Senior Audit Manager – Asset Management & Investment Banking

Overview

In this role you will serve as the Internal Audit subject matter expert for Asset Management and Private Markets, shaping the audit plan for these areas and leading risk-based audits from planning through follow-up. You will operate with substantial autonomy, engaging with senior stakeholders to strengthen governance, risk management, and internal controls. The role offers exposure across asset management, private markets, and sell-side activities within a major international group. You will develop specialist expertise while gaining broad audit experience across corporate, investment banking, and trading contexts.

Responsibilities

• Act as SME for Asset Management and Private Markets within Internal Audit
• Formulate the audit plan for Asset Management and Private Markets
• Lead complex, risk-based audits from planning and scoping to fieldwork, reporting and follow-up
• Engage credibly with senior management and build trusted relationships
• Produce high-quality audit reports and challenge governance and controls independently
• Maintain autonomy with regular stakeholder interaction and influence on governance, risk management, and controls
• Oversee audits and guide teams through assignments; formal line management experience is not required
• Support broader audit coverage across corporate banking, investment banking, and sales & trading to broaden specialist expertise

Key requirements

• Experience leading complex audits
• Ability to engage with senior management and produce high-quality reports
• Experience managing audit teams through assignments (formal line management not required)
• Strong knowledge of investment management and private markets
• Comfort operating with independence and credible challenge
• Limited office requirement (10 days a month in the city)

• stakeholder engagement
• credible communication with senior management
• independence and professional skepticism
• Investment management knowledge
• Private markets experience
• Risk-based auditing

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