Lead Internal Auditor in Stroud

Ecotricity is seeking a Lead Internal Auditor to join our evolving Internal Audit Function. Reporting to our Internal Audit Manager, you will play an integral role in assessing the effectiveness of internal controls, risk management, and governance processes and help ensure that potential improvements are identified and implemented. This position offers a unique opportunity to gain insight into our organisation's operations and work closely with senior management.

Core Responsibilities

• Conduct preliminary risk assessments to gain an understanding of the control environment, key risks, and controls for the areas under review.
• Document your understanding of key processes using narratives and process flowcharts.
• Develop and tailor audit programs and procedures to address identified risks.
• Execute audit reviews in accordance with audit objectives and Internal Audit methodology.
• Test key controls' design and operating effectiveness, identifying control gaps and areas for improvement.
• Communicate key findings and recommendations to management and the Internal Audit Manager clearly and concisely.
• Deliver high-quality audit reports that identify practical opportunities for improving internal controls.
• Track the progress of agreed audit recommendations and ensure their timely resolution.
• Be a key team member, imparting and receiving information to and from others within the team to aid proactive risk management.

This role offers hybrid working with 3 days per week in our Stroud office.

About You

We are seeking a candidate with knowledge of Internal Audit Standards and methodology, internal control frameworks, and audit testing. As a collaborative and influential team player, you will excel at building relationships and establishing credibility with stakeholders at all levels. Your project management skills will enable you to efficiently organise tasks and consistently deliver high-quality results within specified timelines. You possess the confidence to work autonomously, proactively tackle challenges, and demonstrate commercial awareness. Even under pressure, you maintain composure, exhibit diplomacy, and show resilience. Furthermore, you are a valuable team player who can also work independently when needed.

Skill Set Required

• Relevant experience in an Internal Audit or 2nd line assurance function with a working knowledge of delivering against established audit methodologies.
• Able to work independently and as part of a team to deliver audits and non-audit activities within agreed timelines.
• Progress toward, or completion of, a professional qualification in internal audit, accountancy or another relevant discipline.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office, specifically Excel, PowerPoint and Word, with a working knowledge or awareness of data analytics techniques.

Desirable Skills

• Prior experience communicating with senior stakeholders across a large business.
• Previous experience of working within a regulated setting and realisation of the importance of compliance against regulator obligations.
• Prior experience of ISO compliance requirements and providing internal assurance.

About Us

What's in it for you... Healthcare plan, life assurance and generous pension contribution. Volunteering Day. Hybrid Working. Various company discounts (including shops, gyms, days out and events). Holiday of 25 days (plus bank holidays) & ability to buy/sell days. Cycle to work scheme, car pooling and onsite parking available. As a valued member of the team, you will be supporting the Group Environmental Policy and its associated sustainability objectives and targets.

Flexibility Statement

The fast moving nature of the business means that from time to time you may be asked to perform duties or tasks outside of your original job description on an ad hoc basis. This allows the company to utilise our people in the best possible way at all times and helps our colleagues to make the best contribution in a changing environment.

Ecotricity is Britain's overall greenest energy company- it’s more than just green energy – the breadth and depth of our work on green issues is unmatched. When we started back in 1995, we were the first company in the world to provide a new kind of electricity - the green kind. Our mission was, and remains, to change the way energy is made and used in Britain - by replacing fossil fuels with clean, renewable energy. We don't just supply green energy, we use the money from our customers' bills to make it ourselves too – we have built windmills and sun parks in Britain. We call this turning 'bills into mills'. We don't just focus on energy though- we built the Electric Highway, Britain's leading network of electric vehicle charging points; we helped Forest Green Rovers become the greenest football club in the world; and we launched Britain's greenest mobile phone service, Ecotalk, where they use the money from their customers' bills to protect and regenerate Britain's lost rainforests. Ecotricity is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to providing equality for all.