Audit Change Analyst – Elevate Programme for early careers talent
Location: Belfast, 3 days/week onsite
Start Date: 10th August 2026
Contract: Full-time, with strong potential for progression

Join the Elevate Programme and launch your career at a leading professional services organisation. Over 18 months, you will receive structured training, mentoring, and hands-on experience in risk, compliance, and independence operations. You will work alongside experienced professionals from day one, take on meaningful responsibility, and build skills that enable progression into specialist, advisory, or operational roles.

Your Role

Start your career in business risk and compliance operations with a role that gives you real responsibility from day one.

We're hiring Audit / Channel Change Analysts through our Elevate Programme in Belfast. This is an excellent opportunity for someone at the start of their career who enjoys analytical problem-solving, interpreting policies, working with stakeholders, and supporting critical business decisions.

In this role, you'll help support the firm's Independence function by providing guidance to engagement teams across the business. You'll assist with independence assessments, support audit tender activities, review client and service-related requests, and help ensure the firm complies with internal policies and external regulatory requirements.

If you're someone who enjoys investigating issues, applying judgement, and helping others navigate complex processes, this could be a great fit.

What you'll be doing

You'll be responsible for supporting Independence processes and helping engagement teams navigate regulatory and policy requirements confidently and effectively.

Your day-to-day work is likely to include:

• Supporting audit engagement teams with independence assessments relating to audit tenders and prospective client opportunities.

• Assisting with independence activities associated with audit client rotation and ensuring systems and records are updated accurately.

• Providing guidance to engagement teams across all lines of service regarding the permissibility of non-audit services and technology solutions.

• Helping interpret and apply Independence policies and external regulations, including requirements from bodies such as the FRC, IESBA, and SEC.

• Reviewing and responding to queries submitted by the business, providing practical guidance based on policy and specific circumstances.

• Supporting key operational processes within the Channel Change team that contribute to the effective management of Independence activities.

• Managing a portfolio of consultations and assessments while maintaining strong stakeholder relationships.

• Escalating complex cases where appropriate and working collaboratively to reach effective outcomes.

• Contributing to projects, process improvements, and other Independence-related initiatives as required.

• Maintaining accurate records and documenting decisions in line with established procedures and controls.

What a typical day could look like

• Joining a team huddle to discuss priorities, emerging issues, and team workload.

• Reviewing consultation requests submitted by engagement teams across the business.

• Researching Independence policies and regulations to support decision-making.

• Working with stakeholders to understand the facts behind a client, service, or engagement-related query.

• Providing guidance on whether proposed services or activities are permissible under Independence rules.

• Updating systems and documenting consultation outcomes and recommendations.

• Supporting audit tender activities and client transition requirements.

• Collaborating with colleagues on complex cases, process improvements, or project work.

• Ending the day with a clear view of completed consultations and upcoming priorities.

What We're Looking For

We're open to graduates, career changers, and people with some early professional experience. You do not need to have done this exact job before.

We're likely to be interested in people who can show:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Excellent attention to detail and the ability to assess information carefully.

• Good organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Confidence working with stakeholders across different levels of an organisation.

• The ability to interpret guidance, policies, and regulations and apply them in practical situations.

• Sound judgement and a willingness to take ownership of tasks and decisions.

• A client-focused mindset with an understanding of commercial considerations.

• Flexibility and adaptability when managing changing priorities and stakeholder needs.

• A proactive approach to learning and continuous improvement.

• The ability to work independently while also contributing effectively within a collaborative team environment.

What success looks like in this role

• Providing accurate, timely, and practical guidance to engagement teams.

• Developing a strong understanding of Independence policies, regulations, and business requirements.

• Managing consultations and assessments efficiently while maintaining high quality standards.

• Building positive working relationships with stakeholders across the firm.

• Demonstrating sound judgement when assessing risks and policy considerations.

• Contributing to operational excellence through effective case management and process compliance.

• Progressing through internal capability milestones and development objectives.

Programme Benefits & Progression

This is a chance to build strong foundations in risk management, regulatory compliance, stakeholder advisory, policy interpretation, and professional services operations.

You'll learn how independence and compliance requirements support the firm's reputation, regulatory obligations, and client service delivery while developing highly transferable skills in analysis, communication, risk assessment, and decision-making. You'll also gain experience that can support future progression into independence, risk, compliance, regulatory affairs, governance, operations, or wider advisory roles.

Through the Elevate Programme, you'll receive structured support, fully paid training, and development from the start, helping you build both confidence and capability as your career grows.

Why Join

• Work in a high-performing team that plays a key role in supporting the firm's regulatory and compliance obligations.

• Gain practical experience advising stakeholders on real business, client, and risk-related matters.

• Develop highly transferable skills in policy interpretation, risk assessment, stakeholder management, and decision-making.

• Build a solid foundation for a long-term career in risk, compliance, governance, or professional services.

• Receive structured training, mentoring, and career development through the Elevate Programme.

Benefits:

• Alongside your starting salary, there will be a performance review every 6 months with potential salary uplift after 12 months.

• Ongoing training and development support through one-to-one coaching and access to online training services

• Health cash plan coverage.

• Cycle to work scheme.

Vantage Point Global is fully committed to being an Equal Opportunities, inclusive employer. We are passionate about attracting diverse talent, and welcome applications regardless of ethnicity, culture, age, gender, nationality, religion, disability, or sexual orientation.

Things you need to know:

• To apply, you’ll need to provide us with a CV and answer a few initial questions.

• We’d like to make you aware that if you have not heard back from us within three weeks of the date of application that we will not be progressing your application.