Internal Audit Manager

ICAEW; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Contributory Pension scheme

Life assurance

Critical illness cover

Simply Health cashback plan

Perkbox discounts and rewards

Social events with committees

Development opportunities

Job summary

ICAEW is seeking an Internal Audit Assistant Manager for our new Birmingham office. You will lead and deliver internal audit engagements, work with public sector and corporate clients, and help expand our West Midlands practice. The role offers development opportunities and a people‑first, inclusive culture.

You will coach staff, manage budgets and fees, and build strong client relationships while contributing to business development. Travel may be required.

Qualifications

• CIA/ACA qualification (or equivalent).
• Experience delivering internal audit across public sector and corporate sectors.
• Strong leadership and mentoring abilities.

Responsibilities

• Leading, planning and delivering internal audit engagements for public sector and corporate clients.
• Developing the internal audit team through coaching and mentoring.
• Monitoring budgets and agreeing fees for assignments.
• Managing client relationships to ensure high-quality service.
• Contributing to business development in your sectors.

Skills

People management

Communication

Planning

Business development

Client relationships

Education

CIA/ACA Qualification

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 successful in this role, you'll bring:

• A 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 arean 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 £50m. 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, just under 60 partners,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 correspondent firm of Kreston Global, a global network of 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

Please contact Grace Harris, Recruitment Advisor if you would like to discuss this opportunity further.

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.

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Please note that we do not accept unsolicited CVs. Submissions will only be reviewed where a role has been briefed by our Talent Acquisition team.