304 Internal Audit Roles jobs in the United Kingdom
Chartered Accountant - Financial Audit
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Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and manage financial audit engagements from planning to completion.
- Supervise, train, and mentor junior audit staff.
- Assess client internal control systems and identify areas for improvement.
- Ensure all audits are conducted in compliance with relevant standards and regulations.
- Prepare detailed audit reports and management letters.
- Develop and maintain strong professional relationships with clients.
- Communicate audit findings and recommendations effectively to stakeholders.
- Stay updated on changes in accounting standards and auditing practices.
- Fully qualified Chartered Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CA, or equivalent).
- Significant post-qualification experience in a similar audit role.
- Proficiency in UK GAAP and IFRS.
- Strong understanding of audit methodologies and risk assessment.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
- Effective leadership and team management capabilities.
- Superior written and verbal communication skills.
Chartered Accountant - Financial Audit
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Chartered Accountant - Financial Audit
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As a Chartered Accountant, you will play a crucial role in providing assurance to stakeholders by examining financial records, identifying potential risks and control weaknesses, and offering valuable recommendations for improvement. You will liaise directly with clients, understanding their business operations and financial processes, and guiding them through the audit process. This position requires a strong technical understanding of auditing standards, accounting principles, and regulatory requirements. You will also be involved in team leadership, supervising junior staff, and contributing to the overall development of the audit department.
Key Responsibilities:
- Plan and manage financial audits for a portfolio of clients, from planning stages to final report issuance.
- Execute audit procedures, including risk assessment, internal control testing, and substantive testing of financial statements.
- Identify and analyse financial reporting issues, accounting irregularities, and control deficiencies.
- Prepare clear, concise, and accurate audit reports with actionable recommendations.
- Communicate effectively with clients, including presenting audit findings and discussing proposed solutions.
- Ensure compliance with auditing standards (e.g., ISA UK), accounting standards (e.g., UK GAAP, IFRS), and relevant regulations.
- Supervise, train, and mentor junior audit staff, reviewing their work for accuracy and completeness.
- Build and maintain strong client relationships, acting as a trusted advisor.
- Stay up-to-date with changes in accounting and auditing standards and industry best practices.
- Contribute to the firm's continuous improvement initiatives and business development efforts.
Required Qualifications:
- Fully qualified Chartered Accountant (ACA, ACCA, or equivalent).
- Proven experience in financial auditing, ideally gained within an accounting practice.
- Solid understanding of auditing standards, accounting principles, and regulatory frameworks.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills.
- Excellent report writing and presentation abilities.
- Experience with audit software and data analysis tools.
- Ability to manage multiple engagements simultaneously and meet tight deadlines.
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build rapport with clients and colleagues.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel.
- A proactive and detail-oriented approach to work.
This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified accountant seeking a challenging and rewarding role within a well-established firm. Join our team in Portsmouth and contribute to delivering exceptional audit services.
Chartered Accountant - Financial Audit
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Key Responsibilities:
- Plan, lead, and execute financial audits for a diverse client base.
- Assess financial risks and design appropriate audit procedures.
- Supervise and mentor junior members of the audit team.
- Perform detailed testing of financial statements and internal controls.
- Identify control deficiencies and provide practical recommendations for improvement.
- Ensure compliance with UK GAAP, IFRS, and auditing standards.
- Prepare and review audit documentation, including working papers and reports.
- Communicate audit findings and recommendations to clients and engagement partners.
- Build and maintain strong working relationships with clients.
- Manage multiple audit engagements simultaneously.
- Stay current with changes in accounting regulations and industry trends.
- Contribute to practice development and business growth initiatives.
- Ensure adherence to firm's quality control procedures.
- Fully qualified Chartered Accountant (ACA, ACCA, or equivalent).
- Minimum of 5 years' post-qualification experience in audit.
- Proven experience in leading and managing audit engagements.
- Strong understanding of UK GAAP and/or IFRS.
- Excellent knowledge of auditing standards and techniques.
- Proficiency in audit software and Microsoft Office Suite.
- Strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to manage time effectively and meet deadlines.
- Demonstrated ability to build client relationships.
- Experience supervising and developing junior staff.
Chartered Accountant - Financial Audit
Posted 16 days ago
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Responsibilities:
- Lead and manage multiple audit engagements from planning to completion, ensuring timely delivery and adherence to professional standards.
