Job Description

What does our internal audit team do?

Internal auditing is an independent, objective assurance and consulting activity designed to add value and improve an organisation’s operations. It helps an organisation accomplish its objectives by bringing a systematic, disciplined approach to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of risk management, control and governance. A career in internal audit will provide you with the knowledge of how different organisations work from NHS Trusts, educational organisations, charities, housing, financial services, corporates, local and central government and other types of organisations. By having this exposure gives you a great foundation to build your business knowledge. We have a varied client base, for which we have Periodic Internal Plan’s which are delivered on an annual basis. We carry out visits throughout the year and undertake fieldwork which results in documenting controls, testing strategies and our findings. Audit reports are then written to provide the client and Audit Committee with the overall findings and management actions to address any improvement areas we identify. You’ll be advising clients on how they can better manage their strategic, financial and operational risks. Organisations today face a number of risks that can stop them from achieving their goals. Our audit plans are aligned to the clients Risk Registers which ensure that the key systems and control processes across a range of functions including finance, HR and governance are assessed to manage the potential risks and achieve their objectives.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Internal auditors spend a lot of time working independently, so we’re on the lookout for enthusiastic self-starters who are quick to learn and always up for a challenge. You’ll be working on a wide variety of projects, so it’s important that you’re adaptable, highly organised and have great attention to detail. Strong verbal and written communication skills are essential as you’ll be communicating at all levels, often explaining complex information both in meetings and in written reports. If that sounds like you, we know you’ll enjoy being part of our team. Please note for those who perform well throughout our assessment process, should your first geographic preference be unavailable, you could potentially be offered a role in another location or facility. This would be discussed with you in this instance. We will only take one application into consideration per intake. We do not accept multiple applications to different vacancies. Minimum Qualifications Entry requirements We don't just look for good exam results. We think passion, personality and originality are just as important. You will need: 96 UCAS (new tariff) across 3 A Levels or 104 (new tariff) across 4 Highers/Advanced Highers or an equivalent level of study (excluding AS levels and general studies);