Senior Audit Manager, Wealth and Investment Management

Join us as a Senior Audit Manager, Wealth and Investment Management

• We’ll look to you to perform, review and challenge audit work, including complex and large-scale audits
• You’ll draw on your auditing expertise to present unbiased opinions, to drive improvements to our internal controls, governance, and risk management
• It’s your chance to make a far-reaching impact as you lead stakeholder interaction, audit universe construction, business monitoring and audit coverage of a portfolio of businesses

What you'll do

In your new role, you’ll focus on wealth and investment management providing quality, efficient, and effective assurance, and influence business managers to improve controls, and contribute to strategic initiatives. You’ll support the development and delivery of a flexible and risk-based audit plan that addresses regulatory requirements, provides independent assurance, and opinions.

Alongside people management, with responsibility for supporting recruitment, team development, talent, and performance management activities, you’ll support and maintain effective relationships with professional bodies and industry peers to set top quartile benchmarks and standards for our business.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Developing and executing continuous risk assessment and monitoring, taking responsibility for the Asset Management business within Coutts & Co
• Providing input to the strategic audit plan for your assigned business area
• Making sure that audit engagement teams comply with methodology and appropriately use the tools available
• Sharing the quality and consistency of audit work across our global audit teams
• Providing quarterly insights to the audit committee and executive management

The skills you'll need

Reviewing and challenging audit work is at the heart of this role, so you’ll need internal auditor or risk manager experience, along with detailed knowledge of the regulatory environment we work in.

You’ll have demonstrable experience within asset management and retail investment funds along with the associated regulatory requirements. You’ll also have experience of leading a team to deliver projects while keeping a firm hand on budget, schedule, and quality.  

You’ll also need:

• The ability to effectively manage stakeholder relationships
• Experience in Agile audit methodology
• The ability to challenge and influence confidently and clearly
• Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
• The ability to actively identify and help develop talent through coaching, feedback and development

Hours

35

Job Posting Closing Date:

20/04/2025

Ways of Working:Remote First