Group Senior Audit Manager

TN United Kingdom; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Group Senior Audit Manager to lead risk and audit initiatives. This role offers significant exposure to senior stakeholders and involves evolving methodologies, facilitating risk management, and executing compliance programs. The ideal candidate will possess a strong audit background, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work independently as well as part of a team. With opportunities for professional growth and a commitment to inclusivity, this position promises a rewarding career path in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Contributory pension scheme

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Save As You Earn

Qualifications

• Experience in audit or accounting/finance is essential.
• Strong knowledge of risk and audit methodologies required.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver functional strategy for risk and audit.
• Facilitate risk management processes and prepare audit plans.
• Deliver risk and audit reviews across all functional areas.

Skills

Audit background

Analysing systems

Risk and audit techniques

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Process mapping

Education

ACA qualified accountant

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Client:

Bellway

Location:

Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Posted:

26.04.2025

Expiry Date:

10.06.2025

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Job Description:

At Bellway we recognise that people are the key to our success and our goal is to provide a rewarding and fulfilling career in line with our values of quality, service and trust. In addition to this we are committed to being a more inclusive employer and invite applications from a variety of backgrounds.

Our head office is recruiting for the position of Group Risk and Audit Senior Manager. The role offers excellent progression opportunities, both within the team and wider business, for the right candidate.

The Role

The Group Risk and Audit Senior Manager will report to the Group Head of Risk and Audit and will support the development and delivery of the functional strategy.

Principal accountabilities include:

• Building and maintaining strong working relationships with other head office functions and the trading divisions. The role offers excellent exposure to senior stakeholders across the Group.
• Evolving the risk and audit methodologies in line with good practice and business needs.
• Facilitating the risk management process, providing independent challenge over risk assessments, mitigations and action planning.
• Preparing risk and audit plans which add value and are aligned to the Group’s risk landscape.
• Coordinating other assurance activity across the business and maintaining an assurance map.
• Delivering risk and audit reviews across all functional areas, offering challenge and insight on the design and operation of processes and controls.
• Executing a compliance programme (both regulatory compliance and internal policy compliance) to assess levels of adherence with key requirements.
• Supporting other head office functions or trading divisions on a secondment basis, for example in areas such as finance and commercial.
• Undertaking advisory reviews to support key projects and/or the development of new processes.
• Assisting ad hoc investigations (such as fraud or whistle-blowing).
• Developing high quality written outputs, ensuring findings are relevant, pragmatic and accurate. This includes sharing of good practice across the Group so that process improvement and organisational efficiency is achieved.
• Monitoring findings and actions to ensure identified issues are appropriately remediated by the business.
• Assisting in the preparation and presentation of reports for the Audit Committee.
• Maintaining an on-going awareness of developments in corporate governance, including UK SOX.

Experience, Qualifications and Skills

Experience

• Audit or accounting/finance background.
• Experience of reviewing and analysing systems, processes and controls.
• Knowledge of risk and audit techniques and methodologies.

Qualifications and Training

• Accountant, preferably ACA qualified.

Skills and Aptitude

• Self-starter, able to work on own initiative and as part of a team.
• Appetite to understand business functions and processes.
• Commercial and delivery focus.
• Interpersonal and influencing skills.
• Strong communication and engagement, at all levels within a business.
• Organisation, planning and meeting deadlines.
• Ability to work under pressure and within a changing environment.
• Verbal and written presentation skills.
• Process mapping and documentation.
• Commitment to diversity and inclusion.

The Role and Working Conditions

• Head office based role with c.30% travel to our 22 divisions across the UK when required.
• Core hours and remote working options available.

In return we can offer you:

• Contributory pension scheme
• Private medical insurance
• Life assurance
• Save As You Earn

We reserve the right to close this vacancy if a large volume of applications is received.