Internal Audit Manager

You will manage and produce accurate, timely audit reports and project assurance reviews. Working closely with the Senior Audit Manager and Director of Risk and Internal Audit, you will provide independent assurance to the Board and Audit Committee regarding the effectiveness of internal controls.

Through this work, you will add value and improve both the Group's operations and overall control environment. Additionally, you will drive continuous improvement by simplifying tasks and streamlining processes.

• Be proactive in identifying risks and opportunities for departments so that managers across the business can respond to them on a timely basis.
• Develop and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including stores, to understand the context in which you are working.
• Champion the customer and retain a customer focus through daily routines.
• Support your business areas in developing and maintaining their operational risk register.

• Lead project assurance and audits, providing expertise and feedback to improve risk management and control, business processes and procedures.
• (If applicable) provide direction and development to direct reports/audit team.
• Consult with senior management to understand business requirements and identify opportunities to speed up and simplify.
• Identify personal and professional opportunities for development.
• Role model the Ways of Working

• Continually focusing on simplifying and improving processes and controls.
• Understand the environment of the area in which you work and the implications of changes.
• Deliver planned and ad-hoc audit and consultancy engagements, ensuring control and quality throughout, and reviewing and challenging to ensure accurate output.
• Drive the business functions to ensure audit actions are delivered in line with audit methodology.

• Drive the business to agree suitable audit actions so that the cost of control associated with key risks is appropriately balanced.
• Drive a continuous improvement culture. Generate your own ideas for improvement and drive through to delivery

• Possess the relevant professional qualifications (CIA / ACCA / ACA / CIMA or equivalent).
• Working knowledge of audit, risk and control and how to apply audit methodology and risk management principles

• An ability to deliver in a complex, fast paced environment
• Good analytical thinking
• Good Microsoft Excel or Google sheets skills
• Excellent stakeholder management - the ability to build and maintain networks and share information and feedback in a meaningful and tactful way
• Resilience and ability to adapt in an ever changing environment
• Desirable: ability to conduct data analytics using IDEA or other data analytics tools

• Experience of stakeholder management
• Experience of having to prioritise to meet deadlines
• Previous experience of supporting the delivery of audit plans

• 15% discount in store from the day you join us
• Additional 10% discount card for a friend or family member
• Career progression and development opportunities
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Market leading pension scheme and life assurance