Vice President, Senior Audit Manager in London

Vice President, Senior IT Audit Manager – EMEA Internal Audit Office, London.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, execution, and delivery of complex audit engagements within the EMEA Internal Audit function.
• Support senior leaders in shaping audit strategies for various portfolios, developing deep subject‑matter expertise in IT applications related to Financial Crime Compliance.
• Manage multiple concurrent audit projects, ensuring rigorous methodology standards and fostering positive stakeholder relationships.
• Coordinate Management Action Plans with stakeholders, test remediated controls, close issues, and prepare submissions for executive review.
• Provide continuous monitoring assignments and collaborate closely with regional teams to uphold best practices.
• Assist in developing strategy and approach papers, audit plans, risk assessments, and risk universe sections as directed by senior leadership.
• Maintain constructive relationships with stakeholders across the business for smooth audit planning and delivery.
• Deliver audit engagements according to established methodology standards; manage concurrent engagements when required.
• Provide ongoing feedback to Audit Director, escalating performance‑related issues and offering coaching support.
• Support implementation of good practice throughout the team, promote collaborative approaches, and maintain understanding of audit methodology.
• Assist in preparing third‑party submissions for the Chief Auditor with Internal Audit & Credit Exam colleagues regionally and globally.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in an IT Audit function within Wholesale or Investment Banking sectors or similar Big‑4 experience with relevant industry exposure.
• Proven track record of delivering integrated audit engagements and collaborating closely with business audit teams.
• Comprehensive application audit knowledge, including key risks, ITGC (IT General Controls) and ITAC (IT Application Controls) audit techniques.
• Experience leading multiple concurrent complex audits.
• Mandatory certifications: CIA (Certified Internal Auditor), CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor), ACA (Associate Chartered Accountant); CAMS (Certified Anti‑Money Laundering Specialist) preferred.
• Higher education or equivalent industry experience.
• Excellent communication skills for building trust‑based relationships across all levels of the organization.
• Results‑oriented approach, strong decision‑making abilities, and structured logical thinking.
• Interpersonal skills for effective collaboration within teams; ability to manage large workloads under tight deadlines.
• Meticulous attention to detail and strong numerical skills underpinning analytical tasks.

Benefits

• Flexible working opportunities and arrangements tailored to individual needs.
• Generous pension contributions to secure future wellbeing.
• Ongoing training programmes designed for skill enhancement and personal development.
• Inclusive culture celebrating diversity, collaboration and supportive leadership.

MUFG is committed to embracing diversity and building an inclusive culture where all employees are valued, respected and their opinions count. We support the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion in recruitment and employment, and oppose all forms of discrimination on the grounds of age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy and maternity, race, gender reassignment, religion or belief and marriage or civil partnership. We make our recruitment decisions in a non‑discriminatory manner in accordance with our commitment to identifying the right skills for the right role and our obligations under the law.