Audit Manager
Posted 1 day ago by Cornwallis Elt
£580 Per day
Inside
Hybrid
London Area, United Kingdom
Summary: The IT Audit Manager role involves leading and executing audits within a financial markets infrastructure organization, focusing on operational controls related to clearing and transactions. The position requires a hands-on approach to auditing, with responsibilities spanning from planning to reporting. The role is hybrid, requiring three days a week in the office, and is initially contracted until the end of November with potential for extension.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and execute audits from planning through to fieldwork and reporting, focusing on business-owned operational controls.
- Perform hands-on testing, documentation of work papers, and evidence gathering in line with internal audit methodology.
- Assess key business processes including clearing, reconciliations, transactions, and client management.
- Apply knowledge of IT general controls and technology risks when involved in audits that include business applications.
- Participate in regulatory closure validation work as required.
Key Skills:
- Proven strong core audit skills and the ability to work independently.
- Solid experience in Financial Services is essential.
- Knowledge of the clearing process is beneficial.
- Exposure to technology audits, including basic knowledge of IT general controls and technology systems, is advantageous.
- A highly hands-on professional with ownership of fieldwork, documentation, and audit execution.
- A detail-oriented individual capable of producing clear, well-documented work papers and communicating findings effectively.
Salary (Rate): £580/day
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: Finance
IT Audit Manager – Markets, Clearing, Controls, Transactions, Reconciliations, Technology - London, £580/day to Umbrella (Inside IR35) My client, a leading Financial Markets infrastructure organisation, are seeking an internal Audit Manager to join their London team on a contract basis. This will run until the end of November initially, with scope to extend. It is hybrid with 3 days per week in the office. Thy are seeking an experienced and hands-on Audit Manager to join our Internal Audit team in the markets space. This role will focus on auditing clearing and operational controls, requiring a strong foundation in core audit practices and a broad understanding of Financial Services (with exposure to clearing highly beneficial).
- Key Responsibilities
- Lead and execute audits from planning through to fieldwork and reporting, with a focus on business-owned operational controls.
- Perform hands-on testing, documentation of work papers, and evidence gathering in line with internal audit methodology.
- Assess key business processes including clearing, reconciliations, transactions, and client management.
- Apply knowledge of IT general controls and technology risks when involved in audits that include business applications.
- Participate in regulatory closure validation work as required.
To be successful you will need:
- Proven strong core audit skills and the ability to work independently.
- Solid experience in Financial Services is essential.
- Knowledge of the clearing process is beneficial, though the team welcomes candidates with strong financial services experience and a broad understanding of clearing mechanisms.
- Exposure to technology audits, including basic knowledge of IT general controls and technology systems, is advantageous.
- A highly hands-on professional—this is not a supervisory role; rather, it requires ownership of fieldwork, documentation, and audit execution.
- A detail-oriented individual capable of producing clear, well-documented work papers and communicating findings effectively.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a global brand with excellent exposure across the organisation.