Internal Audit Manager

Vermelo; Manchester; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Vermelo seeks an experienced Internal Audit Manager to join its growing UK insurance operations. You will report to senior Internal Audit leadership and deliver risk-based audits across diverse insurance activities, providing independent assurance and practical recommendations to strengthen the control environment.

Ideal candidates will have proven Internal Audit experience within insurance, preferably from Big 4/Top 10 firms or insurance groups, with strong report writing and ability to partner

Qualifications

• Proven Internal Audit experience (essential)
• Experience within insurance (essential)
• Strong understanding of governance, risk and control frameworks
• Confidence engaging with senior stakeholders and influencing outcomes
• High-quality audit report writing skills
• Experience working alongside outsourced / co-source audit providers would be highly beneficial

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver risk-based Internal Audits from planning through to reporting
• Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders across the business
• Act as a credible challenger across governance, risk and control frameworks
• Manage relationships with co-source audit partners to ensure quality and timely delivery
• Review audit findings, reports and supporting workpapers
• Track remediation actions and hold stakeholders accountable for delivery
• Support continuous improvement across the Internal Audit function
• Present clear, commercially relevant findings and recommendations

Job description

Ideally close to Manchester / Essex / London or West Sussex

**Must have Internal Audit experience within Insurance

A growing UK insurance business with ambitious plans for the future is looking to appoint an experienced Internal Audit Manager to join its Internal Audit function.

This is a genuinely exciting opportunity to join a business in growth mode, where Internal Audit is seen as a valued business partner with real visibility across senior leadership.

We are looking for an experienced Internal Audit professional who has operated within Big 4 / Top 10 audit firms or within Insurance businesses.

This role is best suited to candidates with direct Internal Audit experience, rather than those whose background is solely in external audit / financial statement audit.

The Opportunity

Reporting into senior Internal Audit leadership, you’ll play a key role in delivering the risk-based audit plan across a broad and evolving insurance business.

This is a highly visible role with exposure to senior stakeholders, where you’ll act as a trusted adviser and critical friend -providing robust challenge, independent assurance, and practical recommendations that genuinely improve the control environment.

You’ll work across a wide range of business areas, partnering with internal stakeholders and co-source audit providers to ensure audits are delivered effectively and to a high standard.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver risk-based Internal Audits from planning through to reporting
• Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders across the business
• Act as a credible challenger across governance, risk and control frameworks
• Manage relationships with co-source audit partners to ensure quality and timely delivery
• Review audit findings, reports and supporting workpapers
• Track remediation actions and hold stakeholders accountable for delivery
• Support continuous improvement across the Internal Audit function
• Present clear, commercially relevant findings and recommendations

About You

We’re looking for someone who brings:

• Proven Internal Audit experience (essential)
• Experience within insurance (essential)
• Strong understanding of governance, risk and control frameworks
• Confidence engaging with senior stakeholders and influencing outcomes
• High-quality audit report writing skills
• Experience working alongside outsourced / co-source audit providers would be highly beneficial
• Recognised audit / accounting qualification (ACA / ACCA / CIA / equivalent)

Why This Role?

This is an opportunity to join a business with significant growth ambitions, where the Internal Audit function has real visibility, strong stakeholder engagement, and the opportunity to influence meaningful change.

A great fit for someone currently operating as:

• Internal Audit Manager
• Senior Internal Auditor
• Assistant Internal Audit Manager
• Internal Audit professional within insurance / regulated FS looking for broader exposure