Role requirement
Vacancy type
Permanent
Sector
Accounting & Finance
Specialisim
Audit
Location
Edinburgh
Language skills
English
Job reference No.
16132
Salary
Competitive
Data Published
13/06/2025
Closing date
11/07/2025
Job Description:
We have an exciting opportunity for an Audit Analyst, specialising in Insurance, Pensions & Investments (IP&I), to join the team at a leading financial services firm. In this role you will support the delivery of high-quality audits, applying knowledge of audit methodology to evaluate and test the design and operation of key controls.
This role is based in Edinburgh or Bristol.
Skills/Experience:
- Prior audit (internal or external) or risk assurance experience.
- Strong track record of delivering risk and control assurance.
- Knowledge of insurance, pensions or investments products.
- Understanding of direct-to-consumer investment platforms and products is desirable.
- Understanding of the investment fund structures is desirable.
- Strong communication skills.
- Experience of using Agile project management principles to deliver audits is desirable.
Core Responsibilities:
- Support control testing and identify areas of concern, articulating the potential challenge.
- Support delivery of the audit plan and add valuable insights to the business to support them in achieving the right outcomes for customers.
- Develop an understanding of the areas of the business auditing using existing knowledge of the Insurance, Pensions and Investments industry.
- Developing and building stakeholder relationships.
Benefits:
- A highly competitive salary
- Wider Benefits package
Core-Asset Consulting is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of age, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital/civil partner status or pregnancy.
Job reference: 16132
To apply for this vacancy applicants must be eligible to work in the UK in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.
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Originally from Ireland, Rachael has been an integral part of the Core-Asset Consulting team for eight years, bringing 20 years of recruitment experience from London and Edinburgh. With a background in Business Studies and an MA in PR & Communications, Rachael's unique blend of strategic insight and consultative communication adds valuable depth to our team and influences many of our client projects.
Specialising in executive search, financial services, and investment recruitment, Rachael supports clients across the UK and Ireland. She is a strong advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion, mentoring young people through MCR Pathways and encouraging girls to pursue careers in finance and investment through her work with Future Asset. As Director and part of the senior management team, Rachael's passion for providing a truly consultative service, combined with her deep understanding of the financial services sector, has earned her a reputation as a trusted advisor in recruitment.
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