Senior Internal Auditor (Internal Applicants Only)

City St George's; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sector-leading salary

Pension scheme

Staff training & development

Job summary

City St George’s, University of London is seeking a Senior Internal Auditor to deliver risk-based audits and contribute to governance improvements across the University.

You will plan and execute audits, produce concise reports with practical recommendations, and support continuous improvement within the Internal Audit team reporting to the Audit and Risk Committee.

Qualifications

• CIIA qualification or in the process of qualifying; ACCA considered.
• Strong report writing with concise findings and opinions.
• Ability to engage with a range of stakeholders and auditees across the organisation.

Responsibilities

• Plan and research audits to support a risk-based audit process.
• Manage several large/complex assignments across the University.
• Produce concise audit reports with actionable recommendations to improve risk management.

Skills

CIIA

Stakeholder engagement

Report writing

Job description

Background

City St George’s, University of London is the University of business, practice and the professions and brings together the expertise and excellence of City, University of London and St George’s, University of London into one institution. The combined university is now one of the largest higher education destinations for London students, combining a breadth of disciplines across health, business, policy, law, creativity, communications, science and technology. Our students are at the heart of everything that we do, and we are committed to supporting them to pursue their career and personal ambitions.

Our research is engaged, at the frontier of practice and has a positive impact on the world around us.

Are you ready to be part of a transformative journey? At City St George's University, the scope and diversity of our audits are unparalleled. Following our recent merger, we are poised for ambitious growth, and our Internal Audit (IA) team is at the heart of this exciting evolution. We play a pivotal role in providing assurance to the Audit Committee and Council, while also offering advisory services and professional challenge to the Senior Leadership Team to achieve excellence.

Your Role in Our Vision
As part of the University Secretary’s Office, Internal Audit reports directly to the Audit and Risk Committee, ensuring our independence and impact. As a Senior Internal Auditor, you will be instrumental in executing audits identified in our annual risk-based plan, as approved by the Audit and Risk Committee. Your insights and recommendations will drive continuous improvement and innovation across the University.

Join us and be a catalyst for change, with your expertise helping to shape the future of our institution, making a lasting impact on our community and beyond.

Responsibilities

• Plan and research audits using internal and external resources to support delivery of a risk-based audit process in line with the IA Audit Manual.
• Simultaneously manage several large and/or complex assignments across the University either individually or with other team members on an assignment.
• Produce concise, factually correct audit reports that convey the opinions arrived at through the audit, in a way that is appropriately contextualised. Including, developing and agreeing practical, pragmatic, proportionate recommendations with auditees that efficiently and effectively improve the management of risk to the achievement of organisational objectives.

Person Specification

• This role requires either a CIIA qualified or in the process of becoming qualified, (other qualifications would be considered (e.g. ACCA)) inquisitive, resilient, proactive, self-starter who demonstrates energy, continual learning and an advocacy for strong governance that supports the achievement of the University’s objectives.
  Report writing skills, particularly the ability to concisely and precisely express findings and opinions that convey the output of audit fieldwork with appropriate context
• Interpersonal skills to engage with a range of stakeholders and auditees across the organisation, demonstrating integrity, tact and diplomacy in sensitive areas (e.g. frauds, etc.)

Additional Information

Closing date for applications:04 October 2026 at 11:59pm

• City St George’s offers a sector‑leading salary, pension scheme and benefits including a comprehensive package of staff training and development.

City St George’s, University of London is committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in all its activities, processes, and culture for our whole community, including staff, students and visitors.

We welcome applications regardless of age, caring responsibilities, disability, gender identity, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, pregnancy, race and ethnic origin, religion and belief, sex, sexual orientation and socio-economic background. City St George’s operates a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants.

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