Internal Audit & Risk Manager

Due to growth within the team we are hiring for a Internal Audit and Risk Manager to join the team, based in our London office.

Our Internal Audit & Risk Team here at BSI has been recently shortlisted by the Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors for ‘Outstanding Team’ in the Private Sector award.

You will be joining a high performing team and be a key member of Group Internal Audit & Risk (IAR) at BSI who provide independent, objective assurance designed to add value and improve BSI’s operations.

The mission of the IAR team is to enhance and protect organisational value by taking a risk-based approach to providing objective assurance, advice, and insight. This role helps BSI to bring a systematic, disciplined approach to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of governance, risk management, processes and controls; facilitating the alignment of risk exposures to risk appetite.

You will be establishing risk-based audit programs and execute financial controls and non-financial audits, through planning, fieldwork and reporting phases. You will also contribute to the continuing development and improvement of IAR’s ways of working, and coach junior members of the team to ensure they deliver the right quality of work.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a Chartered Accountant with adequate Internal Auditing experience to diversify their knowledge into Risk Management.

Key Responsibilities

• Establish risk-based audit programs and execute financial controls and non-financial audits, through planning, fieldwork and reporting phases

• Produce well written, insightful reporting on audit engagements

• Contribute to the continuing development and improvement of IAR’s ways of working, ensuring audit tools and procedures keep abreast of industry best practice

• Identify resourcing requirements for audit engagements i.e. secondees/SMEs

• Coach junior members of the team and secondees to IAR to ensure they deliver the right quality of work and continue learning, being the first line of review for large audits

• Work alongside the business to ensure the timely closure of audit actions

• Assist with committee reporting and development of the annual Audit Plan

• Support the team objectives and promote a culture of continuous improvement

• Build and maintain trust-based relationships with the team, leadership and management at all levels

• Identify opportunities to create synergies with the second line of defense

• Facilitate the risk management process; working closely with all areas of leadership (Exec & Leadership level) to continually review functional and principal risks in their areas.

• Degree level with relevant professional qualification (ACA/ACCA/CIA or equivalent).

• Minimum 3 years PQE in house experience.

• Proven internal audit experience with a strong understanding of best practice.

• Experience of managing risk, through risk registers and working to ERM frameworks.

• Excellent communication skills presenting internal control and risk matters in an understandable way across various forums and levels of the organization with the right level of detail.

• High quality written reporting skills.

• Practical mindset to get beneath a finding to consider and present wider context and implications, to provide value and advice that comes from thorough understanding

• Strong stakeholder managements skills with an ability to establish an effective network with both internal and external stakeholders, including cross functional colleagues.