Internal Audit Specialist - Investments

Job Description

Aberdeen plc is one of Europe’s largest investment companies, and we are built on a long-standing culture of caring about the future and making a positive impact. Together we invest for a better future. We do it to make a difference to the lives of our clients and customers, our employees, society, and our shareholders. Our business is structured around three distinct areas focused on our clients' changing needs: Aberdeen Investments, Aberdeen Adviser, and interactive investor.

As an Internal Audit Specialist, you will help protect and strengthen that purpose by supporting robust risk management and helping Aberdeen invest in tomorrow with confidence.

About the Department

Internal Audit is an independent function that supports Aberdeen in delivering sustainable, high-quality returns for clients, customers and shareholders, while helping the business manage risk effectively. The team provides insight, assurance and challenge across the Group, focusing its work on the areas of greatest risk and promoting high standards of audit practice.

We are looking for a curious and motivated Audit Specialist who is committed to delivering high-quality work and is keen to develop their experience within Investments.

About the Role

As an Internal Audit Specialist, you will support the delivery of risk-based Internal Audits across Aberdeen’s Investments business. You will work with colleagues and stakeholders to understand how business processes operate, identify key risks and controls, review supporting evidence and perform audit testing.

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development of the Audit Plan by researching audit universe entities, drawing on stakeholder insight and identifying key and emerging risks.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with business stakeholders and Internal Audit colleagues, contributing to relevant governance committees and forums where appropriate.
• Plan, scope and deliver risk-based audit work, taking the Audit Lead role where appropriate and managing activities, dependencies and deadlines throughout delivery.
• Perform evidence-based audit testing and maintain clear, accurate and high-quality audit workpapers in line with Internal Audit methodology.
• Analyse testing results and exceptions, applying professional judgement to identify root causes, assess potential implications and form objective, evidence-based conclusions.
• Discuss emerging observations constructively with the Audit team and business stakeholders, and develop clear, practical and evidence-based audit findings.
• Contribute to stakeholder updates, closing meetings and audit reports, communicating progress, findings, dependencies and delivery risks clearly.
• Perform timely follow-up and issue validation, critically assessing whether evidence submitted demonstrates that actions have been completed and the underlying risk has been adequately addressed.
• Role model Internal Audit’s culture and ways of working, supporting colleagues, sharing innovative ideas and helping audit teams deliver high-quality work on time.

About the Candidate

• Practical experience in Internal Audit, Risk, Compliance, Accounting or another relevant assurance role, including reviewing evidence and assessing risks and controls.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to investigate issues and exceptions, identify root causes and reach clear, evidence-based conclusions.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain observations, conclusions and findings effectively in one-to-one and group settings.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with the confidence to ask constructive questions, manage expectations and provide appropriate challenge.
• An understanding of the IIA Global Internal Audit Standards and risk-based Internal Audit practices.
• Experience or knowledge of the Investments or wider financial services sector.
• A relevant professional qualification, or are working towards one, such as CIA, CMIIA, ACA, ACCA or CIMA.

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Our Benefits

There's more to working life than coming home with a good salary. We have an environment where you can learn, get involved and be supported.

When you join us, your reward will be one of the best around. This includes 40 days’ annual leave, a 16% employer pension contribution, a discretionary performance-based bonus (where applicable), private healthcare and a range of flexible benefits – including gym discounts, season ticket loans and access to an employee discount portal. You can read more about our benefits here.

Our Business

Enabling our clients to be better investors drives everything we do. Our business is structured around three distinct areas – our vectors of growth – focused on our clients’ changing needs.

You can find out more about what we do here.

An Inclusive Way of Working

Whatever way you like to work, if you have the talent and commitment to join our team, we’d like to hear from you. At Aberdeen we’ve adopted a ‘blended working’ approach. This approach combines the benefits of face-to-face collaboration, coaching and connecting in our offices with the flexibility of working from home. It enables colleagues to find a balance that works for their roles, their teams, our clients and our business.

An inclusive culture, where diverse perspectives drive our actions, is at the core of who we are and what we do. If you need assistance with your application, or a reasonable adjustment to your interview arrangements – for example, because you are neurodivergent, or have a physical, sensory, cognitive, mental, visible or invisible disability – please let us know and we’ll be happy to help.

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