Trinity House Group are exclusively recruiting an Internal Audit & Risk Lead to report into and work closely with a highly experienced & collaborative CFO for a business based in North Staffordshire. This opportunity will suit an individual who has experience in a similar role however my client will also consider Audit Managers making first industry move looking to advance their career.
This is a superb opportunity to join a market leading & multi award winning business with minimal travel involved which is highly unusual at this level.
As the successful Internal Audit & Risk Lead you will:
- Lead Internal Audit's annual risk assessment and planning process to develop an audit plan (to be agreed with the Audit Committee) which is responsive to and aligned with the risk profile
- Oversee the on-time execution of individual audits, ensuring the highest level of service quality and client satisfaction
- Provide quality input into the planning process for individual audit reviews to define appropriate Terms of Reference
- Liaison with co-source internal audit provider, to obtain appropriately skilled resource for each audit, where additional resource and/or speciality knowledge and tool sets are required
- Issue all Internal Audit reports on a timely basis, ensuring the reports are clear, concise, identify root causes with practical solutions, and ultimately provide value to management, to support business objectives
- Manage the process to track, follow-up, and ultimately close (having assessed the effective mitigation of associated risks) all previously reported audit recommendations
- Quarterly reporting to the Audit Committee on status of Internal Audit's activities, outstanding recommendations, and emerging risks and/or exposures that should be considered with respect to internal control best practices
- Manage the group's register of top risks, to oversee that all business areas take responsibility for ensuring that significant risks (including emerging) are appropriately identified, assessed and mitigated, within the group's risk appetite
- Half-yearly reporting to the Board on status of risk exposure/mitigation
- Providing proactive risk, control and governance counsel to business management as required
As the successful Internal Audit & Risk Lead you will be / have:
- A fully Qualified Accountant with previous Internal or/and External Audit and Assurance background - or qualified by experience with relevant industry background
- Ability to innovate, demonstrate strategic thinking and problem solve
- Able to work closely and build credible relationships quickly with both finance and operations
- Adaptable with a consultative approach
- Calm under pressure
- A true team player
- Data analytics skills such as SQL and Power BI an advantage
The Benefits Package:
- £75k - £80k + £5k Car Allowance
- 20% Bonus
- Pension
- Healthcare
- Opportunity to gain broad, well-rounded finance skills within an industry setting