Internal Auditor

Orka Financial is working with a rapidly growing company based in Uxbridge to recruit an Internal Auditor. Having recently secured significant investment this companies growth has gone to the next level and with that they have been hiring a number of new positions in recent months. This is another new role for the business and will be an opportunity for the right candidate to come in and set up the function in this region. We are looking for someone with meticulous attention to detail and excellent communication/stakeholder engagement skills.

The Internal Auditor will assist in executing the annual Internal Audit (IA) plan and end-to-end operational Internal Audit activities, special assignments and investigations. They will also assist the IA team to complete special/ ad-hoc reviews to resolve matters/ cases raised by management.

We are ideally looking for a candidate that is looking for their first move from a large accountancy practice but also open to considering anyone from an internal audit background.

Responsibilities:

•  Assist the development and revision of IA processes and governance documents.
•  Assist in the annual risk assessment exercise for formulating department strategy and plans.
•  Observe compliance to the approved IA processes, P&Ps during the execution of audit engagements.
•  Support department head in administrative tasks (organizing department files, meetings etc.).
•  Stay up to date with relevant regulatory requirements to support the department with its operations.
•  Identify key processes and develop their business process understanding illustrated through process maps or MS Word documents.
•  Develop risk assessment control matrix (RACM) based on the process review identifying risks and their related controls.
•  Develop and perform the relevant audit work program to test the adequacy and effectiveness of controls.
•  Draft detailed report and executive summary for Head of IA’s review and final discussion with BU.
•  Ensure that audit management system (AMS) is up to date with all the supporting work papers.
•  Conduct investigations/ advisory services as assigned by Head of IA.

Profile:

•  Experience in Internal/external Audit.
•  Excellent knowledge of Internal Audit procedures, analyzing internal control gaps.
•  High proficiency in presentation and reporting skills is essential.
•  Degree in accounting, finance or engineering and relevant certifications such as ACCA/ACA.

Salary:
£55,000 - £60,000 + car allowance + benefits