Senior Manager, Internal Audit

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

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Flexible working

Job summary

Fidelity International is seeking a Senior Manager within Global Platform Solutions Internal Audit in London. You will deliver risk-based audits, verify that controls operate effectively, and contribute to risk assessment and audit planning under the guidance of senior leadership.

The role requires strong data skills, experience in risk or compliance, and a solid professional qualification. A dynamic working environment and comprehensive benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• Experience in Internal Audit, Risk or Compliance.
• Strong data handling and analysis capabilities.
• Experience with Generative AI tools.
• Professional qualification such as CIA/ACCA/ACA/CIMA/CISA.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to translate business problems into tech-enabled solutions.

Responsibilities

• Deliver audit assignments and maintain audit documentation.
• Contribute to risk assessment and audit universe maintenance.
• Prepare findings and draft reports for Senior Management.
• Coordinate with GPS Internal Audit team and other stakeholders.
• Apply risk-based approaches to audits within the Global Platform Solutions area.

Skills

Internal Audit

Risk & Compliance

Data analysis

Excel

SQL

Generative AI

Communication

Stakeholder engagement

Problem solving

Education

CIA/ACCA/ACA/CIMA/CISA

Tools

SQL

Excel

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.