Senior Audit Manager
About This Role
Overview
The Senior Manager - SME (Audit) is an externally facing leadership role responsible for engaging clients—particularly within Financial Services and other regulated industries to shape, position, and deliver technology-enabled audit and assurance solutions.
This role goes beyond traditional internal audit execution. It operates at the intersection of governance, risk, technology, and transformation, working directly with client executives (CAE, CFO, CRO, CIO, CTO) to modernize audit functions, embed analytics and AI into assurance processes, and strengthen governance frameworks.
The individual will act as a trusted advisor and market evangelist, translating Presight’s data, AI, and analytics capabilities into scalable, productized audit and assurance offerings that support clients’ regulatory obligations, operational resilience, and digital transformation agendas.
Responsibilities
Client Engagement & Advisory
- Serve as a trusted advisor to Chief Audit Executives and senior stakeholders across Risk, Compliance, Finance, and Technology
- Lead client discussions to understand audit maturity, regulatory expectations, digital transformation priorities, and control challenges
- Facilitate executive workshops and diagnostic sessions to assess current-state audit capabilities
- Shape client roadmaps for modernizing internal audit through analytics, automation, and AI-enabled assurance
- Act as the bridge between client audit/business teams and Presight’s product, data, and engineering functions
Solution Shaping & Productization
- Shape and refine Presight’s technology-enabled audit and assurance offerings for FSI and regulated sectors
- Translate audit and regulatory requirements into scalable solution components, accelerators, and repeatable frameworks
- Contribute to go-to-market materials, proposals, and client presentations
- Support commercial teams in positioning differentiated audit analytics, continuous monitoring, and AI-driven assurance capabilities
- Identify opportunities to embed data, automation, and advanced analytics into audit workflows
Governance & Control Expertise
- Provide subject matter expertise across internal audit methodologies, governance frameworks, and internal control environments
- Advise on evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of business, technology, data, and AI-related controls
- Translate audit findings into practical, value-driven recommendations aligned to business and technology realities
- Support clients in strengthening transparency, accountability, and control oversight mechanisms
- Ensure alignment with QHSE (Quality Health Safety and Environment), Business Continuity, Information Security, Privacy, Risk, and Governance standards where relevant
Market Evangelism & Thought Leadership
- Act as an advocate for data-driven and AI-enabled audit transformation
- Monitor regulatory developments and supervisory expectations impacting internal audit and assurance functions
- Develop thought leadership content, executive briefings, and industry insights
- Represent Presight in industry forums, client roundtables, and strategic engagements
Qualifications
- 8–12+ years of experience in internal audit, external audit, or risk advisory—preferably within Financial Services or other regulated industries
- Strong background in audit methodologies, governance, and internal control frameworks
- Proven client-facing advisory or consulting experience
- Experience assessing business processes, technology platforms, data environments, and digital transformation initiatives
- Demonstrated ability to bridge business and technology conversations credibly
- Experience engaging senior stakeholders (CAE, CFO, CRO, CIO, CTO
)
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Information Systems, or a related field.
- Experience modernizing audit functions through analytics, automation, or digital platforms
- Exposure to data governance, cybersecurity, AI, or technology risk domains
- Experience supporting regulatory reviews, supervisory interactions, or large-scale transformation programs
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