PA to Lloyd's Audit Director in London

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The Internal Audit function plays a critical role in providing independent assurance to the Audit Committee, CEO, and Executive Team on governance, risk management, and internal controls.

This is a high-profile Personal Assistant role supporting the Audit Director, who leads the global Internal Audit function. You will provide proactive, high-quality executive and team support, ensuring the smooth running of governance processes, senior stakeholder engagement, and delivery of the Internal Audit plan.

Key Responsibilities

• Executive Support
  • Manage a complex and high-profile diary and inbox, prioritising senior stakeholder engagements.
  • Act as a trusted gatekeeper, anticipating needs and aligning schedules to strategic priorities.
  • Draft correspondence on behalf of the Audit Director for senior stakeholders, including regulators and executive leadership.
• Governance & Committee Support
  • Support preparation for Audit Committee and executive meetings.
  • Coordinate agendas, forward planning, and high-quality board papers.
  • Provide secretariat support, including minutes, actions, and follow-ups where required.
• Team & Global Coordination
  • Coordinate activity across the global Internal Audit team (UK, Europe, Asia).
  • Support planning cycles linked to audit strategy and delivery.
  • Facilitate leadership and team meetings, ensuring actions are tracked and delivered.
• Stakeholder Management
  • Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders, including the Executive Team, Audit Committee members, and Council representatives.
  • Act as a key liaison across the Internal Audit function.
• Operational Support
  • Manage international travel, expenses, and procurement processes.
  • Assist with budget tracking and expenditure management.
  • Support internal communications, team engagement, and onboarding activity.
• Confidentiality
  • Handle highly sensitive information, including audit findings, regulatory matters, and investigations, with discretion and sound judgement.

Skills & Experience

• Proven experience supporting senior executives or board-level stakeholders.
• Exceptional organisational and prioritisation skills in fast-paced environments.
• Advanced diary and inbox management capability.
• Excellent written communication and attention to detail.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with confidence engaging senior leaders.
• Ability to handle confidential information with integrity and discretion.

Desirable

• Experience in financial services, internal audit, or a regulated environment.
• Understanding of governance and executive-level administration.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills (Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, Word).

Why Join Lloyd’s

You will work at the centre of a globally recognised organisation, supporting a senior leader in a regulated environment with exposure to board-level and regulatory interactions. This role offers a unique opportunity to build strong relationships across a high-performing global function and contribute to the delivery of critical assurance activities.

Diversity and inclusion are a focus for us – Lloyd’s aim is to build a diverse, inclusive environment that reflects the global markets we work in. One where everyone is treated with dignity and respect to achieve their full potential. In practice, this means we are positive and inclusive about making workplace adjustments, we offer regular health and wellbeing programmes, diversity and inclusion training, employee networks, mentoring and volunteering opportunities as well as investment into your professional development.

We understand that our work/life balance is important to us all and that a hybrid of working from the office and home can offer a great level of flexibility. Flexible working forms part of a total reward approach which offers a host of other benefits over and above the standard offering (generous pension, healthcare, wellbeing etc). These include financial support for training, education & development, a benefit allowance (to spend on our flexible benefits such as gym membership, dental insurance, extra holiday or to partake in our cycle to work scheme), employee recognition scheme and various employee discount schemes.

By choosing Lloyd's, you'll be part of a team that brings together the best minds in the industry, and together with our underwriters and brokers, we create innovative, responsive solutions allowing us to share risk and solve complex problems.