Assistant Audit Manager: Public Sector Lead

ACCA Careers; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Health cashback & GP service

Job summary

Bishop Fleming in Birmingham is seeking an experienced Internal Audit professional to support its West Midlands expansion. You will lead a broad portfolio of audits, coach staff, manage budgets, and nurture client relationships to deliver a high-quality service.

This role welcomes ambitious Managers or Assistant Managers looking to progress, with development opportunities, a collaborative culture, and flexibility to accommodate responsibilities and growth.

Qualifications

• CIA/ACA Qualification (or equivalent).
• Experience managing a broad portfolio of audit clients across public sector, not-for-profit and corporate sectors.
• Ambition to be a great people manager who enjoys developing and coaching their team.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills that enable you to build rapport with people at all levels.
• Strong organisational skills, enthusiasm, with a systematic approach and the ability to work to deadlines.
• Willingness to travel as required.
• Collaborative, team-focused mindset, with a desire to contribute to the overall success of Bishop Fleming.
• Experience at Manager level, or as an Assistant Manager with the ambition to progress into a Manager role in the near future.

Responsibilities

• Leading, planning and delivering a broad range of public sector and corporate internal audit engagements, reporting directly to our local Internal Audit Director.
• Helping to develop our internal audit team, including coaching and mentoring staff to become accomplished risk and control specialists and business advisors, and playing a part in recruitment to further expand the team.
• Monitoring budgets and agreeing fees for each assignment.
• Managing client relationships and expectations, building strong relationships with your clients and ensuring that a quality service is delivered.
• Contributing to business development activities in the sectors in which you operate.

Skills

CIA/ACA Qualification

People management

Communication skills

Travel willingness

Team collaboration

Job description

Bishop Fleming in Birmingham is seeking an experienced Internal Audit professional to support its West Midlands expansion. You will lead a broad portfolio of audits, coach staff, manage budgets, and nurture client relationships to deliver a high-quality service.

This role welcomes ambitious Managers or Assistant Managers looking to progress, with development opportunities, a collaborative culture, and flexibility to accommodate responsibilities and growth.