Senior Audit Manager, Applications & Integrated Audit

Exciting opportunity to join a fast-growing Internal Audit function facing to the Data & Analytics (D&A) business at the prestigious London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG). LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) is more than a diversified global financial markets infrastructure and data business. We are dedicated, open-access partners with a dedication to excellence in delivering the services our customers expect from us. With extensive experience, deep knowledge and worldwide presence across financial markets, we enable businesses and economies around the world to fund innovation, manage risk and create jobs.

It’s how we’ve contributed to supporting the financial stability and growth of communities and economies globally for more than 300 years. Through a comprehensive suite of trusted financial market infrastructure services - and our open-access model - we provide the flexibility, stability and trust that enable our customers to pursue their ambitions with confidence and transparency.

Role Purpose

• Lead and oversee audits that are technology, application, data and operational controls focused, delivering assurance over the design and effectiveness of application control environments across the Data & Analytics business.
• Act as the application audit domain expert within audit teams, providing insight on application architecture, business logic, automated processing, data flows, access management, configuration, change governance, resilience, monitoring and security controls throughout the audit lifecycle.
• Support audit planning and scoping by identifying application-related risks, emerging technology trends and control weaknesses, ensuring audits appropriately address the key technology and business risks associated with critical applications, products and data platforms.
• Monitor audit team progress and act as the main point of contact for assigned engagements, ensuring audits progress in line with expectations, methodology requirements, timelines and budgets.
• Help audit teams resolve issues and blockers in a timely manner, calling out matters appropriately to the Audit Director or Head of Audit.
• Lead audit team meetings and working sessions, providing direction and coaching throughout the audit lifecycle.
• Where required, support execution activities directly, including walkthroughs, testing and documentation, particularly on complex application, technology or data-related controls.
• Deliver high-quality audits on time and within budget while managing audit risk through consistent application of Internal Audit methodology.
• Complete supervisory reviews of audit files in a timely manner and ensure audit quality meets Internal Audit standards.
• Develop impactful audit findings and reports, engaging partners early to ensure observations are relevant, practical and productive.
• Maintain a proactive, forward-looking approach to identifying risks, dependencies and potential delivery challenges.
• Build and maintain strong partner relationships and confidently manage partner meetings, ensuring consistency to the Internal Audit “no surprises” approach.

**Role Responsibilities** Application Risk & Control Assessment

• Evaluate control environments across key domains, including Access Management, Monitoring and Logging, Application Configuration, Organisational Change, Business Logic and Automated Processing, Data Governance and Integrity, Resilience and Continuity and Application Security
• Assess application design, integrations, data flows, and automated processes to identify risks related to data integrity, operational effectiveness, resilience, and regulatory compliance.
• Review application business logic, algorithms, and processing controls to ensure alignment with business requirements and regulatory expectations.
• Provide assurance over the completeness, accuracy, and governance of data, reporting, and customer-facing outputs.

**Governance, Change & Assurance:**

• Review governance over application configuration, business rules, and reference data, including change control, testing, and approvals.
• Evaluate controls over data quality, lineage, transformation, and interface management.
• Assess monitoring, logging, and alerting capabilities to ensure timely detection and remediation of incidents.
• Review change management processes, including SDLC practices, segregation of duties, and deployment controls.
• Evaluate resilience, disaster recovery, and business co…