Internal Audit Assistant Manager

Bishop Fleming UK; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Contributory Pension scheme

Life assurance

Critical illness cover

Simply Health cashback plan

Perkbox discounts

Job summary

Bishop Fleming is expanding in Birmingham and seeks an Internal Audit Assistant Manager to join our new office. You will lead internal audit engagements across public sector and corporate clients, and help develop a growing audit team with coaching and recruitment.

The role offers client-facing responsibility and opportunities to contribute to business development. We value a people-first culture with flexible working options, a strong emphasis on development, and a collaborative,

Qualifications

• Experience managing a broad portfolio of audit clients across public sector and corporate sectors.
• Strong leadership and coaching abilities to develop the audit team.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building with clients at all levels.
• Organisational skills with the ability to meet deadlines.
• Willingness to travel as required, and a collaborative team mindset.

Responsibilities

• Lead, plan and deliver a broad range of public sector and corporate internal audit engagements.
• Help develop the internal audit team through coaching, mentoring and recruitment.
• Monitor budgets and agree fees for each assignment.
• Manage client relationships and ensure a quality service is delivered.
• Contribute to business development in the sectors you operate.

Skills

Excellent communication

Interpersonal skills

Organisational skills

Willingness to travel

People management

Education

CIA/ACA Qualification (or equivalent)

Job description

About this opportunity

We are looking for an ambitious individual to join us in our new Birmingham office as an Internal Audit Assistant Manager and play a pivotal role in shaping its success.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of our West Midlands expansion. You will be joining a business that consistently demonstrates year-on-year growth and regularly wins audit clients from the Big 4 and Top 10.

As we grow, our people-first culture remains central. We’re committed to being a responsible business, supporting healthy people, communities, and the environment.

From day one, you’ll be trusted, empowered, and supported to reach your full potential through diverse, challenging work, interesting clients, and structured development – all within a collaborative, friendly, and high-performing environment.

We work with clients across a broad range of the public sector and corporate sectors.

Working with a broad portfolio of organisations, you will be looking beyond the core internal audit essentials and will be providing your clients with advice and sector best practice that will really help them deliver on their objectives.

This role will suit an experienced Internal Audit professional and you will be encouraged to share ideas and will play a key role in our expanding audit team. As part of the role, you will be given the opportunity to continue to develop your broader management and business development skills.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading, planning and delivering a broad range of public sector and corporate internal audit engagements, reporting directly to our local Internal Audit Director
• Helping to develop our internal audit team, including coaching and mentoring staff to become accomplished risk and control specialists and business advisors, and playing a part in recruitment to further expand the team
• Monitoring budgets and agreeing fees for each assignment
• Managing client relationships and expectations, building strong relationships with your clients and ensuring that a quality service is delivered
• Contributing to business development activities in the sectors in which you operate

What we are looking for

To be considered for the role, you will have:

• CIA/ACA Qualification (or equivalent)
• Experience of managing a broad portfolio of audit clients across some or all of the public sector, wider not-for-profit and corporate sectors
• The ambition to be a great people manager who enjoys developing and coaching their team
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills that enable you to build rapport with people at all levels
• Strong organisational skills, enthusiasm, with a systematic approach and the ability to work to deadlines
• A willingness to travel as required
• A collaborative, team-focused mindset, with a desire to contribute to the overall success of Bishop Fleming

Why join us

We are an award-winning certified Great Place to Work® provider of Audit, Accountancy, Tax and Advisory services in the South West and West Midlands. With a turnover of £48m,wesaw growth of almost 15% over the last 12 months.We are also currently ranked fifth in the Accountancy Age Mid-Tier Power Indexandarethe largest provider of audit services to multi-academy trusts in the academy sector.

From owner-managed businesses, SMEs, and large businesses; to entrepreneurs and private individuals;weoffer full services across a diverse range ofsectors.

With 9 offices, over50partners,and over 500 people, we have the capability and capacity to meet our clients’ needs. From owner-managed businesses to large businesses we have the full-service expertise to advise our clients.

We are also a member of Kreston Global, a global network of independent accounting firms in more than 100 countries.

We also offer a multifaceted benefits package, which includes:

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Extra time off at Christmas - in addition to your annual leave entitlement, we close between Christmas and New Year
• A contributory Pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Critical illness cover
• Simply Health cashback plan including access to 24/7 online GP service and counselling services
• Perkbox discounts and rewards platform with over 4,000 perks and discounts
• Social events with active social committees that plan internal and external events
• Numerous opportunities for development

We welcome applicants seeking flexible working arrangements, including part‑time working or working from home, to support responsibilities such as caring commitments, further study, or interests outside of work.

We are committed to welcoming new people into an inclusive working environment, where everyone hasequal opportunity to reach their full potential.We support a culture where people are valued and treated with respect, and wheredifferences are understood and celebrated.

The more varied our workforce, the broader the expertise within our business. The broader our expertise, the greater our chances of innovation and success. That's why we're committed to equality of opportunity, diversity and inclusion at every level.

As part of our recruitment process and commitment to maintaining a safe and compliant working environment, we conductbackground checks on all successful applicants. These checks will include verification of references, confirmation of right to work in the UK, and, where applicable, a standard or enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Further details will be provided during the recruitment process.

We do not currently offer visa sponsorship. To be eligible for this role, applicants must have the unrestricted right to live and work in the UK.