Head of Internal Audit

You have significant internal audit or assurance experience within a UK-regulated investment firm, broker, fintech, or financial services business.

You understand the UK regulatory environment deeply, including FCA requirements across MIFIDPRU, SYSC, COBS, Consumer Duty, AML/CTF, and operational resilience.

You have experience auditing trading platforms, technology environments, financial crime controls, outsourced providers, and customer outcomes within complex regulated businesses.

You are confident operating within hybrid or co-sourced audit models and understand how to maintain quality, independence, and accountability across multiple delivery channels.

You hold a recognised professional qualification such as CIA, ACA, ACCA, CPA, or CISA.

You can assess complex control environments, identify root causes, and translate findings into practical, commercially realistic recommendations.

You know how to prioritise risk effectively in fast-moving businesses where regulation, technology, and product development evolve simultaneously.

You are comfortable working through ambiguity and adapting audit approaches as new risks emerge.

You build credibility quickly with Boards, regulators, senior executives, and cross-functional stakeholders.

You communicate clearly and directly, balancing independence with constructive partnership.

You can challenge effectively while maintaining trust and alignment across the organisation.

You take ownership and operate with strong integrity, objectivity, and professional judgement.

You are proactive, resilient, and comfortable making decisions in a high-growth, highly regulated environment.

You bring curiosity and commercial awareness, with the ability to balance regulatory expectations against business realities.

You are motivated by building scalable, modern assurance functions that evolve alongside ambitious global businesses.