Senior Internal Auditor

Imperial Brands PLC; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive compensation package

Bonus scheme

Career development opportunities

Job summary

A leading FMCG company in Bristol is seeking a Senior Internal Auditor to enhance governance and manage risk. The ideal candidate should have at least two years of relevant experience and strong commercial awareness. You will lead audits and collaborate with teams to improve practices. The role requires strong communication skills, a degree-level education or equivalent experience, and the ability to travel internationally up to 30%. Join a diverse team driving innovation and inclusion.

Qualifications

• Minimum of two years’ experience in audit, governance, or finance.
• Strong commercial awareness essential.
• Willingness to travel internationally for up to 30% of time.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality audit work according to professional standards.
• Lead and coordinate audits, providing guidance to team members.
• Identify root causes of issues and propose practical recommendations.

Skills

Audit experience

Commercial awareness

Communication skills

Self-motivated

Team collaboration

Data analytics tools

Education

Degree-level education or equivalent professional experience

Recognised qualification (e.g., ACA, ACCA, CIA)

Tools

Power BI

Job description

Location

Bristol / Hybrid

Join Imperial Brands – A Global FMCG Leader Driving Innovation and Inclusion

At Imperial Brands, we’re more than a business – we’re a diverse, forward-thinking team of 25,000 people working together to shape the future of consumer goods. We’re committed to creating an inclusive environment where ideas thrive and careers grow. Right now, we’re looking for a Senior Internal Auditor to play a pivotal role in strengthening our governance and helping us manage risk proactively and pragmatically. If you’re passionate about delivering insight, driving improvement, and making an impact at a global scale, this is your opportunity to join a business that values your expertise.

Principle Accountabilities

• Deliver high-quality audit work, including planning, scoping, and developing testing programmes in line with professional standards.
• Lead and coordinate audits, providing guidance and coaching to team members while ensuring effective collaboration across the audit team.
• Identify root causes of issues and propose practical, value-adding recommendations to strengthen risk management and controls.
• Build and maintain strong stakeholder relationships, challenging the business where necessary to ensure risks are appropriately managed.
• Support departmental initiatives, including contributing to audit planning, continuous improvement projects, and team development activities.
• Assist Audit Managers and Senior Audit Managers with operational priorities, such as maintaining audit modules and delivering the annual audit plan.

Skills and Experience Required

• Degree-level education or equivalent professional experience, ideally with a recognised qualification (e.g., ACA, ACCA, CIA) or currently studying towards one.
• Minimum of two years’ experience in audit, governance, or finance, with strong commercial awareness.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, able to build effective relationships at all levels across a global business.
• Self-motivated, capable of working independently as well as collaboratively within a team.
• Willingness to travel internationally for up to 30% of the time, typically for periods of two to three weeks.
• Additional desirable skills include experience with data analytics tools such as Power BI, auditing projects/programmes, and previous FMCG sector experience.

What We Offer

In return for playing your part in building our future, you will receive a comprehensive compensation package with salary, bonus scheme and further benefits as well inspiring places to work and collaborate with purpose. Here at Imperial we will give you the opportunity to grow and learn, innovate at pace and be a part of our purpose to forge a path to a healthier future for moments of relaxation and pleasure for our consumers.

Everyone Belongs

Everyone belongs in Imperial. We are proud of being a truly inclusive organisation. We encourage and welcome applications from people of all ages, genders, ethnicities, nationalities, disabilities, sexual orientation, religions or beliefs and of neuro divergence. We give fair and equal consideration to all our applicants. Please contact us at [e-mail] to let us know if we can provide support in helping you complete an application and/or attend an interview.

About Us

We're a truly international company, fourth largest in our industry and operating across 120 markets. An inclusive, innovative global FMCG business supported by 25,000 employees. As we embrace a new era of growth, we are transforming. Our ways of working and culture are driven by a challenger mindset, constantly questioning the status quo where people can bring their best selves to work. Our agility and collaboration are driving our ambitions, innovation and success all supported by our award-winning development programmes that creates exciting and rewarding career opportunities for all. Encouraging inclusion at local levels and supporting a developing and robust diversity agenda globally, we’re fully committed to creating and maintaining an environment that celebrates and respects difference.

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