Group Internal Audit Manager

Aila Recruitment | B Corp™; Northampton; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Hybrid work

Private medical

Job summary

Aila Recruitment | B Corp™ partners with a market-leading UK manufacturer and retailer to appoint a Group Internal Audit Manager. The role is based in Northampton or Watford with hybrid flexibility, shaping the Group's control environment and audit plan.

You will lead audit projects, influence Leadership, and drive improvements across the risk framework. ACA/ACCA qualified professionals with 8+ years' experience are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of audit experience across practice and internal environments.
• ACA/ACCA qualified with thorough knowledge of internal audit practices.

Responsibilities

• Plan, manage and deliver the Internal Audit plan.
• Influence Leadership to strengthen control frameworks.
• Lead audits with independent oversight of teams and assignments.
• Develop KPI dashboards and report to Audit Committee as needed.
• Collaborate with Group Risk and co-source partners to ensure quality.

Skills

Audit leadership

ACA/ACCA qualified

Team coordination

Audit planning

Stakeholder communication

Internal audit experience

Education

ACA/ACCA qualification

Job description

+ up to 25% Annual Bonus

Northampton or Watford (flexible base)

Are you an experienced Qualified Internal Auditor with industry experience, looking for a role where you'll genuinely shape the control environment of a market-leading UK business? Aila is partnered with a leading UK manufacturing and retail business in the appointment of a Group Internal Audit Manager on a permanent basis.

About the Company:

• FTSE 100 market-leading manufacturer and retailer
• A business investing heavily in its risk and control framework, with Internal Audit sitting at the heart of the process.
• A collaborative Group Internal Audit function and genuine leadership opportunity

The Role:

Reporting into the Group Senior Audit Manager, you'll play a central role in planning, managing and delivering the Internal Audit plan, while continuously improving the team's practices and methodology. You'll regularly engage with and influence the Leadership team to plan, scope, deliver and report on audit assignments, driving tangible improvements to the Group's overall control framework.

You'll lead audit projects across the Group with a significant degree of independence, coordinating small teams, and juggling multiple assignments concurrently. You will autonomously lead Internal audits and be encouraged to progress into a future leader of this function.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage the delivery of audit assignments, individually and within a team, from planning through to reporting.
• Significantly influence Leadership teams to ensure risks are understood and appropriate control frameworks are developed
• Work closely with the Group Risk team to provide robust assurance over existing and emerging risks, including Fraud and ESG.
• Identify weaknesses in existing controls and make suitable recommendations to reduce risk exposure.
• Sit on project and programme boards for major change programmes, acting as a critical partner in improving Group-wide controls.
• Work with co-source partners from planning through delivery, ensuring their output matches the quality and timescales of the internal team.
• Provide concise, focused and informative audit reports, monitoring and championing the implementation of recommendations with the Leadership team
• Lead continuous improvement activity for the audit team, identifying opportunities to enhance the audit methodology's efficiency and effectiveness
• Develop KPI dashboards and input into Audit Committee papers on plan progress and recommendation delivery, within committee reporting timescales.

The Ideal Candidate:

• 8+ years' experience in audit, both in practice and internal
• ACA/ACCA Qualified Accountant and thorough knowledge of internal audit practices, principles and procedures.
• Experience coordinating audit teams, including day-to-day operational management of audit reviews.
• Experience of the annual audit planning process, providing insight on key risks for the plan each year
• Background in a similarly dynamic operating environment
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to convey complex, technical situations in plain English to influence change up to Executive level

What they Offer:

• 25% annual bonus.
• Hybrid working with a flexible base location across Group sites.
• Private Medical