger.

About Your Team

FIL Internal Audit is an independent Group function that reports directly to the Group Audit and Risk Committee. Our mandate is to examine and critically evaluate the effectiveness of the Company's internal controls and governance systems, as well as the adequacy of, and compliance with, regulatory obligations, internal strategies, policies, processes and reporting procedures. In addition, we help management and the Board to fulfil their oversight responsibilities through effective challenge to help them identify, assess and commercially manage the Company's risk.

Using a risk-based methodology, our audit plan is developed in consultation with FIL management to include audits of specific business areas as well as thematic and emerging risks through participation in new initiatives and systems developments.

We are a global team with our people working from our offices the UK, Luxembourg, Germany, India, Singapore, China, and Japan.

About Your Role

The role of the Senior Manager in the Global Platform Solutions (GPS) Internal Audit team is to deliver audit assignments as part of a wider team, to verify that business operations are effectively controlled and that risks are effectively managed. Working under the guidance of the Director or Associate Director, you will be required to participate in the planning and execution of audit assignments in line with the FIL audit methodology, producing findings and draft reports for presentation to Senior Management. In addition, you will contribute to the maintenance and ongoing risk assessment of the audit universe to deliver risk-based audit coverage for our GPS business.

About You

• Experience working in or with Internal Audit, Risk, or Compliance, understanding of audit lifecycle, control testing, and assurance processes.
• You will have a strong working knowledge of different risk and control types that can expect to be seen across both business and technological processes.
• Strong data handling and analysis capability (Excel, SQL, data manipulation and visualisation tools).
• Proven ability to translate business problems into practical, technology-enabled solutions.
• Experience using Generative AI tools (e.g., document analysis, summarisation, prompt-based workflows)
• Understanding of AI capabilities and limitations, and how they can be applied in a business context.
• Awareness of responsible AI and data governance principles.
• You will have a strong academic background and ideally hold a relevant professional qualification such as CIA, ACCA, ACA, CIMA, CISA etc.
• You will be an effective communicator, in both verbal and written form, and an analytical thinker who employs logic and persuasion to influence with diplomacy and tact.
• You will be a proactive, innovative, collegial team player who can be accountable and absorb/integrate ideas from diverse views, create partnerships and collaborate with others.
• You will have a curious mindset, be passionate about learning new things and have a strong drive for continued self-improvement and growth.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with the ability to work across business and technology teams.

Feel rewarded

For starters, we’ll offer you a comprehensive benefits package. We’ll value your wellbeing and support your development. And we’ll be as flexible as we can about where and when you work – finding a balance that works for all of us. It’s all part of our commitment to making you feel motivated by the work you do and happy to be part of our team. For more about our work, our approach to dynamic working and how you could build your future here, visit careers.fidelityinternational.com.

For more about our work, our approach to dynamic working and how you could build your future here, visit careers.fidelityinternational.com.

As an international financial services organisation, we are in-scope of international regulations in the way that we carry out our work. This position is involved in work that is regulated by the FCA and/or the PRA and their Individual Conduct Rules (COCON) apply to it, along with any other regulation. We provide training on COCON and how it affects our employees. More information about COCON can be found in the Employment Handbook.