Internal Auditor

Internal Auditor (BBBH
36043) Cheshire, England

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Salary: GBP
46000 - GBP
50000 per annum + Benefits

Cheshire | Hybrid (3 days on-site)

Salary up to £48,000 + Benefits

We’re working with a well-established organisation known for delivering essential services across a multi-site, operationally complex environment. With a strong focus on governance, risk and continuous improvement, they are investing in strengthening their financial controls and internal audit capabilities.

Are you looking for a role where you canstep in, take ownership and leave a lasting impact?

We’re supporting a leading our client on a key 12-month project bringing in an experienced Internal Auditor to strengthen financial controls, deliver high-quality audits, and help build long-term internal capability.

This is more than just delivering audits, it’s aboutshaping how things are done and leaving the function in a stronger place.

You’ll take the lead on internal audits across core financial processes, providing independent assurance on the effectiveness of controls while identifying opportunities to improve.

Alongside this, you’ll work closely with the Senior Manager Governance & Risk,sharing knowledge and building internal capability, ensuring a smooth and sustainable handover at the end of the project.

This is a role for someone who enjoys:

• Improving processes and controls
• Working closely with stakeholders
• Leaving a tangible legacy

• Plan, scope and deliver internal audits across key financial processes
• Assess both design and operating effectiveness of controls
• Identify gaps, risks and opportunities for improvement
• Carry out detailed testing and analysis
• Produce clear, well-structured audit reports with practical recommendations
• Present findings to senior stakeholders, including Governance & Risk and Audit Committee where required
• Agree actions and timelines, tracking progress through to completion
• Maintain high-quality audit documentation and working papers
• Build strong relationships across finance, operations and leadership teams
• Communicate findings in a clear, constructive and commercially aware way
• Liaise with third parties where relevant

• Work closely with the Senior Manager - Governance & Risk to share knowledge and approach
• Support development of internal audit capability
• Document methodologies, tools and processes to enable long-term sustainability

• Strong background in internal audit, with a focus on financial controls
• Experience auditing core processes such as:
• Payroll
• Revenue
• Cash & banking
• Procurement
• Confident designing and executing audit testing
• Analytical, detail-focused and naturally investigative
• Excellent communicator - able to translate complex findings into clear, actionable insight
• Comfortable engaging with senior stakeholders
• Professionally qualified (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CIA or equivalent)

• A chance to own and shape a key finance project
• High visibility across the business
• Opportunity to build something sustainable, not just deliver BAU
• Collaborative environment with strong stakeholder exposure
• Hybrid working (3 days in Cheshire)

• Enjoys bringing structure and clarity to complex areas
• Takes pride in improving how things work
• Is confident, proactive and comfortable operating with autonomy
• Wants to leave a role knowing they’ve made a real difference

If you’re open to a role where you canstep in, add value quickly and leave a lasting impact, I’d love to speak with you.

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