Senior Financial Services Internal Audit & Controls Specialist UK (Business)

Role Overview: As an Internal Auditor, you will be responsible for conducting internal audits from planning to execution and reporting. Your key responsibilities will include understanding the clients" business, defining and aligning audit programs, leading process discussions, validating audit observations, drafting audit reports, and leading internal controls uplift and transformation projects. Key Responsibilities: - Plan audits across multiple business units and locations by understanding the clients" business - Define and align audit programs across in-scope processes - Lead process discussions with the client and perform audit procedures according to defined standards - Schedule and validate audit observations with the client process owner - Draft audit reports following defined standards - Identify material entities, processes, and controls through quantitative and qualitative risk assessment procedures - Conduct gap assessment on the overall process/controls landscape through workshops, process discovery sessions, and policy/procedure reviews - Design and transform controls in line with the gap assessment, system changes/upgrade, and other management objectives - Prepare/update Risk and Control Matrices, SOPs, and flow charts - Lead control walkthroughs, perform control inquiries, review control documentation to conduct controls design and operating effectiveness assessments - Draft an overall report summarizing control gaps, recommendations, and testing results Qualifications Required: - Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field - Professional certification such as CIA, CISA, or CPA preferred - Minimum of X years of experience in internal auditing or related field - Strong understanding of audit procedures, standards, and methodologies - Excellent communication and interpersonal skills - Ability to work independently and as part of a team - Proficiency in MS Office suite and audit software (Note: No additional details of the company were provided in the job description.),