Audit Manager

Greater London Authority; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Greater London Authority, via MOPAC, seeks a senior audit leader to head the Directorate of Audit, Risk and Assurance in London. The role leads audits across multiple client bodies including the Metropolitan Police Service and the London Fire Brigade, delivering risk-based assurance and advisory services.

You will plan assignments, develop policies, test controls, and report to senior stakeholders, ensuring robust governance and value for money.

Qualifications

• A good level of practical internal auditing experience is essential.
• Qualified with CMIIA/CCAB/CIMA or overseas equivalent and membership of the relevant body.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage and develop an effective internal audit team.
• Plan audit assignments, allocate resources and set deadlines.
• Ensure audits are delivered to required standards and deadlines.
• Undertake complex reviews to identify risks, evaluate controls and suggest improvements.
• Contribute to Directorate policies and procedures.

Skills

Leadership

Audit planning

Team management

Risk assessment

Stakeholder engagement

Education

CMIIA/CCAB/CIMA or overseas equivalent

Job description

About The Role

The Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) is the organisation through which the Mayor of London exercises his role as the Police and Crime Commissioner for London and is led by the Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime. MOPAC undertakes a broad range of statutory duties and works closely with the Mayor of London, Deputy Mayor, and Metropolitan Police Service to deliver the priorities that will create safer London communities.

You will be joining the MOPAC Directorate of Audit, Risk and Assurance, a well-respected unit that has the interesting and challenging job of providing the internal audit service for a number of clients including the Metropolitan Police Service, the London Fire Brigade and the Greater London Authority.

You will lead a team of auditors, helping to ensure effective and efficient services are delivered to Londoners through the provision of first-class assurance, counter fraud and advisory services. Our wide-ranging client base provides opportunities for you to really make a difference, through delivery of complex reviews across a range of operational and strategic areas. You will work with senior stakeholders, helping to identify key business risks, evaluate and test their controls and identify areas of improvement.

The Main Responsibilities Of The Role

• Leading, managing and developing an effective audit team.
• Planning audit assignments, allocating audit resources, and defining deadlines.
• Managing audit assignments effectively and efficiently, ensuring work is produced to the required standard and deadlines.
• Undertaking complex reviews identifying key risks, evaluating and testing controls, identifying areas for improvement, and providing insight.
• Contributing to the development of Directorate of Audit, Risk and Assurance policies and procedures.

A good level of practical internal auditing experience is essential and will be supported by a recognised qualification in Internal Auditing or Accountancy (at least CMIIA, CCAB, CIMA or overseas equivalent) together with membership of the appropriate professional body. You will be someone who has a thorough understanding of risk-based auditing, and the personal qualities and credibility to operate effectively as a representative of MOPAC and the Directorate.