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About the Business
An opportunity to be an Internal Auditor for a global services business based in Solihull, who have strong family values and really look after their employees.
Main Duties:
As an Internal Auditor, your main duties include:
- Actively contribute to the development of the Annual Assurance Plan by identifying key focus areas and introducing new ideas and approaches.
- Take ownership of detailed time management and project planning for smaller audits, ensuring alignment with the annual plan, including detailed audit scoping with support from the Audit & Assurance Manager.
- Assist the Audit & Assurance Manager in staying updated with key topics, audit methodologies, and best practices.
- Support the Audit & Assurance Manager in utilizing audit technology platforms, exploring, and implementing new tools where appropriate.
- Conduct audits using a mix of traditional and data-driven techniques to identify risks and areas for improvement.
- Perform process walkthroughs, design and implementation testing, tests of operating effectiveness, and substantive testing.
- Execute audits of key financial risk areas, such as revenue recognition and journal testing.
- Conduct audits to investigate and support new approaches that could be leveraged by external auditors.
- Assess IT general controls and automated controls.
- Perform audits to support the SAO (Senior Accounting Officer) regime across the business.
- Conduct audits to ensure compliance with CCO (Corporate Compliance Officer) requirements across the business.
- Perform audits to support changes in accounting standards and legislation.
- Conduct audits in response to risk areas identified by the Risk, Controls & Compliance team.
- Undertake detailed financial investigations at the request of the senior finance team and in support of local finance teams.
- Produce a report for each audit, clearly communicating findings to stakeholders, making recommendations, obtaining management comments, and following up on actions.
- Engage with management to monitor the implementation of recommendations from internal and external audit reports.
Location / Office / Culture
The role is in a newly renovated office based in Solihull. It is hybrid working, with 3 days in the office.
What We Are Looking For
The ideal candidate will have:
- Ideal candidate would have strong technical skills in controls and risk management, or have extensive accounting experience in financial or management accounts roles.
- Proficient in using MS Excel, Word, and PowerPoint, and confident in learning and utilizing new systems.
- Experience in data analytics would be an advantage.
- Experience in IT audit would be beneficial.
Why Join the business
- Study Funding
- Hybrid Working
- 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
- Free breakfast
- Cycle to work scheme
- Access to discounts portal
- Pension and personal healthcare
About Us
We are a local accountancy recruitment specialist. We appreciate that roles are often online for a long period of time. If you want to check if this role is still live or just want more details before applying, call us directly.
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