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Assistant Manager - Internal Audit
Practice
Bristol
Permanent ⁄ £35000 - £45000
Updated May 13, 2012
Our clientprovidesinternal audit, governance, risk and control services to large, often global, companies working across media, retail, financial services and technology in particular. They also serve central government departments, police forces and increasingly large organisations operating in the not-for-profit sector.
With staff based in all major cities in the UK they typically serve local clients with local people. However, to meet the needs of their clients there are opportunities for travel within the UK, across Europe and globally. The vast majority of their people are qualified accountants, but they welcome broader business, internal audit and IT skills as well.
While our client continues to provide internal audit services their work ranges from providing assurance over key internal controls to assurance projects of a more advisory nature.
They are seeking additional members of their core team to perform and manage internal audits and, depending on experience, advisory engagements. In performing audits, candidates will be expected to liaise withclients to assess relevant business and audit risks, devise testing programmes, execute testing, draft and agree findings with client management and draft reports.
In managing audit engagements, candidates will be expected to perform overall business risk assessments, devise audit plans, coordinate staffing for audit engagements, and manage all other aspects of client liaison, reporting to a Director or Partner.
Advisory projects require a flexible approach to understand the client needs, assess the process risks, design a programme to document and test the design and operating effectiveness of the current process and to vision the future state. Our client'straining programmes help their people develop their skills in this growing area.
Who we're looking for
Candidates should have a proven track record and solid experience of working as external or internal auditors within industry or the profession. IT audit experience is not essential, but candidates should understand how IT risks are factored into an audit approach.
Candidates will ideally be graduates who are qualified internal auditors or accountants.
Competencies:
- Knowledge of auditing techniques (including risk assessment, audit scoping, devising audit approach, process mapping, controls testing, substantive audit testing)
- Report writing, presentation and interpersonal skills (including good written and verbal communications)
- Team leadership skills
- Management and organisational skills
- Proven ability to use initiative, adapt and independently solve problems
- Flexibility to travel
About our client
Prominent Bristol office.
What's on offer
£market rate
Michael Page Contact
For further info, apply or phone on +44 (0) 1793 486 785.
Job Ref: 13154604
Your application will be sent to Natalie Wells.
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