Your new company

UK-based merchant bank headquartered in London. It offers specialist lending, savings, and wealth management through its Commercial, Retail, and Property divisions. Listed on the London Stock Exchange, the group reported c.£950 million in revenue and a £10 billion loan book in FY 2025, supported by strong capital ratios.

Your new role

As part of the Internal Audit team, you will provide independent and objective assurance, along with advisory support, to the Audit Committee, Board, and senior management on the effectiveness of the Group’s governance, risk management, and internal control frameworks.

You will be responsible for producing high-quality analysis to support the annual risk assessment and audit plan, tracking outstanding management actions through to closure, and ensuring timely escalation where necessary. The role involves proactive collaboration across the Internal Audit function to achieve departmental goals, delivering risk-based audits and reviews in line with methodology, and performing business monitoring to identify changes requiring audit response. You will build strong relationships with business management, promote collaboration and knowledge sharing between Audit, Risk, Compliance, and the wider business to embed a robust risk and control culture, and ensure full adherence to governance, compliance, and regulatory reporting requirements.

What you'll need to succeed

• Financial Services IT audit experience or external audit experience
• Strong knowledge of technology, operational risk, data, and cyber risks, including best practice standards and regulations
• Proven experience in leading or supporting continuous monitoring and stakeholder management
• Exposure to data analytics is desirable.

What you'll get in return

• £70/75k base salary + strong bonus + benefits
• Hybrid - 3 days in office per week. (London based)

What you need to do now

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