About The Business
Quilter plc is a leading wealth management business, helping to enable brighter financial futures for every generation.
Quilter oversees £126.3 billion in customer investments (as of August 2025). It has an adviser and customer offering spanning financial advice, investment platforms, multi-asset investment solutions, and discretionary fund management. The business is comprised of two segments: Affluent and High Net Worth.
Affluent encompasses the financial planning business, Quilter Financial Planning, the Quilter Investment Platform and Quilter Investors, the multi-asset investment solutions business.
High Net Worth includes the discretionary fund management business, Quilter Cheviot, together with Quilter Cheviot Financial Planning – offering a highly personalised service to private clients, charities, trustees, and professional partners. Quilter Cheviot has presence throughout the UK, Ireland and Channel Islands.
At Quilter we never stand still. Our foundations are rooted in our extraordinary expertise, which is trusted by hundreds of thousands of customers, but we have great ambitions to stay one step ahead and make an even greater difference to the people and communities we serve, including our colleagues.
Our business is transforming, continually modernising, and becoming even more customer centric. So, if you want to be bold in the pursuit of your ambitions, bring new ideas, and challenge and evolve what we do, it’s the perfect time to join us!
About The Role
Level - 5
Department- Internal Audit
Location - London/Southampton
Contract - Permanent
The Group Internal Audit (GIA) Portfolio Manager – COO & Technology is responsible for the timely and effective delivery of audits across Quilter’s Internal Audit Plan. This role supports the Board, Executive Management, and the Audit and Risk Committees in safeguarding the organisation’s assets, reputation, and long-term sustainability. By evaluating governance, risk management, and internal controls, the Portfolio Manager ensures that significant risks are identified, reported, and adequately controlled, while also driving improvements across the Group.
Key responsibilities
- Lead and deliver audits across COO & Technology, including cyber security, third-party risk, operational resilience, and data governance.
- Evaluate governance, risk management, and internal controls, identifying improvements and root causes.
- Contribute to audit planning and provide specialist advice on COO & Technology risks.
- Manage audit assignments end-to-end, ensuring timely delivery and quality standards.
- Coach and develop audit team members, supporting their growth and performance.
- Build strong stakeholder relationships and maintain awareness of emerging risks.
- Communicate findings clearly through reports and presentations.
- Support issue assurance, continuous risk monitoring, and departmental initiatives including agile auditing and data analytics.
- Maintain awareness of relevant regulations and best practice standards (e.g. FCA SYSC 8, NIST, COBIT).
About You
The successful candidate:
- Significant experience in risk and controls-focused roles (e.g. Internal Audit, External Audit, Risk, or Compliance).
- Proven ability to lead and manage audits involving multi-disciplinary teams and budget oversight.
- Strong track record in coaching and developing auditors.
- Experience in senior stakeholder relationship management, including engagement with Business and Group Executives.
- Advanced technical knowledge of risk and controls in Wealth and Asset Management, particularly investment management and operations.
- Familiarity with CASS regulations is advantageous.
- Holds or is working towards a relevant professional qualification (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CISA, IMC, CFA, or equivalent).
- Involvement in industry professional bodies is beneficial.
- Demonstrates curiosity, innovation, and resilience in challenging conventional approaches and enhancing audit methodologies.
- Balances commercial awareness with objectivity and independence, maintaining high personal integrity.
- Capable of producing high-quality outputs (e.g. audit documentation, issue summaries, reports, presentations).
- Role models Quilter’s values: Do the right thing, Always curious, Embrace challenge, and Stronger Together.
- Committed to continuous learning, personal development, and driving positive change.
Inclusion & Diversity
We value diversity and strive to promote inclusivity in all aspects of our culture. We believe in equal opportunities for all, ensuring that no applicant encounters less favourable treatment based on anything but their skills, qualifications, experience, and potential. We celebrate the unique contributions of a diverse workforce and create a respectful, nurturing environment where every colleague can thrive.
Values
Do the right thing: We act with integrity and are proudly committed to going above and beyond in service of our clients and the support we provide our communities.
Always curious: We continuously seek new ideas and knowledge so we’re one step ahead of our clients’ needs. We look for inspiration everywhere and encourage experimentation, recognising that this is how we create brilliant solutions for brighter futures.
Embrace challenge: We aim high to transform our potential into meaningful outcomes. With ambition as our driving force and a steadfast commitment to growth, we succeed for the good of every generation.
Stronger together: Combining our diverse talents, we accomplish more collectively than we ever could do alone. We speak openly, actively listen, and support each other, and constructively challenge and embrace new ideas. We seek empowerment and demonstrate ownership and trust, with the confidence to make impactful decisions.
Core Benefits
Holiday: 182 hours (26 days)
Quilter Incentive Scheme: All employees are eligible to participate in incentive scheme, to incentivise business performance and their contribution.
Pension Scheme: A non-contributory company pension scheme that can be boosted through personal contributions.
Private Medical Insurance: Single cover as standard with options to increase cover to include your partner or children.
Life Assurance: 4x your salary.
Income Protection: 75% of salary, less state benefits, payable after 26 weeks of absence.
Healthcare Cash Plan: Jersey employees only
In addition to our core benefits, we offer a range of flexible benefits to UK employees that you can choose from and pay for conveniently via a salary deduction.
