Business Manager & Executive Assistant

Business Manager & Executive Assistant, Internal Audit

Location: London

Working Pattern: Hybrid

Employment Type: Permanent

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Business Manager & Executive Assistant to join a high-performing Internal Audit function within a regulated environment.

This is a highly visible role supporting the Chief Internal Auditor, combining executive support, business management, governance coordination, and operational oversight. You will play a critical role in ensuring the smooth running of the function, acting as a trusted partner while helping to drive strategic priorities, governance excellence, and continuous improvement.

The successful candidate will be organised, proactive, and confident operating in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple priorities while engaging with senior stakeholders across the business.

Executive Assistant duties:

• Partner with the Chief Internal Auditor to manage departmental priorities, annual plans, governance activities, and key deliverables.
• Provide comprehensive executive support, including diary and inbox management, meeting coordination, travel arrangements, expenses, and correspondence management.
• Organise leadership meetings, governance forums, and team events, ensuring agendas, papers, minutes, and action tracking are delivered effectively.
• Coordinate business planning, budgeting, recruitment activity, resource planning, supplier management, and headcount tracking.
• Prepare high-quality management information, dashboards, committee papers, reporting packs, and audit plan updates.
• Maintain oversight of risks, issues, actions, dependencies, and deadlines, ensuring appropriate escalation where required.
• Support engagement with Audit Committees, Boards, Executive Committees, regulators, external auditors, and other key stakeholders.
• Manage document repositories, governance records, and reporting frameworks, ensuring strong control and confidentiality standards.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance operational efficiency, governance processes, and reporting quality.
• Build strong relationships across functions including Finance, Risk, Compliance, Technology, People, and External Audit.

You will ideally have:

• Significant experience in a Business Manager, Executive Assistant, Personal Assistant, Governance, or Chief of Staff capacity.
• Previous exposure to Internal Audit, Financial Services, Professional Services, or another regulated environment.
• A strong understanding of governance frameworks and the role Internal Audit plays within organisational risk and control structures.
• Exceptional organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and complex workloads.
• Experience supporting senior executives and managing demanding schedules.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to produce executive-level reports, presentations, and briefing materials.
• Strong stakeholder management skills and confidence interacting with senior leaders and committees.
• High levels of discretion, professionalism, and integrity when handling confidential information.
• A proactive and solutions-focused mindset with a continuous improvement approach.
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills, particularly Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.