Internal Audit Assistant Manager: Stakeholder Leadership

Brewer Morris; Manchester; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Brewer Morris is partnering with a leading Top 10 accountancy and advisory firm to hire an Assistant Manager for its Internal Audit team in Manchester. The role combines client engagement, people management and technical delivery across diverse sectors in both public and private organisations.

You will oversee delivery from planning to reporting, engage with Audit Committees and senior stakeholders, and mentor junior staff while maintaining budget discipline and high-quality outputs.

Qualifications

• Strong report writing and communication skills.
• Experience managing relationships with a broad range of stakeholders.
• Proactive and capable of multi-priority delivery.

Responsibilities

• Support the management of a portfolio of internal audit clients and develop strong working relationships with key stakeholders.
• Assist with the preparation of risk-based internal audit plans and annual audit programmes.
• Lead and deliver internal audit assignments from planning through to reporting.
• Prepare high-quality audit reports and review the work of junior team members.
• Support client meetings, Audit Committee presentations and wider stakeholder engagement.
• Manage assignments to agreed budgets and deadlines, ensuring work is delivered efficiently and to a high standard.
• Coach, develop and review junior members of the team.
• Identify opportunities to provide additional value to clients and support wider business development initiatives.
• Contribute to technical research, methodology improvements and wider team projects as required.

Skills

Report writing

Stakeholder management

Communication

Team leadership

Education

CMIIA / CIA / ACA / ACCA

Job description

Brewer Morris is partnering with a leading Top 10 accountancy and advisory firm to hire an Assistant Manager for its Internal Audit team in Manchester. The role combines client engagement, people management and technical delivery across diverse sectors in both public and private organisations.

You will oversee delivery from planning to reporting, engage with Audit Committees and senior stakeholders, and mentor junior staff while maintaining budget discipline and high-quality outputs.