- Develop and execute audit plans, including risk assessment, substantive testing, and analytical procedures.
- Review and supervise the work of junior audit staff, providing guidance and constructive feedback.
- Communicate effectively with clients regarding financial reporting, audit findings, and recommendations.
- Prepare high-quality audit reports and financial statements.
- Identify and address technical accounting issues, ensuring compliance with relevant accounting standards (e.g., UK GAAP, IFRS).
- Build and maintain strong client relationships, acting as a trusted advisor.
- Contribute to the development and implementation of firm-wide audit methodologies and best practices.
- Stay updated on changes in accounting standards, regulations, and audit techniques.
- Assist in business development efforts and support practice growth initiatives.
- Fully qualified Chartered Accountant (ACA, ACCA, or equivalent) with a current practising certificate.
- Minimum of 5 years of post-qualification experience in audit and assurance.
- Proven experience in leading and managing audit engagements for a diverse range of clients.
- Strong knowledge of UK GAAP and/or IFRS.
- Excellent understanding of audit risk assessment and control environments.
- Proficiency in audit software and Microsoft Office Suite.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex issues clearly.
- Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines.
- Experience in mentoring and developing junior team members.
Senior Financial Accountant - Audit & Compliance
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Key responsibilities include preparing accurate and timely financial statements in accordance with relevant accounting standards (e.g., IFRS, UK GAAP). You will lead the preparation for external audits, liaising with auditors, providing necessary documentation, and ensuring smooth audit processes. Your duties will also involve managing month-end and year-end close procedures, performing balance sheet reconciliations, and investigating and resolving accounting discrepancies. Ensuring compliance with tax regulations and other financial legislation is paramount. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret complex financial data and provide clear insights. Experience with accounting software (e.g., SAP, Oracle, QuickBooks) and advanced Excel skills are required. This is a fully remote role, requiring a self-motivated and organised individual who can manage their workload effectively and communicate clearly with team members and stakeholders virtually. You will play a vital role in maintaining the integrity of the company's financial records and ensuring adherence to all compliance requirements. This is an excellent opportunity for a seasoned accounting professional to contribute their expertise in a flexible, remote working environment, making a significant impact on the financial health and compliance of the organisation. The autonomy of this remote role allows for focused work and efficient execution of critical accounting tasks, supporting the company's financial governance.
Key Responsibilities:
- Prepare financial statements and management reports.
- Lead the preparation and coordination of external audits.
- Ensure compliance with UK GAAP/IFRS and relevant financial regulations.
- Manage month-end and year-end closing processes.
- Perform balance sheet reconciliations and variance analysis.
- Oversee internal control systems and recommend improvements.
- Handle tax computations and filings.
- Provide financial insights and support to senior management.
- Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
- Significant experience in financial accounting, audit, and compliance.
- In-depth knowledge of UK GAAP and/or IFRS.
- Proficiency in accounting software and advanced Excel skills.
- Experience with tax regulations and reporting.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and manage deadlines in a remote setting.
AVP - Global Financial Crimes Audit Manager, EMEA

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Discover your opportunity with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), one of the world's leading financial groups. Across the globe, we're 150,000 colleagues, striving to make a difference for every client, organization, and community we serve. We stand for our values, building long-term relationships, serving society, and fostering shared and sustainable growth for a better world.
With a vision to be the world's most trusted financial group, it's part of our culture to put people first, listen to new and diverse ideas and collaborate toward greater innovation, speed and agility. This means investing in talent, technologies, and tools that empower you to own your career.
Join MUFG, where being inspired is expected and making a meaningful impact is rewarded.
EMEA Internal Audit (EIA), as the Bank's third Line of Defence, and in accordance with the Global Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) International Standards (IIA Standards), provides independent assurance to the Board and Executive Management on the quality and effectiveness of governance, risk management and internal controls to monitor manage and mitigate key risks to achieving the Bank's objectives.
