Senior Internal Auditor in London

Location: Remote (With occasional travel to the London office)

Type: Full time – Permanent

At Ardonagh Specialty, we provide more than a workplace. We are dedicated to fostering skill development, knowledge, and celebrating diversity. We offer growth across the wider group.

Benefits

• Employer pension contribution of 10% (providing you, the Employee provides 5%).
• Good work life balance - flexibility to suit you.
• Competitive salary.
• Life Assurance at X4 of your base salary.
• Group Income Protection.
• Generous Annual Leave entitlement.
• Private Medical Insurance.
• Group annual bonus scheme.

About the role

We are looking for a highly experienced audit/finance professional to act as a senior, trusted member of the Internal Audit function, leading audit assignments end‑to‑end, with particular strength in financial and finance‑related audits. The role supports the Head of Internal Audit in developing and maintaining a robust, risk‑based annual audit plan, building strong relationships with key stakeholders, and driving the effective delivery and follow‑up of audit actions across the business.

What you will do:

• Audit Delivery and Leadership
  • Lead internal audit reviews from planning and scoping through to reporting, including identifying key risks, designing audit programmes and managing delivery to agreed timelines.
  • Perform and/or oversee audit fieldwork across financial, operational and compliance audits, with a particular focus on finance‑related processes (e.g. financial reporting, controls, governance, and core finance operations).
  • Produce high‑quality, concise and impactful audit reports that clearly articulate findings, root causes, and practical management actions.
• Financial and Technical Expertise
  • Act as a finance audit specialist within the team, providing insight and input into audits with a material financial or accounting dimension.
  • Support the Head of Internal Audit in developing the finance audit universe and identifying emerging financial risks.
  • Apply strong understanding of internal control frameworks, financial governance, and regulatory expectations within a regulated (FCA) environment.
• Stakeholder Engagement and Relationship Management
  • Build and maintain effective working relationships with key stakeholders across Finance and the wider business.
  • Represent Internal Audit professionally in meetings with management, other assurance functions and, where relevant, external auditors.
  • Attend relevant management or committee meetings (e.g. risk / governance forums) to observe, challenge constructively and provide assurance insight.
• Action Tracking, Follow‑Up and Reporting
  • Own and manage the tracking of audit actions, ensuring timely, accurate follow‑up and escalation of overdue or high‑risk actions.
  • Support clear reporting to senior management and committees on audit conclusions, action status and emerging themes.
  • Contribute to management information and dashboards that support effective oversight of audit outcomes.
• Annual Planning and Department Development
  • Actively support the Head of Internal Audit in the development, refresh and maintenance of the annual audit plan, including risk assessment input and prioritisation.
  • Contribute ideas for enhancing audit methodology, tools, reporting and ways of working.
  • Coach and support other auditors on individual assignments, including reviewing work for quality and providing feedback.
• General Responsibilities
  • Ensure all work complies with professional internal audit standards, internal policies and regulatory requirements.
  • Act in accordance with, and promote, Ardonagh Specialty’s Code of Conduct.
  • Undertake other reasonable duties aligned to the seniority and expertise of the role.

What you will bring:

• Professional qualification (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA, IIA, or equivalent) or working towards.
• Significant experience delivering internal audits, including leading audits independently.
• Strong experience of finance processes, financial controls and financial reporting environments, ideally within insurance or financial services.
• Sound knowledge of risk and control frameworks and the ability to apply them pragmatically.
• Excellent analytical skills, with the ability to interpret, analyse and evaluate data to support audit conclusions.
• Proven ability to build credibility and influence stakeholders at different levels of seniority.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with experience presenting findings clearly to management.
• Ability to manage multiple pieces of work concurrently, prioritise effectively and meet deadlines.
• Experience of supporting or contributing to audit planning and risk assessment activity.
• Knowledge of process mapping/flow‑charting.
• Experience of attending or supporting governance or committee meetings.
• Confident, professional and resilient, with the ability to challenge constructively.
• Collaborative team player who is equally comfortable leading audits and contributing as part of a team.
• Proactive and self‑motivated, with a continuous improvement mindset.
• Commercially aware, with a good understanding of how finance supports the wider business.

Think you don’t meet every requirement? We are an equal opportunities Employer, dedicated to creating a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace where everyone can thrive, bring their whole self to work, and reach their full potential. If you’re excited about this role, but your experience doesn’t perfectly match what we are looking for, please apply anyway.