Internal Audit - #2178401

Meraki Accountancy & Finance’s city centre based client are looking to add an Internal Audit Specialist to the team. This is an outstanding opportunity to join a leading firm. The successful candidate will be responsible for executing and leading assurance coverage of the business.

Key duties of the role include:

• Identify, assess and prioritise key risks across relevant business and functional areas, considering the potential impact on the firm's operations, clients, regulatory obligations and control environment.
• Develop and execute risk-based audit and assurance activity, ensuring appropriate scope, testing and documentation is undertaken to assess the design and operating effectiveness of controls.
• Lead and participate in a range of assurance activities, including internal audits, continuous monitoring, thematic reviews and control assessments, providing independent and objective challenge across the business.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of the control environment, identifying control weaknesses, emerging risks and areas where processes or controls could be strengthened.
• Plan and deliver audit engagements from scoping and risk assessment through to fieldwork, issue identification, reporting and closure.
• Perform detailed testing of business processes and key controls, reviewing supporting documentation, analysing data and challenging evidence provided by control owners.
• Identify control deficiencies and assess the associated risk and potential impact, ensuring findings are clearly articulated and supported by robust evidence.
• Prepare clear and concise audit findings, recommendations, and reports for senior management, highlighting key risks, root causes and opportunities for improvement.

Experience required:

• ICAS / ACCA Qualified with one years’ experience working in an internal audit function.
• Understanding of business line and key regulations relevant to investment management
• Strong understanding of audit principles
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

On offer

• Market leading salary
• Performance related bonus
• Hybrid working of 3/2
• Flexible benefits