Senior Associate, Internal Audit, Financial Services

The Risk Assurance North team is looking for Senior Associates to join the a growing Financial Services practice working within our UK wide ‘virtual’ retail Financial Services centre of excellence, which includes serving retail banks, challenger banks, building societies, debt buyers and sellers and insurers).
Responsibilities will include:
Internal Audit planning.
Performing Internal Audits of a diverse range of governance, risk, regulatory, operational and financial activities.
Conducting work in accordance with Internal Audit methodology and Quality Assurance standards.
Working within set deadlines.
Taking responsibility for Internal Audit report writing and review in client approved styles.
Building effective working relationships with clients.

You will need

Experience gained in Internal Audit within the Financial Services industry.
Experience of Internal Audit planning, risk and control identification and performing, reviewing and directing Internal Audit testing.
Strong analytical and engagement management skills.
The ability to work effectively in different teams for varying periods of time building good working relationships with both colleagues and client personnel at all levels.
The ability to assess risk in a wide range of Financial Services operations and activities and suggest pragmatic risk mitigation activities.
Experienced in developing junior staff.
Experience of identifying and effectively reporting any issues and recommendations for improvement to clients, as well as drafting the related sections of formal reports
Desirable
Gained or be working towards a relevant professional qualification (accounting or CIIA)
UK financial services industry sector knowledge.
Experience of working in an FSA/FCA regulated environment.
Understanding of the risk, control and regulatory issues in retail financial services (including key products and activities, mortgages, savings, consumer credit act lending and credit cards).
Ability to build relationships quickly and develop effective and challenging relationships with clients.

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April 15, 2015 • Tags:  • Posted in: Financial

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