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Internal Audit Manager
Business Services
Bristol
Permanent ⁄ £35000 - £50000
Updated February 22, 2012
Contributing to and performing Audit reviews of business departments, processes, products, or functions with a view to improving controls, increasing efficiency and decreasing risk. This is a high profile role where audits are designed to help the business achieve their objectives by providing focussed review and consultancy. All of our work is planned in conjunction with Business Management and is focussed on the highest priority areas.
This is not a typical Internal Audit role. There is minimal financial auditing, minimal ticking and bashing, and minimal travel. Our focus is on business risks - e.g technology, operations, commercial, legal, people, and strategic risks. You will need a good understanding of these, and be able to apply them to your audit reviews in the context of the company's risk appetite.
• Working with and leading audit teams to effect delivery of internal audit reviews.
• Conducting risk based internal audit reviews and consultancy to assist the business In achieving key objectives. This can be through improving control processes, increasing efficiency, reducing costs, or providing input into new projects or services.
• Ensuring those reviews are completed to a high standard from planning, through execution, to final reporting and follow up
• Review, modification and distribution of reports resulting from audit activities.
• Ownership for follow up activities related to outstanding audit issues and associated reporting on a regular basis to regional management and global audit committees.
• Supporting fraud investigations, including appropriate liaison with relevant authorities, and providing guidance to the business on reducing fraud risk.
• To act as a consultant to the business, actively assisting them in matters of Enterprise Risk Management, significant change projects and internal control issues or new processes.
• Ad hoc assignments/projects as required.
• Activities must take into account the wider commercial issues that the business faces.
Who we're looking for
• Prior experience in a risk/audit role within a commercial organisation
• Proactive attitude to building working relationships
• Strong commercial awareness and business acumen
• Good IT skills with a strong working knowledge of common Office packages
• Good working knowledge and experience of Risk Management principles and processes
Desirable Skills, Experience and Competencies
• Relevant Audit qualification (e.g. CCAB, IIA or equivalent)
• Prior experience in an commercial or operational role
• Prior experience of software systems for risk management and audit
About our client
Successful business offering wide ranging career opportunities.
What's on offer
• Opportunity to have an integral role in the growth and maturity of the Audit function
• Limited travel requirements (generally 5-10%)
• Unique audit role - it is not a "tick-box" role but offers considerable advisory and consultative opportunities
• Non-bureaucratic organisational culture enabling the role to influence and contribute to change
Michael Page Contact
For further info, apply or phone on +44 (0) 1793 486 785.
Job Ref: 13196869
Your application will be sent to Natalie Wells.
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