Head of Audit

• Responsible for the audit team and responsible for ensuring the company complies with a number of funding rules and regulations.
• Setting and developing an internal audit strategy to cover audits of HR/Finance/Sales and other functions.

Client Details

Our client are a growing SME business with the head office based in Cardiff and 3 additional sites throughout the UK.

Description

Reporting into the FD, key duties and responsibilities will include:

• Management of the audit team
• Ensuring compliance with multiple funding rules and ESF regulations
• Leading audit and being responsible for ensuring there are no funding errors.
• Be the source of all things funding related and to help with admin and operations related queries.
• Setting and developing an internal audit strategy to cover audits of HR/Finance/Sales and other functions
• Ensuring the ISO27001 compliance is maintained for the annual audit
• Ensuring GDPR compliance and acting as DPO in FD's absence
• Managing the data integrity manager.
• Managing the Health and Safety Officer - ensuring the H&S obligations are met with our apprentices and also internally while liaising with our H&S consultant.

Profile

The successful candidate will have most if not all of the following attributes:

• High attention to detail
• Understanding of risk and compliance.
• Hands on approach
• Gravitas
• A self starting 'can do' attitude.
• Managerial experience
• Energetic and Dynamic personality
• Our client will consider candidates both with and without a financial qualification. It is essential this candidate has worked in a audit or risk function previously and can implement controls to mitigate risk to a business.

Job Offer

The full time position offers a competitive salary and a package including:

• 25 days holiday + 8 b/h
• Working hours 08 - 4 (Monday - Thursday) and 08-3 (Fridays).