Senior Internal Audit & SOX Controls Lead

Godfrey North; Belfast City District; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Godfrey North in Belfast is seeking a Senior to join its Internal Audit and Controls Assurance team, focusing on technology and corporate clients and delivering audits from scoping to reporting.

You will oversee engagements, coach colleagues, and contribute to expanding advisory services while strengthening client relationships and governance. This role offers exposure to senior decision-makers and varied client work.

Qualifications

• Post-qualification experience in internal audit, SOX compliance or controls assurance.
• A relevant professional qualification such as ACA, ACCA, CIIA or equivalent.
• Experience leading audit or assurance engagements and coordinating delivery teams.
• Sound commercial judgement and practical, business-focused advice.
• Confidence presenting findings to senior stakeholders, supported by strong written reporting skills.
• Working knowledge of internal audit approaches, relevant professional standards and the Sarbanes-Oxley framework.

Responsibilities

• Oversee a portfolio of internal audit, controls advisory and assurance projects, coordinating each engagement from planning to completion.
• Advise clients on the design, implementation and improvement of internal controls and SOX compliance arrangements.
• Help develop the practice’s client offering across technology and wider corporate markets.
• Produce and quality-review engagement plans, findings reports and other client-facing deliverables.
• Communicate outcomes and recommendations to senior management, audit committees and boards, where appropriate.
• Build team capability through on-the-job guidance, coaching, mentoring and leadership of engagement teams.
• Support business development, including proposal preparation, tender submissions and the identification of new opportunities.

Skills

Internal audit

SOX compliance

Controls assurance

Leadership

Client communication

Reporting skills

Commercial judgement

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIIA or equivalent

Job description

Godfrey North in Belfast is seeking a Senior to join its Internal Audit and Controls Assurance team, focusing on technology and corporate clients and delivering audits from scoping to reporting.

You will oversee engagements, coach colleagues, and contribute to expanding advisory services while strengthening client relationships and governance. This role offers exposure to senior decision-makers and varied client work.