Internal Audit Associate
Posted 2 weeks ago by Insight Global
Negotiable
Undetermined
Undetermined
Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Internal Audit Associate role at Insight Global involves auditing the Risk Function within the GBM Division, focusing on financial and non-financial risks. The position requires planning and scoping audits, engaging with stakeholders, and preparing detailed reports for management and regulators. Strong communication and interpersonal skills are essential, along with a solid background in audit methodology and risk assessment. The role also emphasizes compliance monitoring and collaboration with internal and external teams.
Key Responsibilities:
- Plan and scope audits of the Risk Function within the GBM Division.
- Engage with stakeholders to understand business and technology processes.
- Identify key risks and controls, assessing their design and operating effectiveness.
- Evaluate the impact of issues and prepare detailed reports for senior management and regulators.
- Monitor compliance with laws and regulations and advise on control improvements.
- Support firmwide projects related to new processes and investigations.
- Maintain strong relationships with internal teams, global colleagues, and external auditors.
Key Skills:
- Approx. 4-6 years of audit experience, ideally internal audit, within global financial institutions.
- Demonstrated experience in audit methodology, leading audit engagements from planning to reporting.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Attention to detail, high sense of accountability, and resilience.
- Strong background in risk identification, assessment, and evaluation of control design and effectiveness.
- Ability to interpret and apply relevant regulatory requirements and best practices.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and confidence to challenge senior stakeholders constructively.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Birmingham
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Insight Global is looking for an Associate level Contingent Worker to join the Internal Audit GBM team on a contract to hire basis . As part of our client's Internal Audit GBM team, this role focuses on auditing the Risk Function within the GBM Division, which manages financial and non-financial risks across counterparty credit, liquidity, market, model, and operational risk. You will contribute to plan and scope audits, engage with stakeholders to understand business and technology processes, and identify key risks and controls. Responsibilities include assessing the design and operating effectiveness of controls, evaluating the impact of issues, and preparing detailed reports for senior management and regulators. The role also involves monitoring compliance with laws and regulations, advising on control improvements, and supporting firmwide projects related to new processes and investigations. Maintaining strong relationships with internal teams, global colleagues, and external auditors is essential to ensure audit coverage aligns with evolving business activities and emerging risks.
Must Haves:
- Approx. 4-6 years of audit experience, ideally internal audit, within global financial institutions
- Demonstrated experience in audit methodology, with the ability to lead audit engagements from planning to reporting
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate complex audit issues and risks
- Possess strong attention to detail, a high sense of accountability, and demonstrated resilience.
- Strong background in risk identification, assessment, and evaluation of control design and operating effectiveness
- Ability to interpret and apply relevant regulatory requirements, guidance, and best practices
- Excellent interpersonal skills and confidence to challenge senior stakeholders constructively
Plusses:
- Experience auditing risk related functions. E.g counterparty credit, liquidity, market, model, and operational risk
- Risk Management Lifecycle experience. E.g Identifying risks, measuring risk, creating risk limits, risk mitigation, reporting, etc
- Experience being a QR (Quality Reviewer) and having accountability for the work of others.
- Global Banking and Markets Background
- Chartered Accountant qualifications (ACCA, ACA)
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Law, Business Administration, or a related discipline
- Experience within a global regulatory environment