Senior Internal Auditor

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Senior Internal Auditor

Join a team wherePurposedrives everything we doAmbitionfuels our growth Respectshapes our culture and Trustbuilds our foundation.

Were not just hiring were inviting you tobuild the futurewith us. If youre curious driven and ready to leave your mark this is your invitation to make your next move.

Contract: permanent

Working hours: 35 hours per week is full time. Where possible we are open to considering part time/flexible working patterns. Please let us know in your application your desired working pattern.

Salary: 54000 plus a competitive benefits package

Location: London Docklands

Reporting to: Internal Audit Manager

By joining our team youll enjoy the best of both worlds hybrid working and the collaboration of a great office environment. Our permanent hybrid policy sees us all working at least four days across a fortnight in the office. As well as extensive opportunities for personal and career development.

Join our community This is a great opportunity to learn about the Financial Ombudsman and the work that we do. Us:

The Financial Ombudsman Service is an independent not-for-profit organisation that plays a vital role in UK financial services. Every day we help resolve disputes between consumers or small businesses and their financial service providers.

Our colleagues are empowered and supported to help shape fair financial outcomes for consumers and the industry. Youll join a purpose led organisation where your work can make a meaningful difference strengthen trust in the UK financial system and contribute to how we continue to evolve.

The purpose of the role

As Senior Internal Auditor youll lead high quality risk based audits from planning through to reporting and follow up. Your work will provide independent assurance to senior management the Executive Committee and the Audit Risk and Compliance Committee on governance risk management and internal control.

Youll develop trusted relationships across the organisation use sound judgement to identify the issues that matter and translate complex evidence into clear practical insight. Youll also support our ambition to build a modern digital-first and insight led internal audit service that uses data technology and innovative approaches to add value.

What Youll Do:

You will be a composite professional passionate about quality doing the right thing and making independent evidence-based opinions and observations to help the organisation continuously improve its governance risk management and internal controls.

You will use lateral thinking critical thinking and your networks to identify issues and socialise solutions.

You will have strong interpersonal skills confident in presenting to senior management or ARAC in workshops and in in resolving issues diplomatically with management and stakeholders.

• Lead internal audits from initial planning and scoping through fieldwork reporting and follow up delivering to agreed scope quality timelines and budget.

• Develop risk based terms of reference audit programmes and risk and control matrices using business strategy performance information and assurance activity.

• Assess the design and operating effectiveness of controls applying a sceptical mindset and produce clear balanced and evidence-based findings and reports.

• Draft clear concise and value-added audit findings draft and final reports

• Build credible relationships with senior stakeholders keeping audit sponsors informed of progress emerging findings and proposed actions.

• Lead close out discussions and agree proportionate realistic and effective management actions.

• Monitor and validate the completion of audit actions challenging delays and escalating unresolved risks appropriately.

• Deliver advisory reviews and investigations while maintaining independence objectivity and professional standards.

• Bring external regulatory and industry insight into audit activity to help identify emerging risks and opportunities for improvement.

• Act as a business partner to function in the business engaging with senior management on audit progress themes and emerging risks

• Use data analytics audit technology and AI enabled approaches to improve audit coverage efficiency and insight.

• Contribute to reporting for senior governance forums and to the continuous improvement of audit methodology systems and ways of working.

• Play your part in a highly performing team contributing to implementation of new innovations and helping to drive forward the development and effectiveness of the team.

• Work on a personal development plan to continuously drive forward the development of new technical and personal skills to enhance and progress your career.

• Work effectively with other assurance providers co-sourced specialists and subject matter experts.

To be considered for this role youll need to show us that youve got the skills and capabilities. Youll have to meet the following minimum criteria:

Minimum Criteria

• A recognised professional audit qualification - CCAB CIA or CISA

• Recent experience of independently leading end-to-end internal audits covering planning risk assessment testing reporting and follow-up.

• Evidence of producing risk and control matrices audit working papers and written reports that clearly link findings to evidence risk and proportionate actions.

• Experience of presenting audit findings to senior management or governance forums and securing agreement to practical management actions.

• Experience of auditing in a complex or regulated organisation with evidence of applying relevant sector or regulatory insight when assessing risk and controls.

It would also be nice for you to have or What youll bring

• Knowledge of financial services and the UK regulatory environment.

• Experience of auditing complex programmes change initiatives or IT general controls.

• Experience of using data analytics audit software automation or AI-enabled tools to support audit testing and insight.

• Experience of working with co-sourced audit partners or specialist subject matter experts.

• Experience of delivering advisory reviews or investigations.

Why Youll Love Working With Us:

We are a values led organisation. Our values define our culture influence our decisions and underpin our vision and strategy. They set out how we play our PART through Purpose Ambition Respect and Trust. You can learn more about our values here: Work your way remote hybrid or in-office

We also offer an attractive competitive salary and flexible benefits to suit our people. Heres a list of some of the many benefits and perks you can get for working with us:

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