Senior Internal Auditor London

Senior Internal Auditor – London

Key Responsibilities

• Accountable for delivering a portfolio of audits on time and within budget, managing conflicting priorities.
• Planning, conducting, and reporting on audits across Head Office and 55 academies.
• Identifying, assessing, and reporting risks arising from areas under review.
• Completing follow-up exercises on previously agreed recommendations.
• Assisting or leading ad hoc audit work, projects, and investigations.
• Deputizing for the Internal Audit Manager, including at Audit and Risk Committee.
• Contributing to the annual planning cycle.
• Producing statistical data for termly and annual reports.
• Building professional relationships with key stakeholders across the Federation, including at academy sites.
• Contributing to service improvement and development of the Internal Audit function.

Skills and Expertise

• Sound knowledge of Internal Audit professional Standards and the role of Internal Audit.
• Recognised Internal Audit qualification or considerable transferable experience and willingness to obtain such a qualification.
• Significant experience of working within Internal Audit.
• Ability to complete the end-to-end Internal Audit process with minimal supervision.
• Proven track history of maintaining effective relationships with key stakeholders.
• Effective communication skills (oral and written).
• Ability to build, develop, and maintain effective professional relationships with clients.
• Strong time management skills and ability to work within agreed time allocations.
• Ability to manage conflicting priorities while delivering to deadlines.
• Analytical skills, including understanding of data analytics tools and techniques.
• Ability to use professional influence to coach management responses to issues raised.