Manager - Internal Audit

Job Description

Location          London, United Kingdom

Reports To       Associate Director

Level                Level 5

We’re proud to have been helping our clients build better financial futures for over 50 years. How have we achieved this? By working together, and supporting each other, all over the world. So, join our Internal Audit team and feel like you are part of something bigger.

About your team

FIL Internal Audit is an independent Group function that reports directly to the Chief Executive Officer of Fidelity International and to the Group Audit and Risk Committee. Our mandate is to examine and critically evaluate the effectiveness of the Company's internal controls and governance systems, as well as the adequacy of, and compliance with, regulatory obligations, internal strategies, policies, processes and reporting procedures. In addition, we help management and the Board to fulfil their oversight responsibilities through effective challenge to help them identify, assess and commercially manage the Company's risk.

Using a risk-based methodology, our audit plan is developed in consultation with FIL management to include audits of specific business areas as well as thematic and emerging risks through participation in new initiatives and systems developments.

We are a global team with our people working from our offices the UK, Luxembourg, Germany, India, Singapore, China and Japan.

About your role

The role of Manager in the Internal Audit team, covering Asset Management and Distribution, is to assist in the delivery of audit assignments as part of a wider team, to verify that business operations are effectively controlled and that risks are effectively managed. Working under the guidance of the Director or Associate Director, you will be required to participate in the planning and execution of audit assignments in line with the FIL audit methodology, producing findings and draft reports for presentation to senior management. In addition, you will contribute to the maintenance and ongoing risk assessment of the audit universe to deliver risk-based audit coverage for our Investment Services & Solutions business.

About you

• You will have a minimum of 2 years auditor experience, ideally in the financial services sector.
• You will have experience in testing control design and operational effectiveness, writing workpapers to reperformance standards and have drafted audit finds for discussion with senior management.
• You will have a strong academic background and ideally hold a relevant professional qualification such as CIA, ACCA, ACA, CIMA, CISA etc.
• You will be an effective communicator, in both verbal and written form, and an analytical thinker who employs logic and persuasion to influence with diplomacy and tact.
• You will be a proactive, innovative, collegial team player who can be accountable and absorb/integrate ideas from diverse views, create partnerships and collaborate with others.
• You will have a curious mindset, be passionate about learning new things and have a strong drive for continued self-improvement and growth.
• You will be a proficient user of Microsoft office and ideally have experience conducting data analytics.

Feel rewarded

For starters, we’ll offer you a comprehensive benefits package. We’ll value your wellbeing and support your development. And we’ll be as flexible as we can about where and when you work – finding a balance that works for all of us. It’s all part of our commitment to making you feel motivated by the work you do and happy to be part of our team. For more about our work, our approach to dynamic working and how you could build your future here, visit careers.fidelityinternational.com.

For more about our work, our approach to dynamic working and how you could build your future here, visit careers.fidelityinternational.com.

As an international financial services organisation, we are in-scope of international regulations in the way that we carry out our work. This position is involved in work that is regulated by the FCA and/or the PRA and their Individual Conduct Rules (COCON) apply to it, along with any other regulation. We provide training on COCON and how it affects our employees. More information about COCON can be found in the Employment Handbook