£60K/yr to £70K/yr
London, England
Permanent, Variable

Internal Audit Manager

Posted by Jefferson Tiley.

My client is a rapidly expanding financial services and insurance client, and as part of their growth plan, they are seeking to appoint an Internal Audit Manager to focus on their Finance function. This is a new role and so we seek someone who is keen to shape the role and add value to the team.

You will work with stakeholders within the finance function to ensure that all teams are working compliantly and efficiently as possible and so strong communication skills will be essential.

Applicants will have prior experience of the Insurance Broking / MGA / Insurer world or proven experience within practice of assisting Insurance businesses.

Responsibilities will include:

  • Communicate with and Assist Partner Consultancies with their procedures related to Control Testing, Quarterly Reviews, and the Corporate Audit.
  • Manage the day to day operations of the Financial Operations Audit Team.
  • Annual Budget Preparation, Budget Monitoring, and Bi-Weekly Review of Each Region's Expenses.
  • Participate in Annual Risk Assessment Meeting, all Financial Operations Meetings, and other Company meetings as necessary.
  • Work closely with relevant stakeholders across the entire business including Tech Solutions, Retail, Risk & Compliance, Operations, MGA, Digital.
  • Be a point of contact for Profit Centres, ROLs, ROSs, and Team Members for answering questions.
  • Keep informed of industry and profession developments through a review of online seminars, maintaining related manuals and attending meetings.
  • Review and Revamp Audit, IT, ROL/ROS, Cash and other various programs as changes in industry or profession occur.
  • Schedule Reviews on a quarterly and annual basis.
  • Assist with the continued integration of the internal operation disciplines.
  • Perform Due Diligence for potential acquisitions as required.
  • Perform other specific duties and projects as assigned.

You will have experience in the following:

Experience in controls testing, substantive testing and analytics.

Strong experience in SOX Audit

Sound experience in IFRS and Accounting

Excellent stakeholder management

Strong client facing experience

Excellent documentation and presentation skills

The role can be based from any UK office (of which there are over 40 spread across the UK) but you must be prepared to undertake some travel as part of the role to other offices.

Applicants MUST be a qualified accountant with UK financial services experience. This role will not offer sponsorship.

£60-70k base (depending on experience) + benefits and bonus potential.