inancial Audit Lead Healthcare Provider

Compass Associates; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment consultancy is seeking a Financial Audit Lead for a healthcare provider in Cardiff. This interim role requires an experienced accountant to lead detailed audits, ensuring confidentiality and high standards in reporting. Responsibilities include planning audits, analyzing financial records, and presenting findings to stakeholders. Candidates must hold a professional accounting qualification and have significant audit experience. A full-time, on-site role with a competitive salary of £50,000 p.a.

Benefits

£200 worth of vouchers for successful recommendations

Qualifications

• Professionally qualified accountant or auditor.
• Significant experience leading financial audits.
• Proven ability to analyze financial data.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver complex financial audits and investigations.
• Plan, scope, and execute investigations ensuring high-quality evidence gathering.
• Present findings to senior leadership and external bodies.

Skills

Financial data analysis

Leadership in financial audits

Communication skills

Education

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

Job description

Financial Audit Lead | Healthcare Provider

£50,000 p.a

Cardiff (on-site)

Interim Position (3 Months)

Do you have experience leading on financial audits?

Are you available to start a new position in early January?

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
• Significant experience leading financial audits
• 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.

Recommendations :

Compass Associates Ltd is acting as a Recruitment Consultancy for this permanent vacancy; we offer £200 worth of John Lewis vouchers for each successful recommendation