Audit Manager – Economic Crime and Operational Risk | S3 | Audit

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In this critical role within our Economic Crime and Operational Risk Audit Team, you’ll be conducting independent audits of a wide range of areas including Branch and Back-Office Operations, HR, Procurement and all aspects of Economic Crime such as Sanctions, Due Diligence and Transaction Monitoring. You’ll help deliver the audit plan by directing field work, testing and assessments and identifying and presenting significant findings and recommendations. You’ll mentor and help develop less experienced members of the team to ensure the audits are completed within agreed timescales and comply with quality requirements. You’ll liaise with stakeholders and other business areas and contribute to other activities including running reports, providing commentary and reporting findings to more senior management.

The difference you’ll make:

• Leading audit and assurance activities, assessing the management of risks, and suggesting alternatives where appropriate
• Supporting ongoing business monitoring and annual risk assessment and audit plan processes
• Providing coaching and support to Internal Audit colleagues during audit engagements
• Building and maintaining relationships across Internal Audit and with key stakeholders across the business
• Ensuring full compliance with management reporting requirements, policies, and frameworks
• Demonstrating cross-team collaboration, sharing learning, best practices, and feedback to contribute to overall team effectiveness

What you’ll bring:

These are the essential requirements you need to be successful in this role:

• Previous experience in an audit manager role within Financial Services
• In-depth knowledge of Economic crime controls such as Due Diligence, Sanctions and Transaction Monitoring
• An understanding of risk and control frameworks and the mindset to identify and evaluate their effectiveness
• Demonstrable experience of managing and leading elements of reviews and providing support to senior management and less experienced colleagues

It would also be nice for you to have:

• An understanding of the financial services industry and its regulatory framework relating to AML, Sanctions and Bribery and Corruption
• Ability to meet tight deadlines whilst maintaining accuracy and attention to detail
• Excellent communication and relationship management skills with the ability to use different influencing styles
• Ability to prioritise multiple tasks to ensure quality delivery within defined timescales

This permanent role is based in Milton Keynes. We want our people to thrive at work and home, and also be able to deliver the best outcomes for our customers and to help each other develop. To support this, we offer site-based contracts with a hybrid working pattern and our expected level of attendance in an office is at least 12 days per month (pro-rata for part-time roles). If you apply for this role, it’s important you consider your travelling distance, time and cost from your home to the office location. We’re happy to discuss specific working patterns and arrangement within this hybrid approach during the recruitment process. If you’re interested in this role but with part-time hours or a job-share, we would still love to hear from you and discuss these.

Inclusion: At Santander we’re creating a thriving workplace where all colleagues feel they belong and are supported to succeed. We all help to make Santander a workplace that celebrates diversity and attracts, retains and develops the most talented and committed people through living our values of Simple, Personal, and Fair.

How we’ll reward you:

As well as a competitive salary, you’ll enjoy a benefits package that you can tailor to your needs. Eligible for a discretionary performance-related annual bonus. We put 8% of salary into your pension, even if you don’t contribute yourself. We’ll pay in up to 12.5% of salary if you contribute as well, and you can take some of our contribution in cash if you prefer. 30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, which increases to 31 days after 5 years of service, with the option to purchase up to 5 contractual days per year. £6,000 car allowance per year. Company funded individual private medical insurance. Voluntary healthcare benefits at discounted rates such as private medical insurance for your family, dental insurance, and health assessments. Protection for you and your family, with company-funded death-in-service benefit and income protection insurance, and the option to take advantage of discounted rates for additional life assurance and critical illness cover. Share in Santander’s success by saving or investing in our share plans. As a Santander UK employee, you are able to request staff versions of our products like our Edge Current Accounts and Credit Cards with no fees, as well as apply to many other deals and discounts in Santander products and services.

If this sounds like a role you’re interested in, then please apply. If there’s anything we can do in the recruitment process to help you achieve your best, get in touch. Whether it’s a copy of our application form in another format or additional assistance, we’re available through telephone, email, or face to face.