**NUMBER OF DIRECT REPORTS**
None
**MAIN PURPOSE OF THE ROLE**
An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced financial crime audit professional to join the Global Financial Crimes audit team as an Assistant Vice President (Audit Manager). The main purpose of the role is to execute and deliver all audit engagements assigned to them by the Audit Director. The Audit Manager will support the Audit Director and Senior Audit Managers in delivering the engagements, and will be responsible for leading smaller engagements. Audit Managers will have, and continue to develop, subject matter expertise in their area. It is an exciting time to join the Internal Audit function as we continue to build towards a best in class, global audit function. The Global Financial Crimes Audit team reports globally into the Global Head of Financial Crimes Audit in New York, and therefore the role holder will be responsible for working alongside, and building relationships with, both regional and global counterparts.
**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES**
+ Assist the Audit Director with the respective Portfolio, risk universe sections, risk assessments and audit plans.
+ Ownership of the assigned area of responsibility during the engagement and manage the stakeholders (both internally and externally). May have responsibility to work on multiple engagements concurrently.
+ Help and support the Audit Director in planning engagements, identify relevant key risk areas and produce quality Audit Planning Document.
+ Working autonomously and ability to deliver smaller audit engagements to required timelines and quality standards.
+ Devises effective and efficient tests of key controls, executes and documents audit work and concludes on the results of audit tests and overall effectiveness of controls.
+ Escalates audit issues to senior management. Interacts with auditee and audit team to develop and negotiate solutions.
+ Assess regulatory requirements and trends in financial crimes and incorporate this into continuous monitoring activities. Deliver continuous monitoring assignments for agreed audit entities under the supervision of Head of Audit.
+ Maintain constructive relationships with stakeholders so that audit planning and delivery is achieved smoothly and professionally.
+ Follows up on issues to ensure satisfactory closure of Management Action Plans. This will involve the testing of remediated controls before closure of issue.
+ Assist the Audit Director in preparing management information and third-party submissions.
+ Work collaboratively with all internal audit colleagues regionally and globally.
+ From time to time, may also be required to take a team role in EIAO's strategic initiatives e.g. a working group.
**WORK EXPERIENCE**
+ Internal Audit experience gained in financial services industry.
+ Financial crimes knowledge evidenced via experience and/or relevant professional qualifications
**SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE**
**Functional / Technical Competencies:**
+ Excellent understanding of risk-based auditing methodology.
+ An understanding and appreciation of financial crimes risks and controls in first and second lines of defence.
+ An understanding of global regulation requirements for financial crimes.
+ Ability to work well as part of a small, focused audit team.
+ Ability to lead smaller audit engagements, under supervision from the Senior Audit Manager/Audit Director
+ Excellent written and verbal presentation skills.
+ Excellent stakeholder management skills as the role holder will interact with senior stakeholders.
+ Experience of agile auditing
+ Data analytics experience
**PERSONAL REQUIREMENTS**
+ Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
+ Confident, motivated self-starter
+ Results driven, with a strong sense of accountability
+ Strong focus on high quality output and ability to coach and support the team in this
+ The ability to operate with urgency and prioritise work accordingly
+ Strong decision-making skills, the ability to demonstrate sound judgement
+ A structured and logical approach to work
+ A creative and innovative approach to work
+ The ability to manage material workloads and tight deadlines.
+ Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
+ A calm approach, with the ability to perform well under pressure
**PERFORMANCE AND DUTIES**
The role holder will be assessed in accordance with their employing entity's performance framework and process with relevant input obtained from the dual hatting entity as relevant.
As duties and responsibilities change, the job description will be reviewed and emended in consultation with the role holder. The role holder will carry out other duties as are within the scope, spirit and purpose of the role as requested by their line manager or the Chief Auditor for EMEA.
We are open to considering flexible working requests in line with organisational requirements.
MUFG is committed to embracing diversity and building an inclusive culture where all employees are valued, respected and their opinions count. We support the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion in recruitment and employment, and oppose all forms of discrimination on the grounds of age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy and maternity, race, gender reassignment, religion or belief and marriage or civil partnership.
We make our recruitment decisions in a non-discriminatory manner in accordance with our commitment to identifying the right skills for the right role and our obligations under the law.
At MUFG, our colleagues are our greatest assets. Our Culture Principles provide a roadmap for how each of our colleagues must think and act to become more client-obsessed, inclusive and innovative. They reflect who we are, who we want to be and what we expect from one another. We are excited to see you take the next step in exploring a career with us and encourage you to spend more time reviewing them!
**Our Culture Principles**
+ Client Centric
+ People Focused
+ Listen Up. Speak Up.
