We have an exciting opportunity for an Audit Manager to join our award-winning team here at Nationwide. You will use your knowledge of information and cyber security to deliver high-quality, impactful audit reports, as part of our Chief Operating Office audit team. In return you will be given the opportunity to develop your career in Audit, and you will have a unique opportunity to deepen your knowledge about the end-to-end operations of a customer-focused financial services organisation. You will also be immersed in the fast-paced and exciting field of security, providing continuous learning and development. If you have good analytical and problem-solving skills, have the influencing skills to make improvements happen and a proven ability to deliver challenging pieces of work in tight timescales, why not come and join our friendly and highly professional Internal Audit team? Why Internal Audit? Internal Audit (IA) is a 100 strong function with a background in everything from Financial Crime & Compliance to IT & Retail. We use our expertise, critical thinking, and experience to complete internal audits across the whole Society. We work in a fast-paced, customer-focused, and friendly environment and have an unmatched opportunity to interact with and add value to the largest building society in the world. We are happy to consider flexible working approaches to help you perform at your best. The working hours (per week) for this role can be between 28 and 35 hours. At Nationwide we offer hybrid working wherever possible. More rewarding relationships are supported through our hybrid approach, bringing colleagues together across our UK wide estate, whilst also supporting generous access to home working. We value our time in the office to solve problems, to learn, and to feel connected. For this job youll be located at our nearest regional hub. There will be a need to regularly connect with colleagues for collaboration events in one of our office sites. This is anticipated to be quarterly in Swindon. If your application is successful, your hiring manager will provide further details on how this works. If we receive a high volume of relevant applications, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date, so please apply as soon as you can. What you’ll be doing You will be working in our Chief Operating Office delivery team to identify required information and cyber security audits, assess operational risks, test controls, and deliver audits to a high standard. Using your communication and influencing skills, you will present your observations and findings to other audit team members and audit management to agree the actions required. We use flexible auditing techniques, including data analytics, to support efficient delivery of audits, maximise the value of audit work and build effective relationships with stakeholders. Your analytical skills will be used in spotting areas for improvement in the focus and/or efficiency of the team’s work, whilst your influencing skills will be called into action in presenting these potential improvements to Internal Audit’s senior leadership team. About you As a minimum, you will have: Strong understanding of cyber and information security controls that provide assurance over confidentiality, integrity and availability of technology and associated data A security audit relevant certification (e.g., CISA, CISM, CISSP, ISO27001 or equivalent) or be working towards one An understanding of industry frameworks such as NIST Cyber Security Framework Experience of planning, managing, and delivering audits to a high quality and to confirm that audit principles and methodology requirements have been met Experience of producing clear, comprehensive, and concise documentation which will support your audit work Developed and maintained professional business relationships during audits and business engagement activities with key business contacts Coached audit team members to develop their professional and technical knowledge, providing feedback on assigned work Our customer first behaviours put customers and members at the heart of how we work together. They are the set of behaviours that every colleague needs to display, in every role: Feel what customers feel - We step into our customers’ shoes, using their feedback and insights to empathise with them and to understand their needs, so that every decision we make starts and finishes with our customers in mind Say it straight - We are brave in speaking out and saying what we think – we’re honest and direct with good intent, openly sharing diverse perspectives to reach the best conclusions and using language everyone can understand Push for better - We don’t settle for mediocrity, we challenge the status quo, taking responsibility for continuous improvement and personal development Get it done - We prioritise what will have the greatest impact, we are decisive, and we take accountability for delivering brilliant customer outcomes You can strengthen your application by showing how our customer first behaviours resonate with you, and where you may have already demonstrated these. The extras you’ll get There are all sorts of employee benefits available at Nationwide, including: 25 days holiday, pro rata Access to private medical insurance A highly competitive pension to help you build a strong foundation for retirement Access to an annual performance related bonus Training and development to help you progress your career A great selection of additional benefits through our salary sacrifice scheme Life assurance to provide peace of mind for you and your loved ones in the event of your death Wellhub – access to a range of free and paid options for health and wellness Up to 2 days of paid volunteering a year Banking – but fairer, more rewarding, and for the good of society We forge our own path at Nationwide. As a mutual, we’re owned by our members - those customers who bank, save or have a mortgage with us. We challenge the financial sector status quo. We don’t see customers as the engine of our own profit. We share our profits with them and put their needs first. Always there when they need us. Supporting them and their lives. If you’re inspired by fairer finances, passionate about making a meaningful impact, and truly care about our customers, you’re one of us. At Nationwide, you are challenged to grow and rewarded for doing so. Valued. Recognised. Inspired to be your best. As a community we want our working lives to count. As a team, we celebrate what we achieve. As a standard-setter, we work for the good of customers, communities, and broader society. We are purpose-driven. Uncompromisingly customer. Unstoppably Nationwide. What to do next If this role is for you, please click the ‘Apply Now’ button. You’ll need to attach your up-to-date CV and answer a few quick questions for us. We respond to everyone, so we will be in contact shortly after the closing date to let you know the outcome of your application.