Internal Auditor

Build your audit career inside a fast-expanding techno-commercial business element is hiring for a high-growth client in the lifting solutions industry a fast-expanding techno-commercial business supporting critical sectors such as energy oil amp gas marine construction infrastructure material handling and industrial projects This is a business where technical expertise commercial speed and operational reliability come together As the company expands its market presence strengthens its systems and manages increasingly complex projects it is building stronger governance controls and accountability across every function We are looking for an Internal Auditor who wants to grow with that journey This is not a role focused only on checking invoices ticking boxes or identifying procedural gaps after the event It is an opportunity to understand how a growing industrial business operates identify where value or control may be lost strengthen business processes and help leadership make better-informed decisions

In a fast-growing business risks rarely announce themselves They appear as A purchase made without adequate comparison Inventory that cannot be fully traced A commercial approval that was never documented A customer balance that remains unresolved A process that works differently in every department A control that exists on paper but not in practice The Internal Auditor will provide an independent and evidence-based view of how effectively the company s processes controls and governance practices are operating You will help the business grow with control You will help teams move faster with accountability You will help leadership identify risk before it becomes loss disruption or exposure

Internal audit planning and execution

Support the preparation of risk-based annual and periodic internal audit plans Conduct scheduled and surprise audits across departments branches warehouses workshops projects and operational locations Review the effectiveness of internal controls approval processes and segregation of duties Evaluate whether business activities are being performed in accordance with approved policies procedures and delegated authority levels Document audit objectives scope testing methods findings and supporting evidence Maintain complete and well-organised audit working papers Identify control weaknesses process gaps irregularities and areas of potential financial or operational exposure Financial and transactional controls

Review revenue purchasing payments expenses advances reimbursements credit notes and other financial transactions Verify supporting documents approvals account coding and adherence to company procedures Review customer receivables supplier balances ageing reports and long-outstanding items Examine bank reconciliations petty cash employee advances and other cash-related controls Review journal entries provisions adjustments and unusual transactions where required Assess whether financial records accurately reflect the underlying business activity Support investigations into discrepancies unauthorised transactions or suspected misuse of company resources Inventory warehouse and asset audits

Conduct physical inventory checks and participate in periodic stock counts Verify the accuracy of inventory records against physical quantities Review controls over material receipt storage issuance transfer production consumption return and dispatch Examine stock adjustments write-offs damaged materials scrap and slow-moving or obsolete inventory Review traceability of high-value and safety-critical materials products and lifting accessories Verify controls relating to tools machinery testing equipment vehicles IT assets and other fixed assets Identify inventory leakage unexplained variance inaccurate recording or weaknesses in custody and access controls Procurement and supplier controls

Review purchase requisitions quotations purchase orders supplier selection and approval documentation Assess compliance with procurement policies and delegated authority limits Verify whether appropriate commercial comparisons and supporting justifications are maintained Review potential conflicts of interest duplicate suppliers unusual purchasing patterns or repetitive exceptions Examine supplier advances open purchase orders goods received but not invoiced and invoice matching Assess supplier onboarding due diligence and master-data controls Recommend improvements that strengthen…