Senior Internal Auditor
Target, United Kingdom
Job Description
Target Group are a leading business services provider in lending, investments and insurance, creating value for our clients through digital customer journey, outsourcing and operational transformation.
At Target, we give you the opportunity to make a difference. You’ll be involved in shaping the growth of the business and you’ll get to try new things along the way. If you are up for a challenge and are willing to work hard, working with us will give you a fulfilling and varied career.
Although our offices are based in Newport, Cardiff and Chester, we offer a flexible hybrid working model so welcome applications from across the UK!
As a Senior Internal Auditor, you assist the Head of Internal Audit to deliver an annual programme of risk based internal audits.
You undertake a programme of more complex internal audits as required by the Head of Internal Audit. For each internal audit allocated to yourself you are responsible for all aspects of delivery including audit planning, scoping, fieldwork, reporting and communication of findings.
You also lead more junior members of the team and are responsible for on the job coaching and day to day oversight of their work.
Whilst undertaking audits, you interact and work alongside colleagues from across all business units, providing the Head of Internal Audit with regular updates of progress and you assist the more junior team members to maintain the internal audit action tracker.
You are expected to represent the internal audit function at various business groups and committees and to provide input as appropriate:
- To be responsible for the day to day oversight of more junior internal audit team members.
- To review the work of more junior team members from a quality perspective and to provide constructive challenge as appropriate.
- To provide ongoing coaching and mentoring to more junior team members and to facilitate knowledge transfer.
- To attend various business groups and committees.
- To respond and adapt to feedback received in relation to the internal audit service. ·
- To build and maintain good relationships with key stakeholders across the group in order to understand issues and facilitate audit planning and execution. ·
- To discuss observations and recommendations arising from audits with management at all level
- To contribute to the completion of Target’s risk based annual audit schedule in an efficient and cost-effective manner.
- To prepare audit scopes to ensure appropriate and efficient coverage of the subject area.
- To identify business process risks.
- To ensure all audit assignments are carried out in line with the Group internal audit policy and methodology.
- To develop testing methodologies to evaluate the adequacy of controls.
- To develop recommendations to improve standards of control based on audit findings and provision of feedback to senior management.
- To draft detailed internal audit reports.
- To monitor internal audit team progress against the internal audit plan and provision of both oral and written progress updates on a monthly basis.
- To liaise with other assurance and control departments (1st and 2nd line), client and external auditors.
- To deliver continuous improvement by proposing ideas to improve the quality and effectiveness of internal audit processes
Requirements
You’re someone who is:
- An enthusiastic and supportive team member with the ability to delegate, motivate and lead staff effectively.
- A clear, confident and concise communicator to stakeholders at all levels of the business
- Analytical, methodical and risk-aware
- Inquisitive and wants to understand the root cause of an issue
- Teachable and identifies training needs in themselves and others
- Has been educated to degree level
- Has relevant audit qualifications (desirable)
- Has Internal Audit experience, with proven and extensive experience of auditing in a complex business environment.
- Has experience of delivering Internal Audits in a regulated financial services environment (desirable)
- Capable to lead audits, perform independent reviews, and assume responsibility for own actions and performance.
- Able to complete delegated tasks and audits to specified timescales whilst maintaining a high standard of quality in line with professional and departmental standards.
- Has excellent report writing skills and is able to convey findings and recommendations through concise and clear reports.
- Has a proven record of managing multiple audit projects, and prioritising work in an effective manner.
Benefits
In addition to your basic salary we offer a comprehensive, flexible and market-competitive benefits package. Our flexible benefits p