Senior Audit Manager

Indulge your passion for problem-solving and embrace the thrill of addressing risk head-on at Gallagher's global brokerage team. Join a family of diverse minds, united by a relentless pursuit of excellence. As part of our team, you'll be the architect of protection, safeguarding businesses and empowering their ambitions.

We are seeking an audit professional to work with us to develop and deliver a disciplined approach of evaluating and improving the effectiveness of the company’s control, governance and risk management processes, and report the results to senior management. The Senior Audit Manager will be part of a team of Senior Audit Managers who assist the Chief Audit Executive and are responsible for directing and overseeing the day-to-day activities of the EMEA Audit Center, and will assist in the development of the annual audit plan.

The person in this role will be a member of the EMEA Audit Senior Leadership team and contribute to the identification of and ensure the implementation of Global Audit Department strategic goals and development of policies and procedures to ensure effective execution of the audit plan (i.e. methodology, audit tool, resource modelling, staff training).

The Senior Audit Manager will be responsible for the recruitment and induction of new staff and conduct performance evaluations, including developing, mentoring and coaching of staff. Additionally, as part of the EMEA Audit Senior Leadership Team, the Senior Audit Manager will take responsibility for audit delivery across a portfolio of Divisions/Senior Leadership across the organisation in order to ensure:

• The audit plan is aligned with the strategies and risks of the business units.
• Relationships are maintained with the key influencers within the divisions to ensure that audit assurance activities can be carried out efficiently and effectively.
• Remediation activities agreed with management as part of assurance activities are being acted upon on a timely and appropriate basis.

How you'll make an impact:

• Contribute to the development of the annual audit plan, including regular re-evaluations with the Chief Audit Executive that may influence changes to the plan during the course of the year.
• Responsible for the execution of the approved annual based audit plan, including scheduling, scoping (by applying judgement) and resourcing of all engagements with a focus on reporting issues identified to improve the processes and controls of the Department/Division/Company on a timely basis.
• Oversee and on occasion lead individual audit assignments or support the assignment as a resource.
• This includes overseeing or being responsible for communicating findings with the audit client in a timely manner, obtaining client agreement on root cause of the issue and commitment to implement agreed action plans.
• Review and approve of the documented results of audit work to ensure compliance with the internal requirements and IIA standards.
• Communicate and maintain relationships with clients, senior level management, and team members to gather information, identify ambiguous situations, and collaboratively solve problems.
• Assist the Audit Managers in the development of budgeted hours for each audit, monitor status of audit progress, and escalate any challenges to complete the assignment within the budgeted hours to the Chief Audit Executive - EMEA.
• Establish relationships with business management and senior management of the area relevant to the audit engagements to ensure (i) assurance activity targets the key risks and strategic agenda and (ii) findings reported are appropriately vetted, root cause of the issues are agreed and practical action plans are developed to support an effective internal control environment.
• Review final audit communications, presentation of issues, and audit report to senior management and ensure it is of appropriate quality and meets internal requirements.
• Monitoring of the completion of the reported audit findings.
• Oversee the process to implement quality assurance and improvement program initiatives within the department.
• Work with the Chief Audit Executive - EMEA to establish and maintain procedures for the execution of audits in accordance with the International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing (Standards) promulgated by the Institute of Internal Auditors, local regulators and Industry guidance.
• Stay abreast of best practices, both internally and externally.
• Contribute to the identification and be responsible for the implementation of the strategic goals and direction of the Audit Center.
• Develop team members to ensure appropriate skill and staffing of the Internal Audit team (on-the-job training, coaching/mentoring, providing career growth opportunities, etc.).
• Support the Chief Audit Executive in the development of the Audit Management group (on-the-job training, coaching/mentoring, providing career growth opportunities, etc.).
• Provide performance feedback to direct reports and contribute to performance feedback session(s) of all staff levels.
• Responsible for coordinating the overall recruitment process through the selection of candidates and final offer.
• Assist the Chief Audit Executive with the development and maintenance of department policies and procedures.

About you:

• Educated to degree level - finance, accounting, or related field.
• Professional certification in accounting, auditing, or industry.
• Experience gained within public accounting and/or industry with supervisory experience.
• Eligible to work in the UK.
• Essential experience in staff development and management.
• Strong understanding of professional audit standards, COSO, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, financial services sector, and risk assessment practices.
• Senior-level experience in portfolio management within an organization.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including listening, verbal, written, and presentation communication skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with all company levels, especially senior management, committees, and boards.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
• Expertise in Microsoft applications.
• Ability to lead and inspire teams to achieve desired outcomes.
• Capability to lead initiatives and teams in a fast-paced environment and drive change.
• Quick assimilation of relevant information in unfamiliar situations.
• Resource for audit staff in specialized areas of expertise and professional audit standards.
• Excellent customer service focus, managing contentious interactions, and balancing oversight with business buy-in.
• Ability to translate department goals into team and individual performance goals.
• Highly motivated with the ability to manage deadlines and ensure quality work.
• Excellent organizational and project management skills.
• Ability to manage and balance multiple priorities.
• Conduct performance management discussions.
• Design and implement new processes.

Travel Requirements: Up to 25% local travel, with potential for international travel.

Compensation and benefits:

On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits. Below are the minimum core benefits you’ll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve:

• Minimum of 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays, and the option to ‘buy’ extra days.
• Defined contribution pension scheme, which Gallagher will also contribute to.
• Life insurance, which will pay 4x your basic annual salary, which you can top-up to 10x.
• Income protection, we’ll cover up to 50% of your annual income, with options to top up.
• Health cash plan or Private medical insurance.
• Other benefits include:
• Three fully paid volunteering days per year.
• Employee Stock Purchase plan, offering company shares at a discount.
• Share incentive plan, HMRC approved, tax effective, stock purchase plan.
• Critical illness cover.
• Discounted gym membership, with over 3,000 gyms nationally.
• Season ticket loan.
• Access to a discounted voucher portal to save money on your weekly shop or next big purchase.
• Emergency back-up family care.
• And many more…

We value inclusion and diversity:

Inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and it’s embedded into the fabric of our organisation. For more than 95 years, Gallagher has led with a commitment to sustainability and to support the communities where we live and work. Gallagher embraces our employees’ diverse identities, experiences and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities. We see inclusion as a conscious commitment and diversity as a vital strength.

Gallagher is Disability Confident Committed. We have pledged to make sure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible, in addition to supporting our existing employees with any long-term health conditions or disabilities. We understand that applicants may have disabilities; if you do, you may find some parts of the recruitment process more challenging than others. Don’t worry, we’re here to help, however, we can only do this if you let us know. Should you require reasonable adjustments to your application, please get in touch with TAGlobalSupport@ajg.com. If you’d prefer to speak on the phone, please request a call back, leaving details, so we get in touch.

Our employing entity, Arthur J. Gallagher Services (UK) Limited, is proud to be accredited as a Living Wage employer with the Living Wage Foundation. We are committed to diversity and opportunity for all and are opposed to any form of less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender or gender identity, marital status, civil partnership status, parental status, race, ethnicity, colour, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, religion/belief, age and those with caring responsibilities. Gallagher believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination by its managers, employees, vendors or customers based on race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy status), sexual orientation, gender identity (which includes transgender and other gender non-conforming individuals), gender expression, hair expression, marital status, parental status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran or military status, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected (herein referred to as “protected characteristics”) by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

Equal employment opportunity will be extended in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, layoff, and termination. In addition, Gallagher will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified person with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.