Financial Audit Lead | Healthcare Provider

Compass Associates; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare consultancy is seeking a Financial Audit Lead for a minimum 3-month interim position based full-time on-site in Cardiff. The role involves leading complex financial audits, analyzing financial records, and producing detailed investigation reports. Qualified accountants or auditors with experience in financial data analysis and report writing are encouraged to apply. This is a confidential and sensitive role requiring discretion and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• Professionally qualified accountant or auditor with equivalent experience.
• Proven ability to analyse financial data.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with report writing experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver complex financial audits and investigations.
• Plan, scope, and execute investigations ensuring evidence is gathered and documented.
• Maintain strict confidentiality and handle sensitive matters.
• Maintain strict confidentiality and handle sensitive matters with discretion
• Produce clear, concise, and well‑evidenced investigation reports outlining findings, conclusions, and risk assessments
• Present findings to senior leadership, audit committees, regulators, or external bodies as required

Skills

Financial data analysis

Report writing

Strong communication skills

Education

Professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA)

Job description

Financial Audit Lead | Healthcare Provider

Compass Associates are currently working in partnership with a healthcare provider on a highly confidential position, where they are seeking an individual to lead on a detailed financial audit. This is an interim position for a minimum of 3 months and will be based full-time on site at their head office in Cardiff.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver complex financial audits and investigations
• Plan, scope, and execute investigations ensuring evidence is gathered, analysed, and documented to a high standard
• Look in depth at financial records, transactions, contracts, procurement activity, and expense claims
• Maintain strict confidentiality and handle sensitive matters with discretion
• Produce clear, concise, and well‑evidenced investigation reports outlining findings, conclusions, and risk assessments
• Present findings to senior leadership, audit committees, regulators, or external bodies as required

Requirements

• Professionally qualified accountant or auditor (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA) or equivalent experience
• Proven ability to analyse financial data
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience producing formal investigation reports

If you would like to be considered for this exciting opportunity, please contact Simon Codling directly.