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Deputy Head of Internal Audit

£36,000 - £42,000  subject to experience 

Carlisle, Cumbria

 

An excellent opportunity for a qualified or nearly qualified accountant to join the strong stable team at Cumbria’s leading financial institution as a hands on Deputy Head of Internal Audit. This is a challenging leadership position in an institution boasting assets of £1.9bn and offers both an immediate challenge and strong potential for future career progression. 


Since its foundation in 1850 by over 1000 original members Cumberland Building Society has grown to 34 branches and become an established regional presence across Cumbria, Dumfriesshires, Haltwhistle, Lancaster and Preston. Cumberland is now one of the most profitable building societies in the country and boasted stable rates of growth throughout the recession and subsequent recovery period. This role has arisen as a result of this sustained growth and the successful applicant will join an established team of six internal auditors reporting into the Head of Internal Audit and managing the team in their stead. Cumberland Building Society is an organization with strong regional values and makes a conscious effort to reflect these principles at team level. As well as donating £100,000 to support local charitable initiatives last year the Building Society gives all employees an extra paid days leave for charitable work and in recent years it has implemented a cycle to work scheme and operated as a “fair trade” organization. 


As a Deputy Head of Internal Audit you will ensure your team provides assurance to the Board and Executive Management that all of the significant risks that might arise across the Society and its subsidiaries have been identified and are being adequately controlled.

You will apply your proven technical accounting skills to identifying risks and present adequate measures of control.  You must be a proven auditor capable of delivering risk management projects without significant training or supervision.  
 
This is a key role and will be hands on managing a small team, providing accurate and effective risk analysis and controls across the business with key responsibilities including, but not being limited to:

  • Ensuring all departments function in an effective and efficient manner, adhering to legal standards and industry best practice. 
  • Applying your proven technical accounting skills to identifying risks and presenting adequate measures of control - Assessing risk, running audit tests, suggesting controls and producing audit reports.
  • Deputising for the Head of Internal Audit and Managing other members of the audit team 


The successful candidate will need to be:

  • A qualified   Accountant   with   either   ACA,   CA, MIIA   or   ACCA
  • Accreditation (or be very close to qualification)
  • A proven track record of running financially focused internal audits.
  •  It is likely you will have come from a financial services background but equally you may have previously experience in commercial or public sector internal audits. (Applications are welcome from candidates with an industry or professional practice background)
  • Experienced   of   working   closely   with   senior   stakeholders, demonstrating excellent communication and influencing skills.  

Applications in the first instance should be forwarded to our  recruitment partner, Imogen Hampson-Smith at Sharp Consultancy.

All CV’s will be processed through Sharp Consultancy as the recruiting partner of  choice.