Senior Specialist Auditor - Prudential & Financial Risk

Hours:

Fixed term contract - 11 months. Hybrid and flexible working. Expectation of three days per week at our Head Office in Skipton.

This role will require you to work away from home when required to do so, although this is expected to be no more than 20% of a typical working year.

Wed, 11 Mar 2026

We have an excellent opportunity for an experienced audit professional to join the Group Internal Audit (GIA) function of one of the UK's largest building societies. We are looking for someone who can hit the ground running, bringing strong prudential and financial risk expertise to deliver meaningful impact from day one. This fixed-term position offers exposure to a diverse and strategically important audit portfolio across the Skipton Building Society Group.

Not just another building society. Not just another job.

We're the fourth biggest building society in the UK and what makes us a bit different is that we're a mutual organisation. We don't have shareholders; we're owned by our members.

Our colleagues say Skipton's a great place to work, and you could be one of them, bringing with you new ideas on how we can keep customers at the heart of what we do.

Whatever your background, and whatever your goals, we'll help you take the next step towards a better future.

You will be joining the Prudential and Financial Risk team, consisting of eight prudential and financial risk auditors, within GIA. In GIA you will work closely with other members of the function, the Senior Leadership Team, and the Group Chief Internal Auditor providing feedback and sharing insights and opinions. You will deliver a varied portfolio of audit assignments across the Skipton Group which in addition to the Society includes: the Connells Group which is a fully owned group and is the largest Estate Agency in the UK and other Group companies within the UK, Channel Islands and New Zealand.

The role will require you to communicate, collaborate, inform, influence and negotiate with stakeholders across the SBS Group, at all levels up to and including Senior Management.

In this role you will lead and support assurance assignments evaluating the effectiveness of systems, controls, and risk management across the Group, with a specific focus on Prudential and Financial Risk. You will be accountable for the end-to-end delivery of audits, from initial planning and stakeholder engagement through to reporting and monitoring the completion of management actions.

You will work closely with senior stakeholders across Group Finance, Group Risk and wider Group entities, developing strong working relationships and providing clear, balanced insights. You will also collaborate with colleagues across GIA and support the development of less experienced team members through coaching and guidance.

• Responsible for the delivery of a range of prudential and financial risk-focused reviews.
• Work closely with stakeholders in the business to agree the scope of work; shape and perform tests to assess the design and operating effectiveness of key controls; and produce audit reports that are impactful, balanced and address the root cause of issues.
• Responsible for the review of all support auditors' deliverables on your audit assignments. You will coach, guide, and support other GIA team members, providing in-the-moment, constructive feedback.
• Communicate and collaborate with stakeholders to agree appropriate actions to address risks identified through your assurance work.
• Responsible for the monitoring of internal and external risk data and associated key risk indicators and emerging regulation specifically in relation to Prudential and Financial Risk.
• Contribute to and champion GIA being recognised as a high-performing and trusted team, through proactively supporting GIA's continuous improvement culture.

We're looking for an individual who combines strong technical capability with sound judgement, effective communication and the confidence to deliver high-quality audit work from day one. To be successful in this role, you will need:

• Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships at all levels.
• Strong attention to detail and sound judgement.
• Confidence to raise queries, challenge existing practices, and negotiate effectively to achieve the right outcomes.
• Ability to quickly identify critical information and adapt your approach with minimal direction.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate with senior stakeholders and co-source partners (where required) to ensure the successful delivery of audit work.
• Self-motivation, enthusiasm, and a commitment to high-quality delivery.
• Ability to embrace agile principles to plan and effectively re-prioritise your workload and deliver, managing multiple priorities seamlessly.

• Experience/understanding of a Prudential and Financial Risk environment, including a strong desire to be an SME. Experience gained…