Excellent opportunity for  a Head of Audit to join this Global Insurance company, based in the City. The London Market Insurer is looking for a qualified audit management professional with experience of / gained in Internal Audit and knowledge of best practice and methodologies to oversee their Internal Audit function. You will be familiar with the regulators, have experience of both Lloyd’s of London and international insurance practices and insurance & finance compliance codes.

As well as overall function supervision this role will provide objective and independent assurance to in-scope entitles, adding value and improving effectiveness. You will have the capability to implement any systematic and disciplined methodology recommendations and ensure adherence to policies, procedures, systems and controls. You will report performance to the US based Board of Directors along with ensuring and reporting adherence with regulatory and legal requirements.

Key areas of responsibility:

• Internal Audits
• Systems and Controls
• Management Information
• Risk Management
• Training & Competence
• Regulatory and Compliance

This role has now been filled. For information regarding similar roles we are currently working on, please speak with one of our Consultants.

Job Description

A top London Market insurer with a growing and successful portfolio is looking to improve its corporate governance and central controls department. The insurer is looking to become the market leader in internal audit excellence and with a new audit plan budget they are seeking additional head count.
The ideal candidate would have come from a big 4 or similar career progression with a specialism of insurance and London markets, an understanding of the Lloyd’s of London businesses would be advantageous.
In return this position will offer a high standard of senior stakeholder facing, management and delivery of audit plans, cosourcing relationship management, working as a number two of a successful audit department and the potential for heading up the department at a later stage.

The right candidate must be qualified to ACA and have a strong technical background including IFRS and UK GAAP, must also have financial services background, ideally insurance.

• ACA
• IFRS, UK GAAP
• Financial Services
• Audit

Please only apply if you have a UK passport / Visa, as they won’t be sponsoring Visa.

This role has now been filled. For information regarding similar roles we are currently working on, please speak with one of our Consultants.

UK’s leading Life & Pensions Company is seeking to expand their successful internal audit department. Due to an internal transfer they are currently seeking a technical specialist to joining their audit department based in Scotland.

The skill set my clients seeks are:

• Professional qualification – ACA, ACCA, AIA or FIA
• Working with Actuaries or several years’ experience of working in an environment with knowledge of technical risk.
• Excellent analytical skills including analysing trends.
• Ability to build and maintain relationships.
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal, including presentation skills.
• Strong influencing skills.
• No internal audit exp needed
• Must have the right to work in the UK as they will not be sponsoring Visa’s.

In return you will be working with a pioneering team, have great exposure to the business, excellent career development.

This role has now been filled. For information regarding similar roles we are currently working on, please speak with one of our Consultants.

Currently working with a top ten accountancy firm and their insurance internal audit outsourcing / co-sourcing department, they operative mainly within the London Market insurance place and due to growth they are seeking to increase their current team structure.

As a Senior Audit Manager, you would have a background within the London Insurance market, either GI or Lloyd’s of London, you would have experience of managing a team and facing off to senior stakeholders, you will be a chartered accountant or equivalent. This is a great opportunity to be a part of a growing team and to make your name within the market.

ACA/ACCA/CIIA
London markets insurance / General Insurance
Internal Audit / External Audit
Eligibility to work in the UK