OVERALL SUMMARY

At Close Brothers we look to recruit individuals from all different backgrounds and encourage you to apply even if you don’t tick every box. We celebrate diversity, promote inclusivity and are open to discuss flexible work options to help you balance your work and home life.
Join the Close Brothers Internal Audit team where you will be responsible for delivering independent, objective assurance and consulting activity to the Audit Committee, Board and Management on the quality and effectiveness of the Group’s internal control, risk management and governance systems and processes.
Working as part of the Internal Audit team our ideal team member will have previous experience in delivering high quality end-to-end audit activities within Group Internal Audit with a proven understanding of defining and testing risk and controls principles.

IT IS NOT ESSENTIAL BUT IT WOULD BE GREAT IF YOU HAVE:

• Strong understanding of project management.
• Experience of managing projects within a financial institution.
• Knowledge of business processes and controls within the financial services industry.
• Excellent technical product knowledge
  We are an inclusive organisation and committed to ensuring our recruitment process is as accessible as possible to everyone. We will make adjustments for people who have a disability or long-term condition. If you need the job description or application form in an alternative format or would like to discuss the recruitment process with us, please email us at recruit.ssc@closebrothers.com or request a call back.

ABOUT US

At Close Brothers we support employees to balance their work life priorities and in this role you will be able to enjoy a mixture of hybrid working.
Close Brothers is a leading UK merchant banking group providing lending, deposit taking and securities trading. We employ approximately 3,000 people, principally in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Close Brothers Group plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250.
To find out more about Close Brothers, please visit our careers page: https://www.closebrothers.com/careers

• Producing high quality analysis and input to the annual risk assessment process and related annual audit plan.
• Tracking outstanding management actions through to closure, ensuring they are appropriately resolved with supporting evidence or escalated in a timely manner.
• Proactive interaction across the GIA function to support delivery of departmental goals and to maintain high quality outputs
• Delivering quality risk-based, value adding audits and reviews on a timely basis in line with methodology.
• Performing business monitoring to ensure that GIA is aware of changes in business activities and objectives, and a necessary audit response is developed.
• Developing and maintaining strong business relationships with business management.
• Encouraging collaboration and knowledge sharing between GIA, Risk, Compliance and the business to help embed a robust risk management and control culture across the bank.
• Ensure that all Governance and Compliance requirements are adhered to and all reporting and reviewing activities required by the Regulatory Bodies are carried out to the standards required.