COO Audit Manager

We're seeking a talented individual to join our team as COO Audit Manager in Glasgow. The COO Audit Manager will oversee all internal and external audits impacting the Chief Operating Officer's (COO) areas of responsibility, including the annual FCA CASS audit. They will play a lead role in ensuring that audits are planned, executed and completed efficiently and in line with agreed timelines. The role will also help business leaders conclude on recommendations, lead the closure of actions in line with agreed timelines. The role will also assist internal and external auditors with the annual audit planning process to ensure that audits target high risk areas, enhance operational efficiencies and/ or regulatory compliance. As COO Audit Manager, your responsibilities will include among others

• Effectively manage all internal and external audits impacting COO from planning to completion, including the annual CASS audit, annual IT audit and ISAE/AAF controls audits.
• Work with business leaders from COO to ensure that all supporting documentation requests for each internal and external audit is available in a timely manner.
• Be the primary point of contact for external auditors and any internal reviews undertaken by 2nd or 3rd lines of defence.
• Work with internal and external auditors to develop comprehensive plans which on a cyclical basis evaluate the effectiveness of internal controls, regulatory compliance and operational efficiencies.
• Work with COO leadership to ensure that final reports from internal and external audits are to a high standard, including but not limited to: ensuring that audit findings are factually correct and accepted by business leaders and target completion dates are realistic.
• Keep a track of total internal and external costs per audit and ensure these are in line with the original budget. Keep the Head of Assurance up to date on any potential overruns and document reasons why.
• Maintain an accurate and update to date record of all actions from internal and external audits and report to Head of Assurance on a regular basis the status of all outstanding actions.
• Present findings from internal reviews to COO and other senior management governance forums and prepare high quality drafts of papers for such meetings.
  
  To be successful in this role, you should
• Proven experience managing audits, preferably within financial services for a professional practice.
• Demonstrate the ability to create high quality reports for internal governance forums.
• Must be able to build strong working relationships with business leaders and hold them to account on timelines throughout each stage of the audit lifecycle.
• Demonstrate that they effectively manage multiple audits and manage their own time.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages, in particular Word and Excel.
• Relevant professional qualification(s) e.g. ICAEW or ICAS
  
  Evelyn Partners is the UK's leading integrated wealth management and professional services group, with over 186 years of experience in helping generations of people and businesses to thrive. We offer an extensive range of financial and professional services to individuals, family trusts, professional intermediaries, charities and businesses.
We provide an award-winning service for our clients by employing the best people. Join us on our mission to place the power of good advice into more hands because we believe that everyone deserves access to good advice, regardless of where they're at in their financial journey. An exceptional track record of growth and innovation is driven by our core values of: Personal, offering advice based on a true understanding of what matters to our clients; Partnership, working with our clients in a joined-up, collaborative way; and Performance, demonstrating a breadth and depth of advice expertise to deliver first-class results.


• Competitive salary
• Private medical insurance
• Life assurance
• Pension contribution
• Hybrid working model (role dependant)
• Generous holiday package
• Option to purchase additional holiday
• Shared parental leave
We are proud to value the differences that a diverse workforce brings, representative of society and our clients. At Evelyn Partners we have a wide range of highly active employee resource groups and we're delivering multiple diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives across the organisation. It is our commitment to provide a workspace where all colleagues, regardless of identity, background, or circumstance, feel respected as individuals and feel that they can achieve their full potential and work in a safe, supportive, and inclusive environment. We are happy to make any reasonable adjustments to accommodate for your needs throughout the application process. Please let your Recruiter know.