Senior Internal Auditor
Job Description
About the Role
It's an exciting time to join SSP as we look to build a new internal audit team. The Senior Internal Auditor will be critical to the delivery of the Strategic Internal Audit Plan approved by the Board. Delivering Internal Audit reviews throughout the year, you will be highly competent in the application of the end-to-end CIIA Internal Audit Methodology, from scoping to final report.
Working under the direction of the Senior Internal Audit Manager, you will perform thematic audit reviews focusing on key processes and functions and Headquarter/Country Reviews across our global operations so you will have the opportunity to travel to overseas locations approximately 3-4 times per year, for periods of c.2-3 weeks, with timings aligned to auditee availability and workload.
The role holder will work with and support a colleague who will also deliver audit reviews throughout the year. Building credible and trusted relationships with senior management and auditee stakeholders will be vital to the role.
What you'll be doing:
Delivery of Internal Audit reviews throughout the year, allocated by the Senior Internal Audit Manager, including:
- Thematic Reviews - reviewing specific processes or functional areas, normally beginning at Group (London) and incorporating a sample of regions/countries (remote or in-person as applicable).
- Headquarters/Country Reviews - reviews at regional and country locations, based on a standard defined set of expected internal controls - normally in-person with c.3-4 visits per year. - Controls Self-Assessment Validation - performing independent validation of CSA results in coordination with the Business Controls Team.
- Follow-Up - regularly following up with management to drive through the implementation of audit recommendations within agreed timescales.
- Delivering audits in full alignment with the best practice (CIIA) end-to-end Internal Audit methodology.
- Documenting all aspects of the audit process through the production of high-quality working papers.
- Attending closing meetings with auditee management to discuss and agree audit findings.
- Supporting auditee management in identifying solutions to complex control weaknesses.
- Production of high-quality draft and final reports for submission to senior management and the Audit Committee.
- Responding positively and productively to review points and feedback from the Senior Internal Audit Manager.
- Ensuring agreed audit timescales and deadlines are met in order to deliver the Strategic Internal Audit Plan.
- Supporting the wider in-house and outsourced audit teams as required in the delivery of the wider Internal Audit Plan.
To be successful in this role you will need:
- Qualifications - Fully or part-qualified with CIIA, ACA or equivalent.
- Experience - Experience of Internal Audit delivery in a large/listed business, either in-house or through a Big 4/mid-tier accounting firm.
- Technical - In-depth understanding of best practice (CIIA) Internal Audit methodology and its application.
- Technical - ability to perform complex technical and strategic audits in addition to key financial and non-financial controls.
- Relationship building - Ability to build productive, trusted relationships with auditee management.
- Communication and presentation - Ability to present and discuss the findings with auditee management at closing meetings.
- Technology - highly adept at using PowerPoint, Excel, and Word.
- Quality - high attention to detail, and committed to ensuring the best quality audit outputs.
