Senior Auditor Ref. 1006

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London based with some UK & overseas travel
£48,569
Job Profile

A medium sized Internal Audit team is seeking to recruit a Senior Internal Auditor.

Working to the Deputy Head of Internal Audit this is a challenging role which involves providing clients with high quality assurance, advisory and investigatory services that help strengthen and enhance risk management, governance and internal control arrangements.

It will involve working on a range of assignments, leading a team on some as well as delivering singleton reviews to quality, budget and agreed timescales.

The successful candidate must have a proven ability to work on multiple assignments at once and to manage competing priorities.

They will have strong knowledge and experience (typically 3 years) of risk-based auditing in either the public or private sector.

The will also be able to demonstrate strong experience of working with clients, leading teams and delivering pieces of work at pace.

The role has a strong delivery focus and will require both diplomacy and resilience, as the role involves communicating honest messages when control weaknesses are identified.

Key Responsibilities

The key responsibilities will be to:

Perform complex and high- and medium-risk focussed internal audit assignments.

Serving as a critical friend or a provider of advice to projects teams or business units on risk management, governance and internal control arrangements.

Leading on the planning and delivery of audit assignments within time and resource targets and deadlines, ensuring the work adheres to quality and professional standards.

Building and managing relations with clients and key stakeholders throughout the audit process to ensure they understand and are bought in to emerging findings and recommendations.

Challenging current practice, championing good practice and serving as a catalyst for improving risk management and governance within the business.

Facilitating workshops that enable clients to elicit and discuss business risks or discuss current/planned working arrangements.

Contributing to continuous improvement of the services and products offered by Internal Audit, or internal processes; promulgating best practice across the team.

Coaching and mentoring of internal auditors as appropriate.


Qualifications, Skills & Experience

The role is a specialist post so the successful candidate should hold a relevant audit qualification.  This could include, for example:

•    CMIIA (QIAL) status with the Chartered Institute of Internal Auditing;
•    CISA (Chartered Information Systems Auditor) or
•    Qualified Accountant (UK qualification)

The role will also require:

•    A strong delivery focus and experience of managing competing priorities and deadlines;

•    Personal resilience and experience in communicating difficult messages in an honest and straightforward way; and

•    A commitment to equality, diversity and promotion of a positive and partnership culture.

This Program / Vacancy is closed to applications.