Internal Audit Manager - Financial Controls

Posted 20 May 2025
Salary Negotiable
LocationCity of London
Discipline Internal Audit
ReferenceRef: 38156

Job description

Internal Audit Manager - Financial Controls

Leading Global Insurance and Reinsurer seeking an Internal Audit Manager to join this highly regarded Internal audit function that has a history of developing future talent.

Essentially you will be expected to provide assurance to stakeholders on the performance of internal controls as they relate to financial reporting processes

Responsibilities:

  • Leadership for the function in the European region.
  • Owning the Internal Controls in Financial Reporting framework, maintaining it, making recommendations for change to the governance oversight committee
  • Representing the function in governance meetings, and handling senior stakeholder engagement.
  • Owning the audit management system for ICFR, maintaining it, and making recommendations for improvements.
  • Oversight of a supporting team member
  • Produce and maintain documentation of walkthroughs and process, risk and control documentation.
  • Undertake testing of the operating effectiveness of key controls on a cyclical but risk-based approach
  • Report on the status and outcomes of work to relevant Boards, Committees and to senior management.
  • Work with the internal audit team to ensure minimisation of overlap of control testing.
  • Escalate any control issues, as these arise, to the Head of Internal Audit and management.
  • Identify opportunities for continuous process improvement and adoption of industry best practices in terms of process execution, internal controls, ethics and compliance.

Ideally you will be able to demonstrate:

  • Relevant financial controls audit experience, ideally within financial services.
  • Understanding of audit methodologies and standards
  • Professional accounting qualifications will be preferred.

Hybrid working available