Senior Audit Manager (Business and Conduct)
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£90,000 Per year
Undetermined
Hybrid
Chatham, Kent
Summary: The Senior Audit Manager (Business and Conduct) will lead high-quality audits across business and conduct risk domains within the Group Internal Audit team. This role involves end-to-end audit management, including planning, execution, and reporting, while providing independent assurance on risk management and control effectiveness. The position requires strong analytical skills and a relevant professional qualification, with a focus on continuous improvement and stakeholder engagement. The role is based in Chatham, Kent, with a hybrid working policy in place.
Key Responsibilities:
- Leading audits end-to-end, including planning, execution, reporting and follow-up, in line with Internal Audit methodology.
- Defining focused, risk-based audit scopes and testing strategies aligned to key risks and business priorities.
- Providing confident and constructive challenge to stakeholders, influencing practical and proportionate outcomes.
- Delivering high-quality audits and producing impactful audit reports that drive meaningful action and improvement.
- Contributing to ongoing risk assessment, quarterly business monitoring and the audit planning process.
- Applying sound professional judgement, escalating risks, themes and delivery issues where appropriate.
Key Skills:
- Significant experience delivering and leading end-to-end internal audits within financial services, across operational, conduct and/or compliance risk areas.
- Strong understanding of risk management, internal controls and UK regulatory expectations (e.g. Consumer Duty, SMCR), with exposure to financial crime and fraud risks advantageous.
- Strong focus on analytical thinking and insight generation to maintain high standards.
- A relevant professional qualification (e.g. CIA, ACA, ACCA or equivalent) is essential for this role.
Salary (Rate): £90,000 yearly
City: Chatham
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: Other
About the team:
You will be joining our high-performing Group Internal Audit (GIA) team that helps the Group pursue its objectives through impactful assurance and unique insights.
GIA is a dynamic, proactive, respected team that combines deep domain expertise with commercial awareness to drive tailored risk and control improvements as the Group navigates enterprise transformation.
The team uses leading audit tools, AI, and data capabilities to enhance the breadth, depth and speed of assurance and advice. Committed to continuous improvement and learning, team members are empowered to own audit outcomes and mature ways of working.
The role can be based from our London, Wolverhampton or Chatham office with occasional travel between offices, we also operate a hybrid policy.
What you will be doing?:
As Senior Audit Manager - Business and Conduct, you will be responsible for the delivery of high-quality audits across business and conduct risk domains (including operations, financial crime, customer outcomes, compliance, and related areas across the 1st and 2nd Lines).
You will take ownership of audits end-to-end, leading planning, fieldwork, reporting and follow-up to provide independent, insightful assurance on the effectiveness of the Group’s risk management and control environment.
Reporting to the Head of Audit, you will play a role in ongoing risk assessment, audit planning and business monitoring. This is a delivery-focused role, requiring you to operate at pace while maintaining strong audit quality and exercising sound judgement.
You will bring subject matter expertise to provide confident, constructive challenge to stakeholders, while also contributing to continuous improvement across the function, including enhancements to methodology and the use of data, digital tools and AI.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Leading audits end-to-end, including planning, execution, reporting and follow-up, in line with Internal Audit methodology.
- Defining focused, risk-based audit scopes and testing strategies aligned to key risks and business priorities.
- Providing confident and constructive challenge to stakeholders, influencing practical and proportionate outcomes.
- Deliver high-quality audits and produce impactful audit reports that drive meaningful action and improvement.
- Contributing to ongoing risk assessment, quarterly business monitoring and the audit planning process.
- Applying sound professional judgement, escalating risks, themes and delivery issues where appropriate.
What's in it for you?:
We offer a base salary of between £70,000- £90,000 dependent on experience and location and a competitive benefits package including:
- Enhanced family-focused benefits
- Hybrid-working
- Annual bonus opportunity
Please use this link to see the fantastic benefits available at OSB: OSB Careers
About us:
At OSB Group, we understand how much our people bring to our organisation, which is why we try our best to give back too! Our Purpose is to help our customers, colleagues and communities prosper and we are on a transformation journey to become ‘the bank of the future’.
Our commitment to professional development, flexible working, and employee well-being fosters a dynamic and supportive workplace.
Do you have the skills?:
We are looking for talented individuals who have the experience and knowledge set out below:
- Significant experience delivering and leading end-to-end internal audits within financial services, across operational, conduct and/or compliance risk areas.
- Strong understanding of risk management, internal controls and UK regulatory expectations (e.g. Consumer Duty, SMCR), with exposure to financial crime and fraud risks advantageous.
- Strong focus on analytical thinking and insight generation to maintain high standards.
- A relevant professional qualification (e.g. CIA, ACA, ACCA or equivalent) is essential for this role.
Next steps:
If this sounds like you, please apply now! For internal applications please visit the internal careers page to apply.
Still on the fence? Hear from our team or explore our process: OSB Careers
Shortlisted candidates will go through a personalised recruitment process, that is relevant and conversational – inclusive any individual reasonable support required. We want to bring out the best in you!
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
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Research tells us that those from marginalised groups feel like they need to meet 100% of the criteria to apply. Here at OSB, we are committed to inclusivity and understand the value different experiences and perspectives can bring, so please don’t feel like you need to check every box to apply for a role internally.
We champion diversity at all levels, with Board-level Diversity Champions tracking our progress. We are proud to be signed up to the Women in Finance Charter to actively support the growth and development of senior women in our sector and are dedicated to treating all our employees and job applicants equally, opposed to discrimination on any grounds.