Internal Audit Manager

Overview

In this role you’ll provide independent assurance on major transformation initiatives within UK financial services. You will work with senior stakeholders to assess governance, delivery risk, and control environments, influencing senior leadership with practical recommendations. You’ll combine audit expertise with programme delivery knowledge to support risk-based assurance across large-scaleChange programmes. This remote-first role offers flexible working and opportunities to shape risk management and governance in a dynamic transformation agenda.

Pay / Benefits

• Annual bonus
• Private medical cover
• Generous pension contribution
• Flexible benefits package
• Career development opportunities

Responsibilities

• Deliver audits, continuous monitoring and in-flight assessments across transformation and change programmes
• Assess programme governance, delivery controls, risk management frameworks and project management effectiveness
• Identify emerging risks and provide practical recommendations to senior stakeholders
• Produce high-quality audit reports and present findings to executive and committee audiences
• Build relationships with programme sponsors, senior leaders and assurance functions while maintaining independence
• Support the development and execution of risk-based audit plans covering strategic change and transformation initiatives

Key requirements

• Experience in a UK regulated financial services environment
• Proven ability to audit or provide assurance over complex transformation, technology, regulatory or business change programmes
• Strong understanding of programme governance, delivery risks, controls and risk management frameworks
• Experience working with senior programme stakeholders and challenging constructively
• Excellent report writing, communication and stakeholder management skills
• Desirable: relevant audit, risk, project, programme or change management qualification

• Communication
• Stakeholder management
• Analytical thinking
• Auditing transformation programmes
• Governance and risk management frameworks
• Delivery risk assessment

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