Internal Audit Specialist

This is a great opportunity to join a European Financial Services organisation, going through an exciting period of growth and development, in their Internal Audit department. As the Internal Audit Specialist, you will be responsible for supporting the delivery of the audit plan, through leading audit activities from planning to conclusion and support the team's active involvement in the risk management process.

The role is based in their Slough office, with hybrid working offered.

Key Responsibilities

 Plan, scope and undertake audit assignments, ensuring work is produced to the required deadline by identifying key risks, assessing, and testing controls and identifying areas for improving.

 Evaluate the adequacy and effectiveness of the Internal Control System, highlighting weaknesses in areas not compliant with regulations, standards, and procedures.

 Produce high quality audit reports, to convey observations and risks to senior management.

 Recommend improvements to business operations, processes, and controls.

 Manage the paperwork for the audit plan to ensure it meets the prescribed standards set by HQ and support with the performance of audit KPI's.

 Actively monitor agreed actions arising from audit activity and support management in control improvements obtaining their updates and promoting best practices across the group.

 Maintain updated the Internal Audit system including new audits, reports, and assignation of action owners for completed reports.

Skills / Experience

 Good knowledge of local regulations, with reference to consumer financing activities, transparency, anti-money laundering, and insurance.

 Previous experience in a similar role, ideally in financial services/ banking.

 Able to apply the Internal Audit conduct rules (confidentiality, integrity, competence, transparency, and objectivity).

Benefits

 Exciting time to join an expanding company

 Company car schemes

 Pension and family healthcare

 25 days holiday rising with length of service

 Ability to add value to the organisation through shaping the position

 Hybrid working (3 days in the office, 2 days from home)