Internal Auditor - Risk & Compliance

Company: London based global law firm

Salary: Up to £70,000

Working Pattern: Hybrid

A prestigious law firm in London is seeking an experienced Internal Auditor to join their team on a hybrid working basis. This role offers a high level of autonomy and plays a crucial part in strengthening the firm’s audit function, acting as a third line of defence for anti-money laundering (AML), financial crime, and corporate governance. Candidates with experience in a law firm or professional services environment are strongly preferred.

The Role

As a Internal Auditor, you will:

• Conduct internal audits of compliance, AML, financial crime, and corporate governance controls.
• Assess and improve the firm’s corporate governance framework.
• Collaborate closely with senior stakeholders and regulatory bodies.
• Support responses to external regulators and auditors, ensuring the firm meets all compliance requirements.

Requirements

The ideal candidate will have:

• Experience in internal audit, risk, and compliance within a law firm or professional services environment.
• Strong knowledge of regulatory requirements, particularly AML, financial crime, and compliance.
• Exposure to or direct experience working with regulators (prior experience in a regulatory body would be a significant advantage).
• Experience auditing corporate governance frameworks (desirable but not essential).
• CIMA qualification preferred, though not mandatory.

Apply Today

This is an exciting opportunity to join a leading law firm and play a key role in enhancing its audit and compliance functions.

Lunaria Partners are advertising this role on behalf of our client. Due to the high volume of applications, we may not be able to respond to all applicants. If you have not heard from us within 7 days, please consider your application unsuccessful on this occasion.