Senior Manager, Internal Audit

TL;DR

Senior Manager, Internal Audit (Risk, Controls and GRC): Building and delivering risk-based internal audit engagements across operational, financial, compliance and technology areas with an accent on audit methodology, control testing and technology-enabled assurance. Focus on implementing GRC tooling, applying analytics and AI-enabled approaches, and influencing senior stakeholders across a global organisation.

Location: London, UK; hybrid work arrangement. The role involves engaging stakeholders across time zones when needed.

Salary: £80,000–£90,000 per year, plus eligibility for an annual discretionary incentive bonus.

Company

hirify.global is a global professional organisation focused on investment excellence, ethics, professional education and advancing better financial markets.

What you will do

• Lead and deliver risk-based internal audit engagements across operational, financial, compliance and technology-related areas.
• Contribute to audit planning, risk assessment, control testing and management review activities.
• Develop audit methodology, workpapers, reporting, issue tracking and quality standards.
• Explore data, analytics, AI-enabled tools and pragmatic assurance approaches to modernise audit delivery.
• Help implement and embed GRC tooling to improve assurance visibility, reporting and coverage.
• Partner with the Head of Internal Audit, co-source providers and stakeholders across Risk, Compliance, Technology, Finance, Legal and Operations.

Requirements

• Proven internal audit experience with a record of leading end-to-end risk-based audits.
• Strong knowledge of audit methodology, internal controls, governance practices and assurance frameworks.
• Professional audit, accounting or assurance qualification such as CIA, ACA, ACCA, CPA or equivalent.
• Ability to influence management and senior stakeholders while maintaining independence and objectivity.
• Experience working in global or multicultural environments and engaging stakeholders across time zones.
• Practical, improvement-focused approach with the ability to work hands-on in a small team and build internal capability.

Nice to have

• Experience managing co-source audit models and specialist partners.
• GRC platform implementation, audit analytics, AI-enabled assurance or audit process automation experience.
• Technology audit exposure, including cloud, ITGCs, data governance, cybersecurity or engineering stakeholders.
• CISA, SOX experience or similar technology and controls credentials.

Culture & Benefits

• Opportunity to help shape a newly developing internal audit function with meaningful scope to influence methodology and future ways of working.
• Work in a global organisation focused on technology, education, ethics and AI.
• Comprehensive health and medical benefits package.
• Generous time off, flexible work options and wellbeing and development programmes.
• Competitive retirement plan with a 12% employer contribution to a pension plan.
• Potential for growth in scope as the internal audit function matures.