Senior Audit Manager, Permanent, London

Join Pay.UK as a Senior Audit Manager and take on a broad internal audit role with clear scope across payments, technology, projects, finance, third-party management, risk, and data. In this role, you will handle audits from beginning to completion, support independent assurance for the Board, and advance Internal Audit processes across the organisation.

This role is well suited to an experienced audit leader who values variety, a clear area of responsibility, and close involvement with the UK payment systems that support daily life and commerce. With 11 billion transactions worth over £10 trillion processed through the systems we maintain, the context for this work is substantial, visible, and grounded in essential services.

Accountabilities

• Manage end-to-end audit assignments across planning, fieldwork, reporting, and follow-up in line with Internal Audit methodology and professional standards.
• Supervise Audit Managers by reviewing work, giving clear direction, and maintaining quality across audit delivery.
• Assess risks and controls across assigned business areas, including payments, technology, projects and programmes, finance, third-party management, risk management, and data analytics.
• Work with stakeholders to identify emerging risks, agree audit scope, and develop terms of reference, findings, management actions, and final reports.
• Contribute to the annual audit plan by proposing audits and assurance activity for your portfolio of business areas and specialist topics.
• Deliver consultancy assignments that provide internal audit insight on governance, risk, and control matters.
• Identify, implement, and evaluate improvements to Internal Audit practices by updating methods, tools, and working processes.
• Monitor developments in internal audit and the payments sector and apply relevant changes to audit planning, delivery, and recommendations within your specialist areas.