Job Description

Senior Audit Manager - Corporate and Institutional Banking (CIB) - London / Birmingham



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As an HSBC employee in the UK, you will have access to tailored professional development opportunities and a competitive pay and benefits package. This includes private healthcare for all UK-based employees, enhanced maternity and adoption pay and support when you return to work, and a contributory pension scheme with a generous employer contribution.



Internal Audit provides independent and objective assurance as to whether the design and operational effectiveness of our framework of risk management, control and governance processes, as designed and represented by management, is adequate.

Global Internal Audit provides independent, objective assurance to management and the risk and audit committees as to whether the framework of risk management, control, and governance processes, as designed and represented by management, is adequate and functioning.



We are currently seeking an experienced individual to join the Corporate and Institutional (CIB) team in the role of Senior Audit Manager. As the Senior Audit Manager you should have an appreciation of risks affecting CIB such as wholesale credit, sustainability, financial crime, regulatory and reputational or strategic risks. You would give credible and effective evaluations of the design and operation of controls that CIB use to manage risks and present conclusions to senior audit and business management.



You will also contribute to ongoing continuous monitoring activities and the development of new audit practices within the function such as data analytics and process mining.



In this role, you will:

Coordinate and lead large front-to-back audits of CIB business segments including Relationship Coverage, Corporate Finance, Investment Banking or specialised Lending area's such as Infrastructure Finance, Structured Finance, Debt Capital Markets, Leveraged Finance and . Be responsible for the execution of all stages in the audit lifecycle: audit announcement, team management and preparation, scoping, planning, fieldwork, documentation and review, issue writing and agreement, report delivery, post-report issue validation, and ongoing stakeholder engagement. Undertake a programme of continuous monitoring for a defined portfolio of businesses and countries through regular bilateral meetings with stakeholders, participation in business governance forums, ongoing analysis of businesses' risk profiles, and delivery of continuous monitoring reports. Maintain and enhance stakeholder relationships through regular bilateral meetings, appropriate questions in business risk governance forums, and keeping in touch with business, regulatory and industry developments. Contribute to the wider development of Global Internal Audit, through collaborating with other audit teams, dedicating some of your time to consider how audit can use data analytics, and other innovations to efficiently and effectively deliver its objectives. Support people, helping them to define and execute on personal development objectives, designing and delivering training sessions and executing mentoring or one-on-one coaching sessions, and assist in developing and delivering people initiatives to help our team be at their best.


To be successful in this role you should meet the following requirements:



Strong Banking knowledge and experience particularly in the field of Relationship Management, Sustainability, Credit & Lending, Portfolio Management & Investment Banking (Corporate Finance or Capital Markets). Knowledge of climate and sustainability risks, sustainable finance, financial crime risk, credit risk or market conduct. An analytical thinker who is confident approaching areas outside of their expertise in a thorough and detailed manner and getting to the heart of the key topics quickly. Relevant industry expertise from the business or audit. For instance: Investment Banking products, Front Office (Coverage or Lending), Credit Risk, Business Management, Sustainability or Reputational risk, Compliance, Surveillance. The ability to analyse, review & visualise large amounts of data using data analytics software is a significant advantage.


The base location for this role is London or Birmingham, with a hybrid working pattern.



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