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Our client is a leading global law firm with a strong presence in sectors such as aerospace, commodities, construction, energy, insurance, and shipping. They are currently seeking an Internal Auditor to join their team in London. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of one of the fastest-growing law firms in the market, with a clear strategy that seeks to establish them as the world's number one sector-focused law firm.
As an Internal Auditor, your role will be pivotal in providing an objective and independent assessment of the firm's operations and internal controls. You will ensure compliance with Principles and Accounts Rules while effectively completing audit planning, fieldwork and reporting for operational, financial and compliance reviews across multiple locations worldwide. Your ability to prepare detailed audit reports will play a crucial role in identifying control weaknesses, unmitigated risks and their impacts on the firm. You will also take on a lead role in firm-wide risk assessments.
- Complete audit planning, fieldwork and reporting for operational, financial and compliance reviews of 20+ locations worldwide.
- Prepare audit reports that accurately summarise significant control weaknesses, unmitigated risks and resulting impacts.
- Follow up the clearance of audit findings with central management, local office heads and accountants.
- Identify improvement opportunities in business processes, proposing changes and working with applicable departments to implement.
- Lead role in firm-wide risk assessment to identify audits for inclusion in annual plan.
- Monthly review of the Financial Compliance checklists submitted by offices, liaising with the international finance managers to understand/resolve any submission deviations.
The ideal candidate for this Internal Auditor position brings a minimum of two years of audit experience from either operational, financial or legal compliance backgrounds. You are part-qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA), or hold a legal qualification with some fee earning or risk experience. Your excellent communication skills will enable you to effectively liaise with various stakeholders within the organisation. As a proactive self-starter, you have the ability to command confidence and work effectively with individuals facing difficulties or distress.
- A minimum of two years of audit experience - either operational, financial or legal compliance - in an accountancy practice and/or internal audit department.
- Part-qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA), or legal qualification with some fee earning or risk experience.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Advanced Excel skills.
- Proactive self-starter with ability to command confidence and work with people in difficulties / distress.
- Team player with relationship building skills.
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