Internal Audit Manager

Company: Standard Life plc
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Location: Birmingham
Job Description:

Job Description

Job Type: Permanent

Location: Edinburgh, Birmingham or London on a hybrid basis, normally a minimum of 2 days a week in the office and the rest working at home. An appropriate level of business travel is expected.

Flexible working: All roles are open to part‑time, job‑share and other types of flexibility.

Closing Date: 19th April

Salary and benefits: £60,000 to £75,000 depending on experience, plus a bonus range of 16% to 32%, private medical cover, 38 days annual leave, excellent pension, life assurance, career breaks, income protection, volunteering days and more.

Who are we? We’re Standard Life, a retirement specialist focused entirely on retirement savings and income. For more than 200 years we have helped customers plan and prepare for their financial futures.

The role

As an IT Internal Audit Manager you will challenge the effectiveness of the risk, governance, and control environment. You will provide influential insight through your work, work across a portfolio of audits and ad‑hoc projects aligned with the group’s strategy, and execute each audit end to end within agreed timelines. You will also manage relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.

Key responsibilities

  • Plan and organise audit deliveries, balancing external demands and managing multiple activities and priorities.
  • Maintain breadth of knowledge across the full spectrum of IT risk types and control frameworks.
  • Identify risks and root cause themes across varied business areas and articulate high‑level control opinions to senior management.
  • Build credible stakeholder relationships, influence and debate at executive and senior management levels, and at senior governance and board committees.
  • Adapt and deliver in a fast‑moving, complex and changing environment.
  • Lead strategically, creatively, outcome‑focused and make effective decisions.

Qualifications

  • A relevant Professional Qualification: CISA or CISSP with 5 years of post‑qualified experience.
  • Experience in managing or providing assurance over organisational IT activities (desirable).
  • Previous Internal Audit, External Audit or Risk Assurance experience required, ideally within a Financial Services organisation.
  • Good regulatory awareness and understanding of regulation impact on your portfolio.

What you’ll get

  • Competitive package including attractive pension, annual bonus potential, generous holiday entitlement.
  • Enhanced maternity and adoption leave.
  • Range of other financial services and lifestyle flexible benefits.
  • Growth opportunities as part of a small, high‑performing, diverse team.

EEO statement

We are committed to ensuring that everyone feels accepted and welcome. Applicants from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

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Posted: April 10th, 2026