Audit Business Partner
Posted 1 day ago by NES Group Ltd
Negotiable
Undetermined
Undetermined
London
Summary: The Audit Business Partner role involves delivering targeted Internal Audit activities for an oil and gas operator, ensuring key risks are identified and managed effectively. The position requires collaboration with the Global Internal Audit Manager and focuses on embedding effective internal audit practices. Responsibilities include maintaining compliance with regulations and developing relationships with stakeholders to support risk management. The role is contract-based and emphasizes the importance of quality assurance in audit processes.
Key Responsibilities:
- Deliver targeted Internal Audit activities under the direction of the Global Internal Audit Manager.
- Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, legislation, and HSES Procedures.
- Support the development and implementation of the Internal Audit team vision and action plan.
- Contribute to the development of core Internal Audit capability through coaching team members.
- Develop effective relationships with key stakeholders as part of an integrated stakeholder management plan.
- Prepare clear, timely, and comprehensive working papers for all audit activities.
- Manage internal audit action closure, including recording, tracking, and reporting to senior management.
- Contribute to risk and internal control assessments of acquired companies.
Key Skills:
- Professional qualification in internal audit/assurance (e.g., IIA).
- Experience in the oil and gas or extractive industries.
- Knowledge of risk management frameworks and experience in risk management.
- Strong interpersonal and influencing skills.
- Excellent organizational skills with attention to detail.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
- Working knowledge of process documentation.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Job title: Audit Business Partner
Work Location: London
Department: Internal Audit
Our client, an oil and gas operator, is currently hiring an Audit Business Partner to join the team on a contract basis.
Purpose of Role:
Responsible for delivery of targeted Internal Audit activities, under the direction of the relevant Global Internal Audit Manager. Activities will provide assurance to the Audit & Risk Committee and Leadership Team that key risks to the company are identified and managed in line with risk appetite, and that mitigating controls are both designed and operated effectively. Will play a key role in embedding effective internal audit practices as part of in-housing audit delivery capability.
Critical Responsibilities:
- Ensuring that all activities are carried out in a safe manner complying with all regulatory requirements, legislation and HSES Procedures.
Ethics and Compliance Responsibilities:
- Ensure that all activities and behaviours are carried out in accordance with Ethics and Compliance Policies and Procedures, and to complete any compulsory compliance training as required.
Areas of Accountability, Responsibility and Competence:
What we expect
Vision: Support development and implementation of IA team vision and action plan to continue to mature inhouse risk and controls capability.
People: Contribute to the ongoing development of a core IA capability through coaching fellow IA team members as requested.
Stakeholders: Own and develop effective relationships with key stakeholders as part of an integrated IA & Risk stakeholder management plan.
Risk driven: Support understanding of the risk management framework status and associated mitigating actions and other assurance providers to contribute to the development of the risk-based Internal Audit (IA) 6 monthly plan. Pro-actively inform IA leadership of risks or exposures related to internal controls requiring prompt action.
Delivery: Prepare clear, timely, accurate and comprehensive working papers to record all work undertaken, complying with defined in-house methodology and QA processes. Peer review other team members work to ensure quality. Work effectively with other team members, including co-source teams and internal technical resources, to manage and deliver specific Internal Audit activities under guidance of the relevant Group Manager, including: audit scoping, process documentation, identifying relevant risks, assessing control design effectiveness and testing control operating effectiveness. Where issues are identified, work with management, and influence as required, to agree appropriate mitigating activities with reference to agreed risk appetites. Manage internal audit action closure for identified actions including: recording, tracking, validating closure, and reporting to senior management of the status of internal audit actions.
Change: Contribute to IA’s participation in critical business and technology initiatives and projects as directed. Contribute to risk and internal control assessments of acquired companies.
Critical Skills, Qualifications, Experience, etc.:
- Internal audit / assurance, or equivalent, professional qualification (e.g. IIA).
- Oil and gas or extractive industries experience.
- Knowledge of the design and implementation of risk management frameworks and experience in helping businesses manage risk.
- Ability to work independently, and as part of a team, to deliver efficient and effective risk and assurance activity.
- Strong interpersonal and influencing skills with the ability to develop & maintain effective working relationships whilst also providing robust challenge.
- Strong organisational skills with a focus on detail, process and investigative instinct.
- Adaptability, and ability to operate and prioritise effectively through business change.
- Good team player with the ability to work collaboratively with both staff and third-party resources.
- Working knowledge of process documentation.
With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.