+ Innovate & Simplify
+ Own & Execute
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Analyst Risk Management
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At American Express, our culture is built on a 175-year history of innovation, shared values and Leadership Behaviors, and an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities, and colleagues. As part of Team Amex, you'll experience this powerful backing with comprehensive support for your holistic well-being and many opportunities to learn new skills, develop as a leader, and grow your career.
Here, your voice and ideas matter, your work makes an impact, and together, you will help us define the future of American Express.
**How will you make an impact in this role?**
Credit Risk Analysts in CRU are responsible for rating and underwriting credit exposures in their assigned region, industry, and business line.
The Analysts' fundamental credit assessment incorporates a thorough review of business, financial, industry and country risk coupled with support from internal and external rating model outputs.
Analysts will also need to show an understanding of the need for credit extension, profitability of the relationship, risk mitigation and program structures.
**Minimum Qualifications**
+ Fluency in English mandatory; at least one other Western European language would be highly advantageous.
+ Bachelor's degree/equivalent in Finance or a related subject.
+ Experience in fundamental credit analysis and / or underwriting of commercial enterprises (1-2 years)
+ Understanding of fundamental financial analysis including the ability to review corporate financial statements to determine key risk drivers, an appropriate probability of default and the ability of the obligor to honour its credit obligations to American Express.
+ Comfortable determining appropriate credit capacity, structuring of facilities, and risk mitigation techniques.
+ Ability to prepare accurate company-specific and industry-wide credit risk memorandums.
+ Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
+ Good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
+ Understanding of banking regulations, particularly those imposed by Basel Committee on Banking Supervision.
+ Understanding of current macroeconomic trends and how to provide recommendations to improve the Probability of Default estimation based on the business cycle.
Depending on factors such as business unit requirements, the nature of the position, cost and applicable laws, American Express may provide visa sponsorship for certain positions.
**Qualifications**
We back you with benefits that support your holistic well-being so you can be and deliver your best. This means caring for you and your loved ones' physical, financial, and mental health, as well as providing the flexibility you need to thrive personally and professionally:
+ Competitive base salaries
+ Bonus incentives
+ Support for financial-well-being and retirement
+ Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits (depending on location)
+ Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need
+ Generous paid parental leave policies (depending on your location)
+ Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location)
+ Free and confidential counseling support through our Healthy Minds program
+ Career development and training opportunities
Offer of employment with American Express is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background verification check, subject to applicable laws and regulations.
**Job:** Risk
**Primary Location:** United Kingdom-London-London
**Schedule** Full-time
**Req ID:**
Analyst-Risk Management
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At American Express, our culture is built on a 175-year history of innovation, shared values and Leadership Behaviors, and an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities, and colleagues. As part of Team Amex, you'll experience this powerful backing with comprehensive support for your holistic well-being and many opportunities to learn new skills, develop as a leader, and grow your career.
Here, your voice and ideas matter, your work makes an impact, and together, you will help us define the future of American Express.
UK Credit Risk Team team's objective is to define and develop credit risk strategies to drive growth and provide good customer outcomes at acquisition and through the customer lifecycle.
The person will be responsible for conducting detailed analysis and implementing new credit risk strategies for UK consumer and small business card portfolio. This person will also focus on tracking and explaining Acquisitions and Portfolio metrics, developing & evaluating new data sources, and working on projects together with our business partners.
**How will you make an impact in this role?**
+ Generate analytical insights and spot hidden trends from data to react quickly to emerging credit trends across the customer lifecycle
+ Evaluate new data sources and stay abreast of industry trends to build upon existing frameworks and deliver profitable risk strategies as well as better customer outcomes
+ Develop strong relationships with colleagues from the Central Risk organization, as well as Operations, Product, Acquisitions and Compliance teams to drive enterprise wise successes for the UK market
**Minimum Qualifications**
+ At least 1 year experience in risk management or data analytical roles
+ Bachelor's or equivalent in quantitative field (e.g. Finance, Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science and Economics)
+ Coding skills in SQL or Python with hands-on experience is required
+ Strong technical and analytical skills with the ability to apply both quantitative methods and business knowledge to create insights and deliver results
+ Knowledge of underwriting and consumer/commercial bureau data
+ Good communication and persuasion skills with an ability to translate technical analysis into business strategy recommendations; conceptualize and sell ideas to internal and external partners
+ Ability to build strong relationships with business partners across the enterprise
+ Proven track record to work independently and within a matrix organization; partnering with capabilities, decision sciences, technology teams and external vendors to deliver solutions quickly and effectively
+ Results driven with strong project management skills and ability to work on multiple priorities
+ Ability to learn quickly and work independently with complex, unstructured initiatives
**Preferred Qualifications**
+ Understanding of statistical concepts
+ Knowledge of UK regulatory landscape for consumer lending
+ Past experience working on affordability for consumer lending is a plus
Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the UK is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions.
