Senior Internal Auditor

Remote based role

My client are seeking an experienced Auditor, to work across their internal audit plans at group level, to develop internal audit assignments with direct collaboration with the Audit Manager and Head of Audits.

This is a really exciting time to join the organisation, as they go through their growth phase to become more agile and collaborative in their ways of working, thus benefitting the company and their wider base as a result!

Responsibilities:

• Planning, execution and reporting of individual audits;
• Preparing and presenting audit findings and recommendations to management, and working closely with them to develop action plans;
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with the business throughout the audit process;
• Share knowledge and audit insights with the wider internal audit team;
• Working with the Risk & Compliance team and other second line functions;
• Identifying and escalating risks and issues within the business to the Audit Managers

Requirements

Essential

• Recognised professional or audit qualification e.g. ACA, ACCA or CIIA equivalents;
• At least 4 years of experience (including at least 2 post qualification) in a professional services or internal audit role;
• Experience in successful delivery of audit work;
• Strong communication skills;
• Strong business and commercial understanding;
• Proven ability to build relationships as part of audit assignments; and
• A commitment to ongoing personal and professional development.

Desirable:

• Experience working with customer focused service organisations in an internal audit or equivalent role; and/or
• Knowledge of, and experience with, financial services organisations; and/or
• Experience working with data analytics tools as part of audit assignments.

Skills:

• Strong interpersonal skills, building relationships across the organisation;
• Strong business and commercial understanding which facilitates credibility and confidence when interacting with the business;
• Strong communication skills and ability to influence outcomes;
• Able to work and communicate at an operational level, but an awareness, instinct and ability to press for detail, and understand issues at an appropriate level of depth, and identify root causes;
• The ability and willingness to develop their skills and provide coaching and support to audit staff
• The ability to contribute to the development of a strong and a highly capable internal audit team that is seen as highly competent across the organisation.