Group Internal Audit is a high performing function which acts as a trusted advisor to executive management and is committed to developing its staff- Working as an Audit Manager in the Insurance team will give you a great opportunity to team lead people, be responsible for the delivery of complex audits across the Insurance Division, broaden your knowledge of Insurance and the Group and manage relationships with senior business stakeholders-
Job Description
The RBS Group Internal Audit team ("GIA") is a function which comprises more than 600 people working at locations across the world and which acts as an independent trusted advisor to the most senior levels of Group management and key external stakeholders-
Operating to the highest professional standards, GIA is highly regarded for the timely challenge, insight and advice it delivers on key risk management issues-
As an Audit Manager, you will lead / participate in audits within an assigned business unit, in line with Group Internal Audit standards and procedures- Your primary responsibility is to deliver individual audits as team leader- You will be expected to foster proactive and professional relationships with the business, providing robust and challenging insight on business risk and control processes- This role is London based but would involve c- 80% travel to Bromley-
Responsibilities
Scope of role: - Audit Managers determine the scope of the audit, how to carry it out, and the testing strategy, in conjunction with the Senior Audit Manager
- They are responsible for assigning individual tasks and responsibilities relating to the delivery of an audit, and identifying the issues which need to be raised
- They are also responsible for decisions about when to involve / escalate to more senior colleauges
People Management: - Audit Managers manage a team of auditors (generally 2-5) on a project basis but generally do not have line management responsibility- However, they do manage the quality of individuals' work on the audit they are team leading and give team members performance feedback- They also pass feedback on to Senior Audit Managers for use in performance appraisals
Financial Management: - No budgetary responsibilities- However, Audit Managers are required to manage resources effectively in relation to team leading audits
Leading the audit team (approx 15% time spent on activities relating to this) - Audit Preparation (approx 30% time spent on activities relating to this)
- Fieldwork (approx 35% time spent on activities relating to this)
- Reporting (approx 20% time spent on activities relating to this)
- Other activities (approx 10% time spent on activities relating to this)
The Individual
Essential Experience: - Either audit experience or relevant knowledge of a business area (e-g- if working within Insurance then specific experience of having audited Insurance or specific knowledge of Insurance products and industry)
- Experience of managing relationships with a business
Desirable Experience: - Experience of leading team projects
Desirable Qualifications: - Finance, Banking, Accounting, Audit or Risk Management qualification
Essential Technical Competence: - Business specific product / technical knowledge
- High level knowledge of insurance / financial services business processes
Desirable Technical Competence: - Language skills and experience of working internationally for overseas work (NB only applies to some audit clusters)
- Knowledge of audit techniques
- Knowledge of RBS Group Internal Audit methodology
- Knowledge of RBS Group Audit IT systems
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