Internal Audit Manager

Balfour Beatty plc; Greater London; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Smart working

Annual leave

Pension plan

Job summary

Balfour Beatty plc in London is seeking an Internal Audit Manager to lead audits from the plan approved by the Audit and Risk Committee, focusing on major infrastructure projects across the UK.

You will plan audits, manage testing, and deliver clear reports to auditees and senior stakeholders. This role requires strong communication, independence and a proactive approach.

We offer smart working options, competitive benefits, and a chance to contribute to critical national projects.

Qualifications

• Experience conducting audits.
• Ability to present findings clearly in writing and speech.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills; independent and professional.
• Self-starter with time management.
• Ambitious with potential for growth.
• Internal Controls framework experience.
• Familiarity with Global Internal Audit Standards.
• Infrastructure, construction sector experience (desirable).

Responsibilities

• Plan audits and define objectives with stakeholders.
• Lead or participate in audit assignments and testing.
• Prepare clear audit reports for auditees and stakeholders.

Skills

Auditing experience

Communication skills

Influence senior management

Time management

Self-starter

Internal Controls

Global Internal Audit Standards

Job description

About the role

Balfour Beatty has an exciting opportunity for an Internal Audit Manager to join our growing team in London.

The Internal Audit Manager is responsible for delivery of audits from the plan agreed by the Audit and Risk Committee. The audit plan typically covers the financial and commercial controls of the major infrastructure projects across the UK business as well as internal financial control audits and audits of Group strategic risk areas.

What you'll be doing

• Planning audits, understand and assess a project or process to identify key risks and confirm the overall audit objective. Working with the audit stakeholders they will develop the terms of Reference of the audit, ensure buy in of key stakeholders, agree the logistics and facilitate an efficient process.
• Effectively deliver audit assignments, both as a lead and as part of a team, ensuring the approach to audit testing is well developed and followed and all audit findings are well supported. Effective communication of progress and any emerging issues will be essential with key stakeholders to the audit throughout.
• Reporting – prepare audit reports that effectively communicate findings and actions to the auditees and other stakeholders.

Who we're looking for

Essential Skills & Experience

• Has previous experience of conducting audits.
• Can deliver reports orally and written in an objective and persuasive manner, demonstrating initiative and resilience when challenged;
• Has good interpersonal and communication skills and acts in an independent and professional manner with the ability to influence others including senior management;
• Is a self-starter who manages their own time and workload and brings ideas to add value to the function
• Is ambitious and capable of developing further within the department and ultimately the business
• Internal Controls framework experience.
• Understanding of and experience applying the Global Internal Audit Standards.

Desirable Skills & Experience

• Infrastructure, construction or other related sector experience

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…

About us

Balfour Beatty Group Enabling Functions are Legal, Finance, IT and Procurement, Communications, Health Safety and Environment, HR and Sustainability. Together, they support delivery of our Build to Last strategy whilst improving efficiencies and standardising our approach, systems and processes.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at [e-mail]