Senior Internal Auditor

Leonardo UK Ltd; Yeovil; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Leonardo UK Ltd. is seeking a Senior Internal Auditor to lead audit activities across the UK perimeter.

You will execute engagements, contribute to risk assessment and annual audit planning, and foster relationships with key stakeholders across multiple geographies and departments. The role requires strong knowledge of IIA standards, ability to work independently or in teams, and a focus on enhancing internal controls and data-driven audit approaches, with occasional international travel as

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Finance/Accounting or equivalent.
• Certified Internal Auditor is a nice to have.
• Experience independently managing audit engagements.
• Strong risk-based audit methodologies and IIA standards.

Responsibilities

• Act as a key Internal Audit reference for the UK perimeter of the Helicopters Division.
• Conduct internal audit engagements in line with IIA standards.
• Plan, execute, identify findings, and draft audit reports with recommendations.
• Perform follow-ups on agreed actions.
• Collaborate on preventive audit activities and internal control improvements.
• Support risk assessment to define the Audit Plan.
• Build and maintain relationships with internal stakeholders across departments.
• Contribute to developing internal audit methodologies including AI and data analytics.

Skills

Independent audit engagements

Stakeholder management

Risk-based auditing

Data analytics

Education

Master's degree in Finance/Accounting

Tools

Power BI

ACL

SQL

Job description

Job Description:

As a Senior Internal Auditor, you will report directly to the Head of Internal Audit of the Helicopters Division and will be responsible for audit activities across the UK perimeter.

The role combines execution of audit engagements with active contribution to risk assessment and audit planning, providing an opportunity to develop strong business exposure within a complex industrial environment. In this position, the Senior Internal Auditor will collaborate closely with key stakeholders and various business departments across the organization to develop and maintain the annual risk-based audit plan and to execute internal audit activities.

By fostering strong relationships across departments, the Senior Internal Auditor will serve as a trusted advisor, promoting a culture of accountability, transparency, and continuous improvement throughout the organization. The position will work with a strong cross geographical collaboration and with also the possibility to support auditing activities in other geographies depending on the Annual Audit Plan of the Helicopters Division, ensuring consistent oversight and alignment across the different geographies and organizations.

Your Impact

This role offers:

• exposure to a complex industrial environment;
• direct interaction with senior stakeholders;
• opportunity to develop expertise in risk, controls, and data-driven audit approaches;
• international exposure across different geographies.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as a key Internal Audit reference for the UK perimeter of the Helicopters Division.
• Conduct internal audit engagement using Group regulations and in adherence with the IIA Professional Standards.
• Perform, independently or in a team, all audit activities including planning, fieldwork, findings identification, recommendations proposal, area of risks identification, report writing and workpapers management, granting the correct interaction with the auditees.
• Perform periodical follow up activities on the agreed actions plans.
• Collaborate to the “preventive audit activities” analyzing and evaluating the Internal Control System of the Company providing suggestions for its improvement.
• Support periodical risk assessment activity preliminary to the definition of the Audit Plan.
• Build and keep positive and strong working relationships with internal stakeholders cooperating with all the different departments of the Company in the continuous enhancement of the processes and of the Internal Control System.
• Contribute to the development of the internal audit methodologies (also leveraging on artificial intelligence and data analytics techniques).

What you'll bring

• Master's degree in Finance/Accounting, Business Administration or in Technical/Engineering area. or equivalent experience.
• Certified Internal Auditor or other relevant professional certifications (nice to have).
• Experience in being able to independently manage audit engagements.
• Strong foundation in modern risk-based audit approaches and methodologies.
• Proficiency in internal audit methodology and IIA standards.
• Proficiency in the main core business processes, including logistics, procurement, accounting, legal, compliance, HR management, program management, and other key support functions, as well as familiarity with their related control systems.
• Experience in using data analytics tools (e.g. Power BI, ACL, SQL or similar).
• Interest or exposure to artificial intelligence applications in audit or risk analysis.
• Knowledge of UK regulatory standards.
• Availability to travel locally or internationally as required.

Primary Location:

GB - Yeovil - Lysander Rd

Contract Type:

Employee-Permanent

Hybrid Working:

Hybrid