Overview
Hours:
35 hours per week, flexible and hybrid working can be considered.
Salary:
£50,000 Per Annum
Closing Date:
Thu, 19 Sept 2024
We are recruiting for a Senior Specialist Auditor Lead in our Group Internal Audit Team.
The risk landscape at the Skipton Group is becoming more complex and fast-moving. Can you provide assurance, advise, help the business anticipate risk and accelerate a culture of risk awareness? If the answer is yes, then this may be the job for you.
Who Are We?
Not just another building society. Not just another job.
We're the fourth biggest building society in the UK and what makes us a bit different is that we're a mutual organisation. We don't have shareholders; we're owned by our members. Our colleagues say Skipton's a great place to work, and you could be one of them, bringing with you new ideas on how we can keep customers at the heart of what we do.
Whatever your background, and whatever your goals, we'll help you take the next step towards a better future.
You’ll join the Group Internal Audit (‘GIA’) team, comprising 35 colleagues. We’re a team of specialists with skills in IT Audit, Data Analytics, Finance & Prudential and Operational and Conduct Risk. The GIA team work right across the Skipton Group.
You’ll focus specifically on the Home Financing and Money businesses within the Skipton Group, working closely with other colleagues in GIA. You’ll get the opportunity to work with colleagues at all levels across both businesses. You’ll also play a key role in understanding key risks the business is facing, assessing how we manage those risks and working with colleagues in the first and second lines to help protect our customers. You’ll play a part in influencing and shaping the future strategy and direction of GIA team as we look to advance our use of data analytics, agile auditing and our approach to joined up assurance with colleagues in the second line.
What’s In It For You?
Skipton values work/life balance and we are proud to support hybrid and flexible working, where possible. We have a newly refurbished head office which offers a vibrant and collaborative working space.
We have a range of other benefits available to you including;
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Annual discretionary bonus scheme
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25 days standard annual leave + bank holidays + rising 1 day per year of service to a maximum of 30 days
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Holiday trading scheme allowing the ability to buy and sell additional annual leave days
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Matching employer pension contribution (up to 10% per annum)
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A commitment to training and development
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Private medical insurance for all our colleagues
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3 paid volunteering days per annum
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Diverse and inclusive colleague networks available for you to join including our Carers and Pride Alliance groups
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We care about your health and wellbeing – we provide a range of benefits that support this including cycle to work initiative and discounted gym membership
What Will You Be Doing?
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You’ll lead a wide range of audits covering all aspects of the Home Financing and Money businesses. This diverse range of operational and conduct risk reviews includes how we’re embedding Consumer Duty requirements, through Mortgage Lending, to Savings account customer journeys, to how we gather data to support our Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting. We’re also delivering transformative changes to our Savings and Financial Advice propositions, so you’ll have the opportunity to deliver project assurance work in these areas.
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You’ll coach, support and develop other colleagues in GIA as you lead out on delivering our Audit Plan.
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You’ll also build trusted relationships with stakeholders across the business, sharing insights and providing your opinion. Through these relationships you’ll also help to shape and influence our annual audit plan.
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As a Group function our audit plan covers the Connells Group (the largest Estate Agency group in the UK), Skipton International Limited (our Guernsey based bank), Skipton Business Finance and Jade (a software company based in New Zealand). As our audit plan is risk based from time to time you may need to work across other parts of the Group. As a result periodic work away from home will be required, and this may be up to 20% of your time.
What Do We Need From You?
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A minimum of 3 years’ experience working in Banking/ Financial Services Internal Audit (comprising either co-source or in-house functions), with demonstrable experience and subject matter expertise in Conduct & Operational risk.
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A proven ability to lead on multiple complex and sometimes challenging assignments simultaneously with limited direction and supervision.
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Have or are obtaining a relevant Internal Audit certification or qualification (e.g., Certified or Chartered Internal Audit Qualification, ACCA, ACA).
£50000 plus benefits
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