Senior Internal Auditor (12 Month FTC)
Posted 4 days ago by 1749585369
Negotiable
Outside
Hybrid
St. Albans
Summary: An exciting opportunity for a Senior Internal Auditor has arisen in St Albans, Hertfordshire, for a 12-month fixed-term contract. The role requires a seasoned professional with industry experience to manage audit assignments, documentation of financial controls, and maintain relationships across business units. The ideal candidate will be ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified and possess strong reporting and communication skills. This position offers a salary of approximately £65,000 and hybrid working arrangements.
Key Responsibilities:
- Plan and execute audit assignments, ensuring all work is delivered within deadlines by identifying key risks, and evaluating and testing controls using data analysis
- Be solely responsible for the documentation regarding the key financial controls, which includes rolling it out to other business units
- Ownership of the controls framework, managing the whole process independently
- Build and maintain strong working relationships across all business units by taking a "hands on" approach, identifying areas for improvement and emphasising importance of risk management
- Track and monitor agreed audit actions, collaborating with senior management to strengthen controls
- Prepare concise and well-structured audit reports to present findings and risks to senior leadership team
- Assist the audit team in utilising audit management software effectively
- Contribute to the ongoing development and maintenance of the internal audit plan
- Support the Manager in preparing management reports on audit progress, risk and control issues for senior leadership team etc.
Key Skills:
- Must be ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified or equivalent
- Must have worked in a similar role within industry
- Must have strong experience of reporting to key stakeholders
- Proven track record of working within audit
- Highly knowledgeable of internal auditing standards and procedures
- Advanced Excel skills
- Strong communicator with the ability to explain audit findings to non-finance individuals
Salary (Rate): £65,000 yearly
City: St Albans
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: Other
Job: Senior Internal Auditor (12 Month FTC)
Location: St Albans, Hertfordshire
Salary: c65k
Length of contract: 12 Months
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a seasoned Senior Internal Auditor to join a team of a well-known brand in St Albans. To be eligible, you must have worked in a similar role within industry. This will be a contract role on a 12 month FTC basis.
Responsibilities include:
- Plan and execute audit assignments, ensuring all work is delivered within deadlines by identifying key risks, and evaluating and testing controls using data analysis
- Be solely responsible for the documentation regarding the key financial controls, which includes rolling it out to other business units
- Ownership of the controls framework, managing the whole process independently
- Build and maintain strong working relationships across all business units by taking a "hands on" approach, identifying areas for improvement and emphasising importance of risk management
- Track and monitor agreed audit actions, collaborating with senior management to strengthen controls
- Prepare concise and well-structured audit reports to present findings and risks to senior leadership team
- Assist the audit team in utilising audit management software effectively
- Contribute to the ongoing development and maintenance of the internal audit plan
- Support the Manager in preparing management reports on audit progress, risk and control issues for senior leadership team etc.
The ideal candidate:
- Must be ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified or equivalent
- Must have worked in a similar role within industry
- Must have strong experience of reporting to key stakeholders
- Proven track record of working within audit
- Highly knowledgeable of internal auditing standards and procedures
- Advanced Excel skills
- Strong communicator with the ability to explain audit findings to non-finance individuals
The client is offering hybrid work and c65k.
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