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About the Role

Audit Services provides independent assurance over how Northern Trust manages risk, strengthens controls, and supports responsible growth. This role will bring deep enterprise risk and audit expertise to help shape audit validation work connected to Northern Trust’s Risk and Control Enhancement transformation program. The successful candidate will work with audit teams, business leaders, and senior stakeholders to interpret risk themes, challenge control design and effectiveness, and translate complex enterprise risk topics into practical audit insights.

Responsibilities

Lead audit validation work focused on enterprise risk and control transformation.
Partner with audit teams to plan, challenge, and deliver high-quality audit coverage.
Interpret regulatory expectations, risk themes, and industry practices to guide control assessment.
Analyze risk and control information to identify issues, insights, and practical improvements.
Prepare clear reporting for senior leaders on audit observations and control effectiveness.
Advise on testing approaches, issue development, and audit reporting quality.
Coordinate with business and risk stakeholders to understand change activity and emerging risks.
Support team capability through knowledge sharing, coaching, and participation in relevant forums.

Requirements

Extensive enterprise risk management experience, including knowledge of risk and control self-assessment and third-party risk practices.
Proven experience applying audit, risk, or control principles within financial services or a similarly regulated environment.
In-depth understanding of relevant regulatory expectations and how they inform audit coverage and control evaluation.
Strong analytical, organisational, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret complex information and develop practical recommendations.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present risk and control insights clearly to senior stakeholders.
Relevant professional certification or advanced qualification, such as accounting, audit, information systems, risk, or business administration credentials.
Applicants must have the right to work in the United Kingdom at the time of application and for the duration of employment.
Northern Trust is unable to provide visa sponsorship for this role.

Location

United Kingdom

Work Type

Full-time

Benefits

Flexible and collaborative work culture
Strong history of financial strength and stability
Movement within the organization is encouraged
Senior leaders are accessible
Commitment to an inclusive workplace
Assisting the communities we serve
Philanthropy is deeply rooted in Northern Trust’s history and is an essential element of our culture
Reasonable Accommodation for individuals with health conditions and disabilities

About the Company

Global leader in innovative wealth management, asset servicing, asset management and banking services.
Founded in 1889 with guiding Principles That Endure: Service, Expertise, and Integrity.
Over 135 years of financial experience.
Over 24,000 partners worldwide.
Serves the world’s most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service.
A global financial leader with more than 22,000 employees in 23 locations worldwide.
Focus on work-life balance, career mobility and unique opportunities.
Named one of the world’s most admired companies.

Equal Opportunity

Northern Trust is committed to working with and providing adjustments to individuals with health conditions and disabilities.
It is the policy and practice of Northern Trust to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants.
Northern Trust does not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion or belief, nationality, ethnic or national origin, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, disability or age.
All employment decisions will be made in a non-discriminatory manner in accordance with our obligations under the law and codes of practice.
This includes human resources’ decisions relating to recruitment, terms and conditions of employment, transfers, promotions and access to learning and development.
Northern Trust is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Hiring and other employment decisions at Northern Trust are made without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, ancestry, national origin, ethnic origin, age, disability, citizenship, veteran status, sexual orientation, record of offences, marital status, family status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, provincial, or local law, regulation, or ordinance.
It is the policy of The Northern Trust Company to afford equal opportunity in all phases of employment without regard to an individual's age, race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic tests and information, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status or any other legally protected status.