Head of Audit - Finance, Treasury & Market Risk

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Agile Working Options: Job Share; Hybrid Working

Location(s): London, Bristol & Edinburgh

Hours: Full-time

Working Pattern: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, at one of our office sites.

About this opportunity: As Head of Audit for Finance, Treasury and Market Risk, you’ll lead audits across Group Finance, Group Corporate Treasury, LBG Investments & LDC, and Market Risk. Providing independent, outcome focused assurance, and influencing the control environment. Group Finance is on a strategic transformation journey. You’ll apply deep risk insight to influence decision making and deliver impactful audit outcomes, drive new ideas, and find opportunities to make valuable contributions to the organisation and customers. You’ll build strong relationships across the function and lead the Finance Risk Community of Interest.

Day to day, you will:

• Lead risk assessment and deliver an integrated, risk‑based audit plan.
• Provide technical recommendations with material business impact.
• Manage senior collaborator relationships across all Lines of Defense.
• Monitor key risks and call out concerns appropriately.
• Challenge leadership on risks, controls, strategy, and compliance.
• Promote Group values and support cultural transformation.
• Lead, develop, and coach talent within the team.
• Provide clear, timely feedback to drive performance.

Why join us? We’re transforming at pace. Investing billions in our people, data and tech to change the way we meet the needs of our 28 million customers. We’re growing, and we’d love you to be part of the journey.

What you’ll need:

• 5-10 years' experience delivering complex audit portfolios across Finance, Treasury and Market Risk.
• 3-5 years' experience in building and developing high performance audit teams.
• Strong collaborator engagement and influencing capability.
• Deep knowledge of Market Risk regulations (e.g. IMA, IRRBB, FRTB) and capital frameworks.
• Understanding market risk models and processes (e.g. VaR models).
• Ability to deliver assurance on capital requirements and stress testing.
• Strong data analysis and communication skills.

Leadership & behaviours:

• Lead delivery while developing and motivating teams.
• Build inclusive, high‑performing environments across locations.
• Empower others, delegate effectively, and avoid micro‑management.
• Coach for performance and career development.
• Act as a trusted advisor, providing strategic insight and challenges.
• Deliver timely, impactful, and valued assurance.

We know that great talent comes from many backgrounds. Whilst this job advert may reference specific years of experience, we recognise that skills are developed in many ways, so if you have relevant, transferable experience, we encourage you to apply!

This is a place for you. We offer reasonable workplace adjustments for colleagues with disabilities, including flexibility in office attendance, location and working patterns. And, as a Disability Confident Leader, we guarantee interviews for a fair and proportionate number of applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role with a disability, long-term health or neurodivergent condition through the Disability Confident Scheme.

We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
• An annual performance-related bonus
• Share schemes including free shares
• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
• 30 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on top
• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

Ready to make an impact? Apply today!