Assistant Manager, Internal Audit

Location: London (SW1P 1PL) (hybrid 2 days in office)
Type: Full time, Permanent
Travel requirements: 20% international

As an Internal Audit Assistant Manager, you will lead and support internal audit reviews across financial, operational, and business processes, helping to assess the effectiveness of risk management and internal controls. Working closely with stakeholders across the business, you will deliver insightful audit findings, monitor the implementation of agreed actions, and contribute to special projects, investigations, and governance initiatives. You'll also play an active role in shaping the risk-based audit plan and supporting the continuous improvement of audit methodologies and business processes.

This role combines hands-on audit delivery with stakeholder engagement and leadership responsibilities. You'll gain exposure to senior management, contribute to high-profile projects, and develop your career within a collaborative, global, and high-performing audit function.

🔍 What You’ll Do

• Shape the audit plan – Contribute to the development of the rolling three-year, risk-based Internal Audit plan, ensuring audit activities remain aligned to key business risks and priorities.
• Define audit scope – Support the design of audit scopes and work programmes in partnership with Management and Internal Audit colleagues to deliver effective and targeted reviews.
• Deliver audit reviews – Conduct reviews of financial and business processes, risk management practices, and internal controls, working independently or as part of a small audit team.
• Drive business improvement – Identify opportunities to strengthen processes, risk management, and controls by providing practical, value-adding recommendations.
• Report key insights – Prepare and present clear, insightful audit reports to management and the Audit Committee, including findings, management responses, and agreed action plans.
• Track progress – Follow up on key recommendations from previous audits and report on the implementation and effectiveness of agreed corrective actions.
• Support special projects – Conduct commercial reviews, fraud investigations, and other special assignments requested by management or the Audit & Risk Committee.
• Work with autonomy – Operate within established Internal Audit methodologies, processes, and procedures with minimal supervision while maintaining high-quality deliverables.
• Manage audits with confidence – Deliver audits of varying complexity using sound judgment, recognising when to escalate risks, issues, or stakeholder concerns to the Audit Manager or Audit Senior Manager.