Job Description

We have been selected to build the Internal Audit team of an award-winning FTSE listed commercial (non-financial services) business, who have previously co-sourced with a Big 4 provider on an exclusive basis. The current mandate we have is to recruit a Senior Internal Audit Manager.




The (HQ) office is in London, but they have operations all over the UK (primarily in the major cities & counties - Manchester, Bristol, Surrey, Hampshire, Leeds, Birmingham, Oxfordshire, etc.), so would can consider someone based in other UK locations, if needed. Travel is limited, and all domestic, probably 25% of the time.



Reporting to the Director of Assurance and Risk, who in turn reports int the Audit Committee (AC) and interacts daily with the Group CFO. The primary part of this role is to identify risks within the business and evaluate the adequacy of controls in place in order to minimise and mitigate those risks, whilst prioritising their importance.



In this hands-on role, you'll be responsible for helping the Director establish department procedures and ways of working as we build the function from scratch. You will also be responsible for undertaking financial and operational reviews to identify risks and ensure that they are effectively managed.

This would be an ideal and exciting opportunity for a person looking to progress further into a Head/Director of Audit as this role will give you the chance to help develop the function into a commercial and pragmatic team that provides independent assurance and adds real value to the business. As part of this, you will also be involved in the production of Risk Committee (RC) and Audit Committee (AC) papers and interact with stakeholders of all levels.



We are looking for a person of integrity, who is able to balance the highest professional standards with a flexible pragmatism that considers the needs of the organisation in developing and implementing the internal audit approach. As a 'business thinker' and leader, the IA Manager must have strong people and stakeholder management skills; and have a strong capability in terms of developing the approach and the work of internal audit.

We expect this successful candidate to take the position of Director of Assurance & Risk within the next 2-3 years, so the candidate's potential will be a determining factor.

In terms of background, you will likely be a well-educated, Big 4/Top 10 trained audit, advisory or finance professional, ideally with a relevant qualification (ACA, ACCA, CPA, CA, etc. - but this is not mandatory), including some based in the UK. It would be ideal for someone with c. 8-12+ years' experience, looking for their next challenge.



A progressive career trajectory to date would put you in a good position for this role and line-management experience is seen as a benefit, as is experience in 'heavy' industries e.g.. oil & gas, engineering, energy, manufacturing, construction, etc.