Job Description

End Date Thursday 10 August 2023

Salary Range \xc2\xa366,861 - \xc2\xa374,290

Agile Working Options Hybrid Working

Summary An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Insurance, Pensions & Investments (IP&I) audit team as an Audit Manager, focusing primarily on our platform business, Embark. It is a very exciting time of growth, with Embark at the heart of the Group\xe2\x80\x99s future growth strategy.

As an Audit Manager you will support the Portfolio Lead to deliver more complex audits of high quality, independent assurance and agree management actions to enhance the control framework to agreed plan. You will also lead elements of larger/complex audits with minimal support, and/or on less complex audits (where appropriate) undertake the Engagement Lead role and matrix management of the allocated team.



Key Responsibilities

• Establish and build relationships with stakeholders to educate the business in the control framework and influence business processes and required actions to deliver control improvements.
• Work collaboratively across the risk / business audit matrix to develop an understanding of business priorities and risk appetite relevant to assigned Audits, identify key controls and evaluate their design effectiveness requiring only light supervision.
• Define, propose and complete testing of key controls for assigned Audits to evaluate their operational effectiveness requiring only light supervision.

Highlight any control deficiencies for assigned Audits and draft issues and actions for inclusion in Draft Reports. * Deliver assigned areas of Audits within agreed timescales, through collaboration with other colleagues keeping Portfolio/Engagement Leads updated on progress and escalating issues and concerns promptly.

• Apply the Group Audit methodology and standards to identify and deliver high quality findings and robust supporting files.
• Ensure management actions address the root cause of findings, all findings are reported, followed up and management proposals to close are credible and fully supported by evidence ahead of recommending closure to the PL/EL/Head of Audit
• Co-ordinate production and collation of team MI and status reports; take ownership for delivering team related activities ensuring the right level of quality is achieved and escalate as appropriate.
• Embrace continuous improvement through supporting change initiatives.
• Motivate, develop and collaborate within own team and across the wider function to drive higher performance and sustained results
• Provide direction, coaching and feedback to more junior team members

Experience:

• Typically would be a qualified accountant (ACCA or equivalent), Chartered Internal Auditor or equivalent qualification with at least 3 years post qualification experience.
• Alternatively, could have the same level of expertise, acquired through very substantial experience in audit (at least 5 years).
• Prior experience of insurance or investment platforms
• Likely to have scope to plan and organise own workload, including liaison with colleagues in other functions

We\'re focused on creating a values-led culture, and our approach to inclusion and diversity means that we all have the opportunity to make a real difference, together.

As part of the Group\'s commitments as a result of ring-fencing legislation, colleagues based in the Islands are required to be exclusively dedicated to the non-ring-fenced bank and its subsidiaries. This means that colleagues who are based in the Islands would not be able to undertake roles for the Ring Fenced Bank from their existing location and would need to consider relocation when applying for roles.

At Lloyds Banking Group, we\'re driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you\'ll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you\'ll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop.

We keep your data safe. So, we\'ll only ever ask you to provide confidential or sensitive information once you have formally been invited along to an interview or accepted a verbal offer to join us which is when we run our background checks. We\'ll always explain what we need and why, with any request coming from a trusted Lloyds Banking Group person.

We\'re focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we\xe2\x80\x99re building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.

Lloyds Banking Group