Senior Audit Lead, AML & Financial Crime

Northern Trust Corp; Limerick; Hybrid; EUR 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Northern Trust in Limerick, Ireland seeks a Senior Audit Manager for AML & Financial Crime to lead independent assurance over the financial crime risk management framework. This role focuses on AML, sanctions, fraud, anti-bribery and corruption, and related disciplines, reporting to the Audit Director, and guiding audit strategy across cross-functional teams.

The ideal candidate brings deep financial crime knowledge, prior senior audit experience in global financial services, and proven ability

Qualifications

• Significant experience in financial crime risk management, Internal Audit, Compliance, Risk Management, Regulatory Supervision or a related discipline within the financial services sector.
• Extensive knowledge of AML, sanctions, fraud risk management, anti-bribery and corruption, customer due diligence, transaction monitoring and suspicious activity reporting frameworks.
• Experience auditing or overseeing financial crime programmes in complex, global financial institutions.
• Strong understanding of global financial crime regulations, regulatory expectations and industry best practices.
• Experience engaging with regulators and senior executive stakeholders on financial crime matters.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex audit engagements and influencing audit strategy.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and execution of audit coverage across AML, sanctions, fraud, anti-bribery and corruption, and other financial crime disciplines.
• Provide subject matter expertise and oversight on audit engagements, including audit planning, risk assessments, testing strategies, findings and reporting.
• Review and challenge audit scope, methodology, testing approaches and conclusions to ensure effective coverage of key financial crime risks.
• Assess the design and operating effectiveness of financial crime controls across business units and support functions.
• Identify emerging financial crime risks and advise Internal Audit leadership on coverage implications.
• Support the continuous enhancement of audit methodologies, practices and approaches relating to financial crime risk.
• Draft and review reporting for senior management, Audit Committees and Boards, providing clear insight into key financial crime risks, themes and control issues.
• Engage with Executive Management to understand business changes, emerging risks and regulatory developments impacting the financial crime control environment.
• Represent Internal Audit in interactions with regulators and external stakeholders, articulating Audit's independent assessment of financial crime risk management.
• Present audit results, risk themes and recommendations to senior leadership and governance forums.
• Contribute to the development of Internal Audit's financial crime audit strategy and risk-based audit plan.
• Lead and support special reviews, investigations and regulatory-related audit activities as required.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives within the Internal Audit function.
• Support talent development, succession planning and capability building across the audit team, with a particular focus on financial crime knowledge and expertise.

Skills

Financial crime risk management

Internal Audit

Regulatory compliance

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical thinking

Job description

Northern Trust in Limerick, Ireland seeks a Senior Audit Manager for AML & Financial Crime to lead independent assurance over the financial crime risk management framework. This role focuses on AML, sanctions, fraud, anti-bribery and corruption, and related disciplines, reporting to the Audit Director, and guiding audit strategy across cross-functional teams.

The ideal candidate brings deep financial crime knowledge, prior senior audit experience in global financial services, and proven ability