Senior Internal Audit Manager

Jobtailor; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in the United Kingdom seeks a senior Internal Audit professional to lead assurance activities across assigned portfolios, focusing on risk-informed decisions and organisational value.

You will build trusted relationships with Boards and governance committees, translate complexity into clear insights, and drive continuous improvement across the Internal Audit function while maintaining independence and constructive challenge.

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading assurance activity within complex organisations.
• Experience presenting to Boards, Audit Committees, Trustees or equivalent governance bodies and handling challenge.
• Credibility to advise and influence discussions at senior levels.
• Pragmatic, risk-based approach to assurance and independence with constructive challenge.
• Proven impact on governance, business outcomes and strategic objectives.

Responsibilities

• Lead and own delivery of Internal Audit across assigned portfolios.
• Lead complex, high-profile or sensitive engagements.
• Build trusted relationships with senior leaders while maintaining independence.
• Engage with Executive Committees, Audit Committees, Trustees and governance forums.
• Translate complexity into clear, decision-useful insight.
• Identify themes, root causes and opportunities beyond findings.
• Coach and influence colleagues to improve judgement and consistency.

Skills

Leading Assurance Activity

Presenting to Senior Governance Forums

Strong Professional Judgement

Communication and Reporting Skills

Experience in Financial Services

Job description

• Own delivery of Internal Audit activity across assigned portfolios, focusing assurance on the risks and decisions that matter most
• Lead and oversee complex, high-profile or sensitive engagements
• Build trusted relationships with senior leaders while maintaining independence and providing constructive challenge
• Engage with Executive Committees, Audit Committees, Trustees and other governance forums
• Translate complexity into clear, decision-useful insight
• Identify themes, root causes, emerging risks and opportunities beyond individual findings
• Coach and influence colleagues, developing judgement, confidence and consistency across the Internal Audit team
• Contribute to the evolution of a forward-looking Internal Audit function focused on insight, connected assurance and organisational value

Requirements

• Significant experience leading assurance activity within complex organisations
• Personal experience presenting to, advising and responding to challenge from Boards, Audit Committees, Trustees, Executive Committees or equivalent senior governance forums
• Confidence and credibility to present, advise, respond to challenge and influence discussion at senior levels
• Strong professional judgement and ability to operate effectively in an environment valuing outcomes and accountability over process compliance and tick-box auditing
• Evidence that insight and assurance work has influenced decisions, strengthened governance, improved business outcomes or supported strategic objectives
• Pragmatic, commercial and risk-based approach to assurance
• Ability to balance independence with constructive challenge and effective business partnering
• Strong communication and reporting skills, including distilling complex issues into clear, insightful and impactful messages
• Experience working in delivery-focused environments where quality, performance, accountability and measurable outcomes matter
• Curiosity, critical thinking and ability to connect operational observations to wider strategic implications
• Mindset aligned to continuous improvement, modern assurance and helping organisations succeed
• Experience within investment management, asset management, pensions or broader financial services would be advantageous

Demonstrates significant experience in leading assurance activities within complex organizations, with strong communication and reporting skills to present insights and influence senior governance discussions. Possesses a pragmatic, risk-based approach to internal audit, focusing on continuous improvement and organizational value.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Leading Assurance Activity
• Presenting to Senior Governance Forums
• Strong Professional Judgement
• Communication and Reporting Skills
• Experience in Financial Services

Hard Skills

• Internal Audit
• Risk Assessment
• Governance Frameworks
• Data Analysis
• Strategic Insight

Soft Skills

• Influencing Skills
• Coaching and Mentoring
• Critical Thinking
• Curiosity
• Building Trusted Relationships

Industry Keywords

• Investment Management
• Asset Management
• Pensions
• Financial Services
• Governance