Internal Auditor
Posted 1 week ago by Insight Global
Negotiable
Undetermined
Undetermined
Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Internal Audit Associate position in Birmingham focuses on supporting the Internal Audit Investment Banking team by planning and conducting reviews, assessing risks and controls, and producing management reports. The role requires regular interaction with stakeholders to evaluate business changes and maintain relationships with internal and external parties. The successful candidate will also engage in ad hoc projects related to new processes and investigations. This is a 6-month contract with the potential for hire based on performance.
Key Responsibilities:
- Participate in planning and scoping reviews for internal audits.
- Meet with stakeholders to understand business and technology processes.
- Identify key risks and controls to be assessed.
- Assess the risk and impact of issues identified during reviews.
- Produce reports for management based on audit findings.
- Engage in ad hoc work on firmwide projects related to new processes and investigations.
- Maintain relationships with internal stakeholders and assess changes influencing audit coverage.
- Collaborate with global colleagues and external stakeholders, including regulators and auditors.
- Evaluate the adequacy of controls designed to mitigate key risks.
Key Skills:
- Experience in an internal audit role within the financial services industry.
- Significant experience with auditing Investment Banking activities.
- Experience conducting Regulatory Validation work.
- A risk and control mindset.
- Genuine interest in audit and financial services.
- Accounting qualification (ACCA) is a plus.
- Strong organizational and project management skills.
- Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to build relationships and work effectively across a global team.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Birmingham
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Position: Internal Audit Associate Investment Banking
Location: Birmingham
Length: 6 months contract to hire (dependent on performance)
Interview process: 2 rounds
Day to day: Insight Global's leading financial services client is looking for an Associate to join the Internal Audit Investment Banking team. The successful candidate will participate in planning and scoping reviews, meet with stakeholders within the area being reviewed to understand and walk through the business and technology processes and identify the key risks and controls to be assessed. They will also assess the risk and impact of the issues identified on reviews and produce reports to management. As well as Ad hoc work on firmwide projects around new processes, activities and investigations, they will maintain internal stakeholder relationships. This involves regular interaction with the business to assess changes in the businesses which may influence the coverage scope and audit plan. Ongoing liaison will also include colleagues globally and internal and external stakeholders including regulators and external audit. Assessment of the adequacy of the design and operating effectiveness of the controls to mitigate the key risks identified.
Must Haves:
- • Experience in an internal audit role within the financial services industry
- • Significant experience with auditing Investment Banking / primary markets activity (E.g Mergers & Acquisitions, IPOs, Dept Capital Markets, Leverage Finance, Investment Grade, Issuance of Public Equities)
- • Experience with conducting Regulatory Validation work
- • A risk and control mindset
- • A genuine interest in audit, businesses, functions and financial services.
Plusses:
- • Accounting qualification (ACCA)
- • Team oriented with a strong sense of ownership and accountability
- • Strong organizational and project management skills with the ability to multi-task and meet tight deadlines while remaining organized in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
- • Excellent critical thinking and problem solving skills with the ability to learn both firm and industry standards
- • Strong verbal and written communication skills
- • Relationship building skills and ability to work effectively across a global team