**Qualifications**
We back you with benefits that support your holistic well-being so you can be and deliver your best. This means caring for you and your loved ones' physical, financial, and mental health, as well as providing the flexibility you need to thrive personally and professionally:
+ Competitive base salaries
+ Bonus incentives
+ Support for financial-well-being and retirement
+ Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits (depending on location)
+ Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need
+ Generous paid parental leave policies (depending on your location)
+ Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location)
+ Free and confidential counseling support through our Healthy Minds program
+ Career development and training opportunities
Offer of employment with American Express is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background verification check, subject to applicable laws and regulations.
**Job:** Risk
**Primary Location:** United Kingdom-London-London
**Schedule** Full-time
**Req ID:**
Analyst-Risk Management

Posted 4 days ago
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At American Express, our culture is built on a 175-year history of innovation, shared values and Leadership Behaviors, and an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities, and colleagues. As part of Team Amex, you'll experience this powerful backing with comprehensive support for your holistic well-being and many opportunities to learn new skills, develop as a leader, and grow your career.
Here, your voice and ideas matter, your work makes an impact, and together, you will help us define the future of American Express.
American Express has a network that connects millions of consumers, merchants and businesses around the globe in a payments and commerce ecosystem that creates value for all its constituents.
Our **Global Merchant and Network Services (GMNS) Risk Management Team** stands behind each of these purchases, thus protecting this network of millions of consumers, merchants and businesses. Our team makes this happen by leveraging advanced machine learning and network algorithms.
This role presents an exciting opportunity to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment, leveraging large amounts of linked and unstructured data within the Third-Party Processing (TPP) Portfolios. The incumbent will be responsible for TPP Risk Management of the European portfolio.
This position requires a highly organised person with excellent analytical capabilities, with the ability to bring an innovative perspective to the strategic and operating requirements of the role.
This person must be able to thrive in a dynamic environment while influencing colleagues from partner organizations, often with conflicting priorities. This position will liaise with key partners including the Sales, Partner Oversight, Risk and Technology teams to create and drive best-in-class strategy.
**How will you make an impact in this role?**
+ Supporting the ongoing management of the consent process for recruitment of large and high-risk sponsored merchants.
+ Help to monitor and analyze portfolio performance to inform risk management and regulatory reporting, maintaining an external lens
+ Help prepare regular updates on portfolio exposures.
+ Help conduct in-depth analysis of both internal and external data sources.
+ Help drive deep-dive analytics and partner across the enterprise to enhance risk management methodology.
**Minimum Qualifications:**
+ Analytical and quantitative skills preferred
+ Balance of strategic and analytic acumen
+ Ability to cope with ambiguity and complexity
+ Proficiency in working with large volumes of structured and unstructured data
+ Programming skills and experience in SQL/SAS, object oriented or functional programming languages
+ Excellent communication skills, including the ability and willingness to present to and work with Executives.
+ Willingness to learn
+ Team player with the courage to share a point of view for the benefit to the organisation
+ Experience within the payments/payment facilitator industry is a bonus
Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the UK is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions.
**Qualifications**
We back you with benefits that support your holistic well-being so you can be and deliver your best. This means caring for you and your loved ones' physical, financial, and mental health, as well as providing the flexibility you need to thrive personally and professionally:
+ Competitive base salaries
+ Bonus incentives
+ Support for financial-well-being and retirement
+ Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits (depending on location)
+ Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need
+ Generous paid parental leave policies (depending on your location)
+ Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location)
+ Free and confidential counseling support through our Healthy Minds program
+ Career development and training opportunities
Offer of employment with American Express is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background verification check, subject to applicable laws and regulations.
**Job:** Risk
**Primary Location:** United Kingdom-London-London
**Schedule** Full-time
**Req ID:**