Our award-winning client is a global accountancy firm and one of the largest in the UK. They offer a full range of services to established and high-growth business across multiple industry sectors. Due to continued growth, they now require an experienced Internal Audit Manager, or Senior Manager, ideally with experience in the Public Sector. This role is on a hybrid model, with an office requirement of 3 days per week but also dependant on the team you manage.
Overview;
- Own and manage a client portfolio with higher level of client responsibility, oversee your team’s portfolios and inputting to workflow planning.
- Deliver revenue and profitability targets.
- Foster enduring client relationships.
- Develop and inspire our smarter people plan.
Day to day you will;
- Assisting in the annual planning process by with key stakeholders, reviewing the risk analysis and producing draft audit plans for consideration by the Audit Committees.
- Identifying the appropriate resources required to achieve the audit plan and assisting in the allocation of individual work plans for staff.
- Monitoring the delivery of the audit plan against agreed performance indicators.
- Providing updates to the Partner on the progress against the original plan of audit work.
- Acting as line manager for agreed audit projects across the client work and ensuring that work meets appropriate professional and quality standards.
- Ensuring that policies and professional standards are implemented and maintained within the automated audit software.
- Undertaking agreed, high profile, strategic audit or management projects including appropriate reporting to Senior Management.
- Offering practical and professional advice to client departments on control or audit related issues.
- Assisting in the review of working practices and management arrangements within the service on an ongoing basis.
- Undertaking all management functions for designated staff.
Experience Required;
- Must have worked within practice.
- Must be based within the North of England due to having local connections/networks.
- Managed outsource internal audit before.
- Have business development experience (can be through networking or tenders).
- CIA / IIA or equivalent qualified.
- Experience of auditing clients within a variety of industries but with a focus on Public Sector.
- Experience coaching and mentoring junior members.
