Senior Internal Audit Manager

Leapfrog Recruitment Consultants; Daliburgh; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Leapfrog Recruitment Consultants is seeking an Internal Audit leader to oversee the Guernsey business and its branches, delivering risk-based audits with senior stakeholder assurance. You will develop the annual plan, manage the IA team, and drive governance improvements across the organisation.

You will engage with Executive Committee, present findings, and coach the team while enhancing controls, risk management and regulatory reporting in a dynamic financial services environment.

Qualifications

• Professionally qualified Internal Audit leader with experience in risk-based audits.
• Credible with executives and senior stakeholders in financial services or insurance.
• Evidence of leadership, governance, and control assurance.

Responsibilities

• Direct and manage Internal Audit activity across the Guernsey business and its branches.
• Develop and deliver the annual risk-based Internal Audit plan.
• Lead financial and operational audits across the organisation.
• Evaluate internal controls, risk management and governance arrangements.
• Present audit findings and practical recommendations to senior management.
• Act as a key Internal Audit contact for the Guernsey Executive Committee.
• Prepare Executive MI and Audit Committee papers.
• Support assurance opinions on key systems of internal control.
• Prepare regulatory reporting relating to Internal Audit where required.
• Monitor and validate the closure of agreed audit actions.
• Build strong relationships with senior management and wider control functions.
• Lead, coach and develop the Internal Audit team.
• Promote continuous improvement and provide internal consultancy where appropriate.

Skills

Leadership

Risk Mgmt

Governance

Stakeholder Mgmt

Audit Planning

Data Analytics

Team Coaching

Education

ACA

ACCA

CIMA

CIIA

Job description

Bring your Internal Audit leadership experience to a role with broad influence across the Guernsey business and its branches. You'll oversee the local audit agenda, lead commercially focused reviews and provide senior stakeholders with clear assurance over risk, controls and governance. The position also offers the opportunity to develop talent within the local team.

Duties for this role include, but are not limited to:

• Direct and manage Internal Audit activity across the Guernsey business and its branches.


• Develop and deliver the annual risk-based Internal Audit plan.


• Lead financial and operational audits across the organisation.


• Evaluate internal controls, risk management, fraud risk and governance arrangements.


• Present audit findings and practical recommendations to senior management.


• Act as a key Internal Audit contact for the Guernsey Executive Committee.


• Prepare Executive MI and Audit Committee papers.


• Support assurance opinions on key systems of internal control.


• Prepare regulatory reporting relating to Internal Audit where required.


• Monitor and validate the closure of agreed audit actions.


• Build strong relationships with senior management and wider control functions.


• Lead, coach and develop the Internal Audit team.


• Promote continuous improvement and provide internal consultancy where appropriate.

Skills / Qualifications

The ideal candidate will be a professionally qualified and experienced Internal Audit leader, holding a qualification such as ACA, ACCA, CIMA or CIIA, with strong expertise across internal controls, risk management and governance. You'll have the credibility and confidence to build relationships with Executive and senior stakeholders, lead complex risk-based audits and present clear, commercially focused findings and recommendations. Experience within financial services is desirable and previous exposure to the insurance industry would be particularly advantageous, while technology audit and data analytics experience would also be beneficial. Strong leadership capability is important, with line management experience desirable as the successful candidate will have one direct report in Guernsey.