Internal Audit Manager - Banking

About Forvis Mazars

Forvis Mazars is a leading global professional services network providing audit & assurance, tax, and advisory services. In the UK we span 14 offices across the nation and have over 3,400 professionals and 190 partners, with a shared commitment to shape a better future.

The Risk Consulting team primarily delivers outsourced and co‑sourced internal audit and internal controls services, while supporting a broad range of risk and governance advisory engagements, including internal controls reviews, SOX and UK Corporate Governance Code readiness, enterprise risk management frameworks, combined assurance and external quality assessments.

As an Internal Audit Manager within the Banking Risk Consulting Team, you will be responsible for planning, fieldwork, delivery and finalisation of internal audit engagements, leading a team of Assistant Manager and Senior Consultants, and presenting at Audit Committees to a range of banking and building society clients.

Key responsibilities include:

• Managing a portfolio of clients, overseeing preparation and delivery of Internal Audit plans, risk assessments, client engagement, committee presentation and reporting.
• Performance and management of internal audit fieldwork and supporting a team of internal auditors including assistant manager and senior consultants.
• Preparation and review of draft internal audit reports and other deliverables.
• Leading opening and closing meetings with key client contacts (Exco) and maintaining good client relationships.
• Providing on‑the‑job training and supervision of junior team members.
• Identifying opportunities and prospects for new work.
• Leading the preparation of client proposals / pitches.
• Ensuring quality and risk standards and procedures are maintained across the team.

Hold either ACA, CA, ACCA, IIA or CII (or equivalent) qualification.

Experience:

• Planning, delivering and managing internal audit fieldwork.
• Managing a portfolio of Banking and Financial Services Internal Audit clients.
• Delivering and leading reviews such as underwriting and credit risk management, enterprise risk management, deposit and card operations, compliance framework reviews, third‑party risk management, and payment operations.
• Understanding of UK regulations applicable to Financial Services (specifically Banks, Building Societies and non‑bank lenders) and MCOB requirements for regulated loans.
• Strong communication and report writing skills; confident speaker to deliver training sessions and webinars to clients and colleagues.
• Experience presenting at Audit Committees.
• Good interpersonal, client handling and project management skills.

At Forvis Mazars diversity, equity and inclusion are central to our values. We value our people's unique backgrounds, perspectives and experience and seek to attract, develop and retain the best talent, inclusive of sex, ethnicity, disability, socio‑economic background, sexual orientation, gender identity, nationality and faith. We select candidates based on skills, knowledge, qualifications, and experience and aim to support all our team members to reach their potential.