Internal Auditor/ QA Officer – Birmingham - £24k + benefits
 

Our client is a leading and well established financial organisation based in Birmingham; due to continued growth and expansion they are now looking to recruit an Internal Auditor/ QA Officer.
 

You will help our client with its objectives by bringing a disciplined approach to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of risk management, control and governance processes. Focusing on the ongoing review of core internal controls. You will be required to provide challenging and sometimes provocative insights into risks and internal controls.
 

You will work within the Risk team and supporting the risk function to develop your domain knowledge. Primarily in undertaking each audit, you will assess the identification of management and control of risk, completing the audit work within planned timescales and in compliance with quality requirements. The role will also manage relationships with key stakeholders across the business and with other team members, upholding ethical behaviour and integrity at all times.
 

Responsibilities:

Internal Control:

Reviewing internal control remediation plans to ensure existence, efficiency and effectiveness

Maintaining Internal controls and compliance obligation framework to ensure full compliance to company wide code of conduct as well as rules and regulations required by legislation

Regulatory research by reviewing regulatory bulletins/relevant statutes and other sources of information.
 

Quality Assurance:

Post transaction analysis and audit to ensure compliance to internal procedure and best practices

Monitoring compliance activities conducted by the 2nd line of defence to ensure the processes are being adhered to and identifying areas of improvement

Review and analysis through random sampling of agent files to ensure KYC due diligence is being appropriately applied and identifying discrepancies

Preparing reports by collecting, analysing, and summarising information
 

General:

Maintaining rapport with regulatory personnel and compliance service providers by arranging continuing contacts; resolving concerns.

Maintaining professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; bench-marking state-of-the-art practices; participating in professional societies.

Contributing to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed
 

• Experience in compliance environment particularly finance institutions, experience in internal and/or external audit is a plus

• Project management skills (e.g. organisation of multiple tasks, managing time and priorities, respect deadlines, etc.)

• Analytical skills to understand and document processes.

• Ability to communicate clearly with wide audience.

• Team worker with ability to develop, maintain and strengthen business relations.

• Strong knowledge of accounting and finance principles is a plus.

• Strong MS Excel skills

• High level of accuracy and attention to detail.

• Ability to operate within a multi-cultural environment

• Ability to work in a fast paced and often pressurised environment with strict deadlines

 

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