Senior Internal Audit Leader | Risk & Controls Expert

BDO UK; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

BDO UK is seeking an Internal Audit Senior Manager to lead engagements, manage senior client relationships, and provide technical and commercial leadership to engagement teams across a diverse portfolio of organisations. You will drive delivery quality, develop people, and contribute to risk management standards in client work.

Working closely with Directors and Partners, you will shape strategy, support business development activities, and play a key role in building long-term trust with

Qualifications

• Significant experience delivering internal audit or risk engagements at Senior Manager level.
• Strong understanding of risk management and internal controls.
• Experience with complex clients including listed, regulated, or not-for-profit organisations.
• Accounting or internal audit qualification (ICAEW, CIMA, CPFA, CIIA, ACCA or equivalent).
• Strong commercial mindset with business development experience.
• Ability to lead, coach and develop Managers and teams.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills with senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead internal audit engagements and senior client relationships for medium to large organisations.
• Provide technical and commercial leadership to engagement teams.
• Support growth of the Internal Audit proposition and business development activity.
• Develop people and embed quality and risk management standards.
• Collaborate with Directors and Partners on strategy and delivery.

Skills

Internal Audit

Risk Management

Corporate Governance

Client Relationships

Leadership

Education

ICAEW/ACCA/CPFA

Job description

BDO UK is seeking an Internal Audit Senior Manager to lead engagements, manage senior client relationships, and provide technical and commercial leadership to engagement teams across a diverse portfolio of organisations. You will drive delivery quality, develop people, and contribute to risk management standards in client work.

Working closely with Directors and Partners, you will shape strategy, support business development activities, and play a key role in building long-term trust with