Internal Audit Manager

Bishop Fleming; United States; À distance; USD 74 000 - 100 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

25 days holiday

Extra time off at Christmas

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Critical illness cover

Simply Health cashback plan

Perkbox discounts and rewards

Social events

Development opportunities

Résumé du poste

Bishop Fleming is expanding its Internal Audit practice as it opens a Birmingham office, seeking an ambitious Internal Audit Assistant Manager to lead engagements and help grow the team. You will report to the Internal Audit Director and play a key role in expanding services to public sector and corporate clients.

The role offers a collaborative, people‑first culture with development opportunities in management and business development, within a flexible working environment that respects

Qualifications

• CIA/ACA qualification or equivalent.
• Experience managing a broad portfolio of audit clients across public sector and corporate sectors.
• Strong people management and coaching skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong organisational skills with ability to meet deadlines.
• Willingness to travel as required.
• Collaborative, team‑focused mindset.

Responsabilités

• Lead, plan and deliver public sector and corporate internal audit engagements.
• Develop internal audit team through coaching and recruitment.
• Monitor budgets and fees for assignments.
• Manage client relationships and ensure quality service.
• Contribute to business development in your sectors.

Connaissances

CIA/ACA qualification

People management

Client relationship management

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Willing to travel

Collaborative mindset

Formation

CIA/ACA Qualification (or equivalent)

Description du poste

Introduction

We are looking for an ambitious individual to join us in our new Birmingham office as an Internal Audit Assistant Manager and play a pivotal role in shaping its success. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of our West Midlands expansion. You will be joining a business that consistently demonstrates year-on-year growth and regularly wins audit clients from the Big 4 and Top 10. As we grow, our people-first culture remains central. We're committed to being a responsible business, supporting healthy people, communities, and the environment. From day one, you'll be trusted, empowered, and supported to reach your full potential through diverse, challenging work, interesting clients, and structured development – all within a collaborative, friendly, and high‑performing environment. We work with clients across a broad range of the public sector and corporate sectors. Working with a broad portfolio of organisations, you will be looking beyond the core internal audit essentials and will be providing your clients with advice and sector best practice that will really help them deliver on their objectives. This role will suit an experienced Internal Audit professional and you will be encouraged to share ideas and will play a key role in our expanding audit team. As part of the role, you will be given the opportunity to continue to develop your broader management and business development skills.

Responsibilities

• Leading, planning and delivering a broad range of public sector and corporate internal audit engagements, reporting directly to our local Internal Audit Director
• Helping to develop our internal audit team, including coaching and mentoring staff to become accomplished risk and control specialists and business advisors, and playing a part in recruitment to further expand the team
• Monitoring budgets and agreeing fees for each assignment
• Managing client relationships and expectations, building strong relationships with your clients and ensuring that a quality service is delivered
• Contributing to business development activities in the sectors in which you operate

Working Arrangements

We welcome applicants seeking flexible working arrangements, including part‑time working or working from home, to support responsibilities such as caring commitments, further study, or interests outside of work. We are committed to welcoming new people into an inclusive working environment, where everyone has equal opportunity to reach their full potential. We support a culture where people are valued and treated with respect, and where differences are understood and celebrated. The more varied our workforce, the broader the expertise within our business. The broader our expertise, the greater our chances of innovation and success. That's why we're committed to equality of opportunity, diversity and inclusion at every level. As part of our recruitment process and commitment to maintaining a safe and compliant working environment, we conduct background checks on all successful applicants. These checks will include verification of references, confirmation of right to work in the UK, and, where applicable, a standard or enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Further details will be provided during the recruitment process. We do not currently offer visa sponsorship. To be eligible for this role, applicants must have the unrestricted right to live and work in the UK.

Qualifications and Experience

• A CIA/ACA Qualification (or equivalent)
• Experience of managing a broad portfolio of audit clients across some or all of the public sector, wider not‑for‑profit and corporate sectors
• The ambition to be a great people manager who enjoys developing and coaching their team
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills that enable you to build rapport with people at all levels
• Strong organisational skills, enthusiasm, with a systematic approach and the ability to work to deadlines
• A willingness to travel as required
• A collaborative, team‑focused mindset, with a desire to contribute to the overall success of Bishop Fleming

About Bishop Fleming

We are an award‑winning certified Great Place to Work® provider of Audit, Accountancy, Tax and Advisory services in the South West and West Midlands, with a turnover of £50m. We are also currently ranked fifth in the Accountancy Age Mid‑Tier Power Index and are the largest provider of audit services to multi‑academy trusts in the academy sector.

From owner‑managed businesses, SMEs, and large businesses; to entrepreneurs and private individuals; we offer full services across a diverse range of sectors. With 9 offices, just under 60 partners, and over 500 people, we have the capability and capacity to meet our clients' needs.

From owner‑managed businesses to large businesses we have the full‑service expertise to advise our clients.

We are also a correspondent firm of Kreston Global, a global network of accounting firms in more than 100 countries. Bishop Fleming is an award‑winning and certified Great Place to Work® provider of Audit, Accountancy, Tax and Advisory services in the South West and West Midlands. With a turnover of £48m, the firm saw growth of almost 15% over the last 12 months. Currently ranked fifth in the Accountancy Age Mid‑Tier Power Index and also the largest provider of audit services to multi‑academy trusts in the academy sector.

From owner‑managed businesses, SMEs, and large businesses; to entrepreneurs and private individuals; Bishop Fleming offers full services across a diverse range of sectors.

Bishop Fleming is also a member of Kreston Global, a global network of independent accounting firms in more than 100 countries. With 9 offices, over 47 partners, and over 500 people, we have the capability and capacity to meet our clients' needs.

From owner‑managed businesses to large businesses; to schools, not‑for‑profit and public sector organisations; and private clients we have the full‑service expertise to advise our clients.

We have Graduate, Placement and School Leaver vacancies available in Accountancy, Audit and Tax throughout our business – by joining us you will get real responsibility quickly and will get to play a key role in helping your clients businesses succeed. You will start your career with us in either our Accountancy, Audit or Tax service lines, but will have the opportunity to gain experience in other specialisms such as Restructuring and Corporate Finance to ensure that you become a rounded business advisor.

Benefits

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Extra time off at Christmas – in addition to your annual leave entitlement, we close between Christmas and New Year
• A contributory Pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Critical illness cover
• Simply Health cashback plan including access to 24/7 online GP service and counselling services
• Perkbox discounts and rewards platform with over 4,000 perks and discounts
• Social events with active social committees that plan internal and external events
• Numerous opportunities for development