Internal Auditor

Womentech Network; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Annual leave

Volunteer days

Work away scheme

Memberships

Job summary

Sage Group plc is seeking an Internal Auditor to join the Assurance team in Newcastle. You will deliver the Internal Audit Plan across a varied portfolio, working with Assurance colleagues and a co-source provider, and gain exposure to Sage leadership.

The role offers a hybrid pattern, with three days in the Newcastle office and two days from home, and opportunities to build trusted stakeholder relationships across the organisation.

Qualifications

• Two years’ internal audit or assurance experience.
• Knowledge of internal audit methodologies and relevant professional standards.
• Experience planning and carrying out high-quality control testing.
• Exposure to IT internal audit or information security risk areas.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver assigned audits from scoping to reporting.
• Produce Audit Planning Memo and engage stakeholders.
• Document work to assurance standards using audit tools.
• Keep management informed of progress, findings and issues.
• Lead audit opening/closing meetings and report quality results.
• Support remediation action plans and track actions to completion.
• Contribute to development of assurance methodology and practices.
• Support management information and KPI reporting.
• Build relationships with business units and third parties.

Skills

Proactive

Collaborative

Communicator

Organised

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Degree

Professional audit qualification (IAP/CIA/AAT/CISA)

Tools

Audit management software

IT audit tools

Job description

Are you an experienced audit or assurance professional looking to develop your career within a global technology business? We’re looking for an Internal Auditor to join our Assurance team in Newcastle. You’ll help deliver the Internal Audit Plan for Sage Group plc, working across a varied portfolio of audits alongside Assurance colleagues and our third-party co-source provider. The role offers excellent exposure to Sage leadership and the opportunity to build trusted relationships with stakeholders across the organisation.

At Sage we have a hybrid working pattern - candidates must be able to work in the Newcastle office 3 days a week and 2 from home.

What you’ll be doing:

• Planning and delivering assigned audits, from initial scoping and fieldwork through to reporting
• Producing an Audit Planning Memo for each review and ensuring the appropriate stakeholders are engaged
• Documenting audit work to Sage Assurance quality standards using our dedicated audit management tool
• Keeping management informed of progress, findings and potential issues throughout each audit
• Coordinating and leading audit opening and closing meetings
• Producing clear, accurate and high-quality audit reports
• Supporting management to develop remediation action plans and tracking agreed actions through to completion
• Contributing to the continued development of our Assurance methodology and internal audit practices
• Supporting management information and KPI reporting
• Building effective working relationships across the business and with third-party providers

We’re looking for someone who is:

• Proactive, collaborative and comfortable taking ownership of their work
• A confident communicator with the ability to engage diverse stakeholders across different business areas.
• Motivated by learning and professional development
• Able to challenge existing ways of working constructively
• Highly organised, comfortable managing competing priorities and able to deliver high-quality work within agreed deadlines.

Ideally, you’ll bring:

• At least two years’ experience delivering internal audit or related assurance services
• Practical knowledge of internal audit methodologies and relevant professional standards
• Experience planning and carrying out high-quality control testing
• Exposure to IT internal audit, information security or another related risk area
• Experience using audit management or similar management software
• Experience working within a multinational organisation with distributed teams and functions
• Willing to travel internationally when required, which may account for up to 20–25% of the role

We’re also looking for someone committed to continued professional development and willing to work towards an appropriate professional qualification. A degree, professional internal audit qualification such as IAP, CIA, AAT or CISA, or progress towards a relevant qualification through an apprenticeship or technical route would be advantageous.

Benefits video –

Your benefits (Only Applicable for UK Based Roles)

• Generous bonuses and pension scheme: Up to 8% matched pension contribution plus 2% top-up by Sage.
• 25 days of paid annual leave with the option to buy up to another 5 days
• Paid 5 days yearly to volunteer through our Sage Foundation
• Enhanced parental leave
• Work away scheme for up to 10 weeks a year
• Access to various helpful memberships for finances, health and wellbeing