Senior Internal Auditor

Marks Sattin is working with a serviced based business who, based in Leeds, easy access for major road links, are recruiting for a Senior Internal Auditor.

This is a great opportunity in the team where you perform risk-based audits across the business in accordance with the annual Internal Audit Plan. You will collaborate the business ensuring effective evaluation of risks and controls and the performance of testing.

Working alongside the Group Head of Internal Audit & Risk, you will be responsible for:

• Delivery of a wide spectrum of internal audit assurance reviews designed to assess the efficiency and effectiveness of the governance, risk management and control frameworks.
• Discussing and agreeing with management, audit findings, recommendations and suggested solutions as appropriate, together with implementation timescales and local responsibilities.
• The ability to use different approaches and methodologies including system based audit, analytical review, collation and review and substantive and compliance testing.
• Support the on-going evolution and embedding of Risk Management Framework to ensure that risks are identified, understood and mitigated to an acceptable level.
• Determining and developing the standards and framework for internal audit activity and reporting to ensure it remains aligned to best practice and the international professional practices framework.
• Provide assurance to the Board, Executive Committee and other stakeholders on the effectiveness of the internal control framework to encompass - sufficiency relative to risk, adequacy relative to desired outcome and evidence of application and testing

Ideally you will be working towards or have a professional qualification and have knowledge of audit techniques and standards. Relationship management and influencing skills are key as this is a new role so you much feel comfortable liaising with and challenging the senior management team.