Senior, Internal Audit & Risk

Overview

We have been selected to build the Internal Audit & Risk team of an award-winning commercial business. The company is set for massive growth over the next few years and following a successful move into the business from a previous placement, we are looking for a Senior, Internal Audit & Risk who will report to the Group Head of Internal Audit & Risk, who ultimately reports jointly to the AC Chair, and the CFO.

The primary part of this role is to identify risks within the business and evaluate the adequacy of controls in place in order to minimise and mitigate those risks, whilst prioritising their importance. In this role, you'll be responsible for continuing to help the Group establish in-house department procedures and ways of working as we further build-out the function from scratch with you.

You and your team will also be responsible for developing and delivering the audit plan by undertaking financial and operational reviews to identify risks and ensure that they are effectively managed.

This role will give you the chance to help develop the function into an even-more commercial and pragmatic team, that provides independent assurance and adds real value to the business. Given the level of interaction with leadership (inc. Board level and operational management), you will need to possess excellent communication skills, especially in relationship and stakeholder management.

Ideally, you'll be a Big 4/Top 10 trained Risk Advisory / Risk Assurance Manager looking for a move into industry; or a practice trained, accountant/auditor, who has already moved into industry (internal audit, risk, controls, etc.), and looking for their next, more senior challenge. You will need to be an audit/accountancy professional (ACA, ACCA, CIA, CIMA etc.), including some previous experience based in the UK.

The role will be based in the UK Midlands, with some flexibility to work from home, and some travel to the UK-wide operations (circa 10%). The company will not sponsor visas, but ILR, spousal visa, etc. are fine.