Internal Audit Manager - Financial Controls

Internal Audit Manager - Financial Controls

Leading Global Insurance and Reinsurer seeking an Internal Audit Manager to join this highly regarded Internal audit function that has a history of developing future talent.

Essentially you will be expected to provide assurance to stakeholders on the performance of internal controls as they relate to financial reporting processes

Responsibilities:

• Leadership for the function in the European region.
• Owning the Internal Controls in Financial Reporting framework, maintaining it, making recommendations for change to the governance oversight committee
• Representing the function in governance meetings, and handling senior stakeholder engagement.
• Owning the audit management system for ICFR, maintaining it, and making recommendations for improvements.
• Oversight of a supporting team member
• Produce and maintain documentation of walkthroughs and process, risk and control documentation.
• Undertake testing of the operating effectiveness of key controls on a cyclical but risk-based approach
• Report on the status and outcomes of work to relevant Boards, Committees and to senior management.
• Work with the internal audit team to ensure minimisation of overlap of control testing.
• Escalate any control issues, as these arise, to the Head of Internal Audit and management.
• Identify opportunities for continuous process improvement and adoption of industry best practices in terms of process execution, internal controls, ethics and compliance.

Ideally you will be able to demonstrate:

• Relevant financial controls audit experience, ideally within financial services.
• Understanding of audit methodologies and standards
• Professional accounting qualifications will be preferred.

Hybrid working available