Chief Internal Audit & Risk Assurance

Pret a Manger; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Gold Card

Free private medical cover

Pension contribution (4-5%)

Life assurance (3x salary)

33-38 days annual leave

Job summary

Pret a Manger is seeking a Head of Internal Audit to lead a high-performing function across governance, risk management and internal controls for a multi-jurisdiction group. Reporting to the Group Finance Director, you will set the risk-led direction and maintain the rolling plan, while ensuring independent assurance on principal risks and critical controls.

Key responsibilities include strengthening food safety governance, supplier and incident management controls, and oversight of major

Qualifications

• Proven track record leading internal audit in large, multi-site organisations.
• Strong knowledge of internal audit standards, governance and controls.
• Experience supporting Audit Committees and Boards.
• Ability to develop risk-based audit plans and respond to changing risk surfaces.

Responsibilities

• Set a risk-led direction for the internal audit function and rolling plan.
• Provide independent assurance to the Group Finance Director, Audit Committee and leadership.
• Maintain the Internal Audit Charter, methodology and quality framework.
• Lead or support investigations into fraud, misconduct and Code of Conduct matters.
• Oversee budget, resources and balance in-house vs co-sourced capability.

Skills

Leadership

Risk management

Internal audit

Data analytics

Governance

Education

Professional qualification (CIA/ ACA/ ACCA/ CIMA/ FCA/ CISA)

Job description

Pret a Manger is seeking a Head of Internal Audit to lead a high-performing function across governance, risk management and internal controls for a multi-jurisdiction group. Reporting to the Group Finance Director, you will set the risk-led direction and maintain the rolling plan, while ensuring independent assurance on principal risks and critical controls.

Key responsibilities include strengthening food safety governance, supplier and incident management controls, and oversight of major