Internal Audit & Risk Manager

REF: AS53287

Job Title: Internal Audit & Risk Manager

Industry: Professional Services

Employment Type: Permanent

Location: London West London / Hybrid

Salary Guide: £70,000 – £80,000 + Bonus + Benefits

Our client is a Professional Services company that helps organisations across multiple countries to realise their full potential in both their people and their products. The business has a strong heritage and successful track record of challenging mediocrity and complacency to help embed excellence into a variety of companies by showing them how to improve performance, reduce risk and achieve sustainable growth. Their clients vary from some of the world\’s largest and most successful brands to local small businesses the world over.

Description

This is a newly created Internal Audit & Risk Managerrole reporting to the Senior Manager Internal Audit & Risk with direct access to the Head of Internal Audit & Risk and regular interaction with key senior stakeholders across the Group. You will have significant exposure across all key financial and operational processes and issues, with ample opportunity to assume increased responsibilities over time. You will be tasked with establishing risk-based audit programs and executing financial controls and non-financial audits through planning and fieldwork and will be expected to produce timely and high-quality audit reports. In addition, you will facilitate the risk management process, working closely with all areas of leadership to continually review functional and principal risks. You will contribute to the continuing development and improvement of current processes, ensuring that the company is kept abreast of industry best practices, and will build and maintain trust-based relationships with the team, leadership and management at all levels.

Skills

The successful candidate for this Internal Audit & Risk Manager rolewill be a graduate qualified accountant (ACA, CA, ACCA or equivalent) or a certified auditor (CIA) with experience in internal audit and risk assurance. You will have preferably started in public practice before moving into your first role in the industry, although candidates coming straight from practice will still be considered. You will have strong attention to detail and communication skills, and a proactive approach to driving improvements. Exposure to best practice business processes would be an advantage, as would proficiency in other languages. The business operates in over 80 countries and will therefore require up to 30% International travel.

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Please note that due to the expected volume of applications, we will only be able to respond to those candidates whose experience matches the requirements of our client. We are sorry, but if you have not heard from us within the next ten days, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Walker Hamill has been a specialist finance and strategy recruiter for over 30 years. We have an extensive client group, including major multinational listed organisations, private equity backed businesses and privately-owned companies. We recruit across all sectors and have particularly strong client relationships in media, retail, pharma/biotech, technology, property/real estate, leisure, and business services. Headquartered in London, we have additional offices in continental Europe.