Invesco is a global investment management company committed to delivering a superior investment experience to its clients. As a Senior Manager in the Audit Professional Practices team, you’ll have the chance to shape the audit function, collaborate with top professionals, and drive audit excellence in a leading financial organization.
Key Objectives:
- Continuous improvement and embedding of Audit professional practices e.g. frameworks and standards (on a global and regional basis as required).
- Delivery of workstreams ensuring Audit related processes are completed in line with the relevant frameworks and standards at the right levels of quality.
- Support the wider Audit agenda (i.e. reporting and system requirements) aligned to the Audit professional practices principles.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the design, construction and composition of the relevant Audit frameworks and standards managing inputs and requirements from key stakeholders across the business.
- Manage an efficient set of processes for the periodic review, monitoring and continuous improvement of the relevant Audit frameworks and standards.
- Manage the processes for monitoring of Audit standards quality adherence.
- Provide and/or coordinate training and embedding of professional practices across the Internal Audit function and the global business.
- Provide expertise and advice for the implementation of Audit related matters including assessment against regulatory requirements and expectations.
- Collaborate across teams on initiatives as related to the Audit frameworks and standards.
- Support the streamlining of assurance and control testing frameworks throughout the wider business to aid firm wide consistency and cohesiveness.
- Support the wider objectives of the function (process delivery, reporting and system requirements) ensuring alignment to the Audit professional practices principles.
- Adopting an analytical approach on the integration of Audit related matters into business practice.
- Promotes and fosters a focus on innovation, continuous learning and improvement for all aspects of Audit activities including appropriate leverage of technology and data analytics.
Work Experience / Knowledge:
- 5-10 years’ experience in Audit functions (or equivalent) in financial services firm, including asset management.
- An excellent understanding of Audit frameworks, methodologies, standards and related regulatory requirements.
- Proven success in defining and implementing Audit frameworks within Financial Services industry.
- Experience of deploying analytical thinking towards process enhancement and data analysis to strengthen, simplify and streamline activities.
- Experience in financial services including working within regulated organizations
Formal Education:
- A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Audit, Risk or Business Management or relevant discipline is beneficial.
- Accreditations in relevant professional standards from recognised Audit professional industry bodies is required.
Skills / Other Personal Attributes:
- Excellent verbal and written skills.
- An ability to conduct analysis, communicate complex concepts and present data in a meaningful way.
- Confidence in preparing and presenting to stakeholders.
- Interpersonal skills necessary to effectively communicate with a variety of individuals at all technical levels.
- Broad range of influencing skills and ability to challenge SME stakeholders effectively whilst remaining open-minded, flexible and focused on engaging with differing perspectives to optimize outcomes.
- Constructive, solutions focused approach to work with proactive attitude to change status quo.
- Ability to work well in a team environment and under pressure.
