Lead Internal Auditor - London, United Kingdom - eFinancialCareers

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Job Title:
Lead Internal Auditor

Location:
Stratford, London (Hybrid)

Opportunity Overview:
Resource Solutions has an exciting opportunity for a Lead Internal Auditor to join the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). This opportunity offers an ideal opportunity for an individual to gain exposure in a fast pacedand high-performance workplace.

The Role:

Internal Audit at the FCA is unique.

The work of the division is varied; audits are conducted across the full spectrum of the FCA's regulatory remit and operational activities that enable the FCA to operate.

Senior Auditors are provided with the opportunityto get an overview of the whole organisation and an opportunity to understand all aspects of how the FCA regulates financial services in the UK.

It is an exciting time to join as the FCA is an innovative regulator undergoing a period of change, in additionto new regulatory activities and digitalisation.

Our reviews are non-financial audits assessing the risks and key controls of the design and operation of our processes, whether regulatory or operational.

The work of the Internal Audit division is demanding and rewarding.

Each group operational audit isan opportunity to learn more about the depth and breadth of the organisational remit and recommend improvements to the control environment, whilst engaging with senior and executive management.

Key Responsibilities:

Lead and manage small groups to conduct audits across the regulatory cycle and other supporting business activities
Conduct research to inform scoping discussions with senior management
Identify key objectives, risks and controls to then design and develop your own audit test plan
Perform detailed walkthroughs to be able to create process maps for endtoend activities
Use project disciplines to provide oversight of your audit team, set key milestones, identify and manage dependencies and quickly escalate any barriers to delivery
Identify issues, including being able to articulate strategic issues, control weaknesses and gaps based on sufficient evidence to support judgements
Lead close out meetings with senior management, demonstrate effective listening and be courageous to agree audit findings
Write a high quality, clear and focused report for the FCA's leadership that is risk based and adds value
Build a portfolio of work and selfmanage multiple pieces of audit and nonaudit work at the same time
Use intelligence obtained during audits and from network contacts to assist the division to spot common issues and risks
Support management of the Internal Audit division to conduct confidential investigations in response to reportable concerns made under the FCA's internal whistleblowing policy
Build and maintain strong working relationships with multiple stakeholders including with Executive Directors
Draw on previous experience of good practice to support and challenge other colleagues
Play an active part in improving

Skills/Requirements:

Previous internal and/or external audit experience which includes identifying and assessing key areas of risk and identifying and evaluating key controls
Demonstrable prior experience of internal audit reviews delivered against agreed standards, timescales and budgets
Excellent written communication
Experience of leading teams, coaching and providing feedback to junior staff and delegating effectively
The ability to join the dots between difference sources of information to identify issues and risks
Strong attention to detail, analytical skills and a forensic mindset to challenge assumptions the ability to quickly absorb complex information
The ability to challenge constructively and to follow issues through while also having resilience to deal with challenges and setbacks
The ability to influence, actively listen and work collaboratively as part of a team
The ability to develop strong working relationships and communicate effectively with a wide variety of stakeholders at all levels of the organisation
The ability to ask probing questions and make judgements under pressure
Ability to identify alternative and creative ways of working which will lead to valueadding recommendations
Educated to degree level or equivalent
Recognised accountancy or internal audit professional qualifications and/or memberships
Experience of working in financial services firms
Good business acumen and a good understanding of the FCA and ability to assess its key areas of risk and identify and evaluate controls across all the core regulatory functions such as Supervision, Policy, Authorisations, Enforcement etc.

About the FCA
At the FCA, we're creating a fair and more resilient financial system.

We're establishing more transparent relationships between financial services and their customers, building trust in financial markets and protecting vulnerable consumers.