Internal audit executive (newly qualified), London, UK

£45,000

The Executive plays a central role within the Business Risk Services department. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing the advice necessary to help clients manage risk and improve their business performance.

Responsibilities:

• prepares draft terms of reference/audit planning document prior to meeting the client ensuring any revisions are processed
• prepare fieldwork as applicable to review
• produces close out documentation and contributes to close-out meetings with the client
• responsible for building and maintaining good working relationships with all clients and colleagues

Requirements:

• Delivery of internal audit service including devising strategic and annual internal audit plans on a risk based approach.
• Field management responsibilities including completing file reviews and preparing reports for review by engagement manager.
• Planning and supervision of audits assigned to auditors, including leading planning and exit meetings.
• Completing high level internal audits including corporate governance, clinical governance and risk management arrangements.
• Reporting to Audit Committees on progress and key performance indicators against plan.
• Establishing effective working relationship with external auditors to provide reliance on internal audit work.
• Financial Management including billing and income collection, compilation of profitability budgets and management of financial review process to achieve target internal profit measures.
• Executing internal audit assignments independently to the required scope in compliance with risk based internal audit methodology including: Treasury Management, General Ledger, Payroll, Capital Budgeting and Monitoring, Human Resources, Corporate Governance and Project & Change Management.
• Working with counter fraud to ensure control weaknesses are accounted for within internal audit delivery.
• Participating in proactive and reactive fraud assignments to identify potential instances of fraud.
• Performance Management of auditors and acting as a Development Officer mentoring auditors.
• professional qualification (ACA, CA, ACCA,MIIA)
• Experience of using Microsoft packages, internet, email
• Experience of internal and auditing and risk management
• Experience of preparing and delivering presentations

For further information, please contact William Scott Associates on +44 (0)203 818 8600 or email elizabeth@williamscottassociates.com