Client & External Audit Manager

Location: Bristol/Edinburgh (Hybrid)

In this position, you’ll be based in the Bristol/Edinburg office for a minimum of three days a week, with the flexibility to work from home for some of your working week. Find out more about our flexible work culture at computershare.com/flex.

We give you a world of potential

Step into a role that offers broad exposure across audit, risk, compliance, and information security within a global organisation. You'll partner with senior leaders, clients, and external auditors to drive trusted assurance outcomes while shaping strategic improvements across the business. With opportunities to influence, innovate, and grow, you'll play a key role in strengthening confidence and resilience across our enterprise.

A role you will love

This is a high-impact role where you'll lead client and external audit assurance activities, helping strengthen trust, compliance, and operational excellence across the business. You'll collaborate with senior stakeholders to navigate an evolving regulatory landscape, drive third-party assurance strategy, and influence risk and control outcomes. This is an opportunity to combine audit, risk, and information security expertise while making a visible contribution to client confidence and business success.

Some of your key responsibilities will include:

• Oversight and facilitation of the client and external audit programme

• Support the development, implementation and delivery of the Third-Party Assurance (TPA) Strategy in compliance with external guidelines (e.g. SOC, ISAE). 

• Maintain an effective and efficient controlled process for the delivery of Client Assurance requests (including client contracting), aligned with Computershare policies, standards and procedures.

• Manage a team to effectively deliver the EMEA and APACTPA Programme to ensure the timely completion of audits and mitigation of delivery obstacles. 

• Communicate effectively and confidently throughout CPU, including regional senior management, business heads and clients.

What you will bring to this role

You'll bring experience in third-party assurance, audit, risk, and controls, with the ability to navigate complex regulatory and compliance environments. Your collaborative approach and stakeholder management skills will enable you to build trusted relationships across all levels of the organisation and with external clients. Most importantly, you'll combine strategic thinking with delivery focus to drive assurance excellence, continuous improvement, and meaningful business outcomes.

Other key requirements 

• Previous experience of partnering with business stakeholders, with the ability to work at a senior level in the organisation 

• Understanding of how the functions of the enterprise work together 

• Understanding of the external competitor landscape

• Understanding of the regulatory landscape

Rewards designed for you

Flexible work to help you find the best balance between work and lifestyle

Health and wellbeing rewards that can be tailored to support you and your family

Invest in our business by setting aside salary to purchase shares in our company, and you’ll receive a company contribution as well.

Extra rewards ranging from recognition awards and team get togethers to helping you invest in your future.

And more. Ours is a welcoming and close-knit community, with experienced colleagues ready to help you grow. Our careers hub will help you find out more about our rewards and life at Computershare, visit computershare.com/careershub