Senior Internal Auditor

Fantastic opportunity to join this leading Midlands Internal Audit team.

Client Details

Well known Midlands Financial Services business.

A new opportunity has arisen within the Corporate Audit department.

They are looking for an Auditor to lead and perform internal audit reviews of the business and its subsidiaries.

Working in partnership with management to design and implement cost-effective procedures that consistently improves the control environment and achieves operational excellence. Ensuring systems, processes and internal controls are appropriately designed and operate effectively for reliable financial reporting, safeguarding the assets and providing for efficient processes and procedures that achieve regulatory compliance.

Description

Areas of Responsibility

• Perform risk-based internal audit reviews, ensuring that all reviews focus on the design and effectiveness of systems, processes and internal controls (including those in respect of fraud prevention). Through the performance of internal audit reviews:
• Ensure internal controls are efficient and effective to mitigate operational and strategic risks to acceptable levels, assets are adequately protected, and significant financial, managerial, and operating information is accurate, reliable, and timely.
• Determine whether business units, processes, and systems are operating as intended by management and comply with company policies and applicable regulations.
• Effectively document and report internal audit results to management through objective presentation of issues.
• Identify cost-effective action plans jointly with management and ensure that action plans properly address the key risks. Where further commitment is desired, review with appropriate management until the matter is resolved.
• Prepare written audit reports and assist in the presentation of audit results to senior management and Executive management. Strive to continuously improve communication to appropriate management levels to maximise the value of internal audit services.
• Follow-up on previous recommendations to ensure that on-time and appropriate actions are taken to resolve weaknesses.
• To assist, as required, the internal audit co-source partner, including test execution support on audits where applicable. Provide assistance and liaise with the external auditors to ensure audits also address aspects relevant to the external audit.
• To lead and supervise other auditors on internal audit assignments as required, including undertaking audit file reviews as directed by the Head of Corporate Audit.

Profile

• Relevant professional qualification (e.g. ACA, CMIIA, ACCA etc). Currently working in external audit or internal audit in practice or internal audit in industry.

Desirable

• Experience gained within a Big-4 accounting firm.
• Experience of IT audit and/or data analytics / use of CAATs.

Job Offer

Excellent package.

ZERO TRAVEL!!!