Audit Senior Manager at Capital One

About this role

This is a fantastic opportunity to join our UK based Audit team as a Senior Manager. 

Capital One’s Audit function is a dedicated group of professionals focused on delivering top-quality assurance services to the organisation’s Audit Committee. Audit professionals are experienced, well-trained and credentialed, and operate within a collaborative, agile environment to deliver value-added opinions and recommendations. Audit's vision is to provide high value, independent, proactive insights, to innovate with technology, and to be a top talent destination, creating a dynamic and challenging atmosphere for both personal growth and professional opportunity. 

Capital One is seeking an Audit Senior Manager who will assist in the development and execution of the audit plans for assurance coverage related to consumer lending, primarily credit cards across the UK, Canada, and Business Cards & Payments lines of business (including limited travel mostly based out of our Nottingham office), and will work closely with members of the technology, compliance, and analytics audit teams who support key audit projects. Each audit assignment enables the Audit Senior Manager to demonstrate business, technical and industry knowledge while assessing business risks, identifying key controls, and performing risk-based testing. The Audit Senior Manager will be responsible for maintaining all organisational and professional ethical standards. As part of the broader Audit team, the candidate will also lead or contribute to other audits as determined through audit planning processes.

What you’ll do

• Lead operational and compliance based audits. 
• Annual planning, risk assessment, and scheduling of the audit universe.
• Develop audit engagement planning documentation, and develop the audit program to ensure adequate coverage of risk.
• Communicate audit scope, issues, risks, and recommendations to management in written reports and oral presentations.
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with key business partners.
• Design and execute internal control testing for audits.
• Effectively communicate audit process scope, methodology, issues, risks and recommendations to clients during kick-off, periodic status updates, and exit meetings.
• Assess the relevance of audit findings, potential exposures, materiality, improving or deteriorating trends, and demonstrate awareness of big picture issues.
• Manage timely and quality delivery of audit work. Demonstrate the ability to successfully meet deadlines.
• Supervise and coordinate work assignments amongst Audit team members. Provide timely feedback and coaching to audit staff.
• Proactively follow up on agreed audit actions to assess the sustainable delivery of management commitments within the agreed timescales.
• Demonstrate flexibility in responding to changes in assignment and job responsibility.
• Leverage specialized knowledge and skills, providing management with insight into their area of subject-matter focus.
• Monitor industry trends, external events, and internal developments to ensure continuous coverage of emerging risks.
• Leverage available data and analytical tools during the planning, fieldwork, and reporting phases of audit delivery.
• Provide development of junior associates.
• Very occasionally travel to Canada to perform audit engagements, typically less than twice a year, although we are flexible to personal circumstances.

What we’re looking for

• Proven history of operating independently and owning the delivery of complex internal audit, risk management, or compliance engagements involving ‘integrated’ teams. 
• A relevant qualification (ACCA, ACA, CIMA, IIA or equivalent).
• Coach and inspire other members of the team to deliver their best work, to learn, and to grow.
• Significant experience and robust skills in assessing business risks and the ability to identify, design, and execute risk-based testing
• You embrace change, have an inquisitive mind, test assumptions, and challenge conventional thinking.
• You develop influential relationships based upon shared risk objectives and trust to deliver outstanding business impact and elevate Audit’s value proposition.
• You create energy and an environment that fosters trust, collaboration, and belonging.

Nice to haves

• Experience in banking or in the financial services industry.
• Experience, or a qualification, in information technology. 
• Experience performing data analysis.