Senior Internal Audit Manager

at  Funding Circle UK

The role
The Internal Audit team within Funding Circle is considered as a trusted and critical partner by the Business and Audit committee. We have already made a significant impact both within the company and IA profession. We aim to continually innovate and deliver valuable assurance and advisory services. We are looking for a self-motivated Senior Internal Audit Manager with a strong background in the Financial Services (‘FS’) industry to help FC scale at pace, safely. In return we will provide a progressive personal and professional growth environment, with an opportunity to influence Enterprise Risk Management, Control and Assurance strategy in a FinTech environment.

Build the IA Practice and Capabilities:

• Play a proactive role in reviewing audit universe, emerging enterprise risks, and assurance maps to devise the audit annual plan
• Seen as risk management and control SME within FC, helping mature assurance capabilities across the three lines.
• Define requirements and contribute in building a data led continuous assurance capability for key FC risks.
• Ensure the quality of independent assurance activities by adhering to IIA Standards and audit quality requirements

Deliver IA reviews:

• Use your FS or FinTech experience to provide assurance on the effectiveness of internal controls and risk management processes across Financial and non- Financial risk areas:
• Financial: credit, balance sheet and funding
• Non Financial: Operation (e.g. FinCrime/AML, Underwriting, Collections, Recoveries etc), regulatory, conduct and compliance
• Independently influence and agree scope of IA reviews with the Internal Audit Director, ExCo members, FC’s Leadership team and co-source partners.
• Lead planning and fieldwork stages of the audit, ensuring clear documentation of observations, evidence and audit opinion.
• Consolidate audit opinion and agree audit actions on IA reports. Ensure key messages are effectively articulated and communicated to the different stakeholder groups.

Build the IA Practice and Capabilities:

• Play a proactive role in reviewing audit universe, emerging enterprise risks, and assurance maps to devise the audit annual plan
• Seen as risk management and control SME within FC, helping mature assurance capabilities across the three lines.
• Define requirements and contribute in building a data led continuous assurance capability for key FC risks.
• Ensure the quality of independent assurance activities by adhering to IIA Standards and audit quality requirements.

Engage with stakeholders:

• Build credible and trusted relationships with audit stakeholders across different seniority levels.
• Work with the wider IA team, risk functions and co-source partners to ensure IA have the capability and capacity to deliver effective, timely and impactful audit opinion and insight.