Audit Business Partner (Remote based role) in Bristol

Knovia is an evolving group of best-in-class education businesses that build professional capability across sectors where we can make real impact – including Paragon Skills, Shaping Lives, Babington and Tempdent. We bring clarity of vision, exceptional people, and the resources needed to succeed across our specialist sectors of Care, Education, and Dental. Our core values place us at the forefront of helping individuals develop the skills to thrive, deliver better services, and progress in their careers. With a well-invested, scalable, and sustainable business model, Knovia is a trusted partner in highly regulated sectors, committed to quality and dedicated to driving meaningful change.

Position Salary: £28,000 - £30,000

Location: Remote

Reporting to: Lead Audit Business Partner

Hours: Full-time, 36.5 hours per week (Mon-Fri)

We’re looking for a proactive and collaborative Audit Business Partner to join our Funding & Compliance team. This role is perfect for someone who is eager to grow, build strong relationships, and influence positive change across the business. You do not need full knowledge of funding rules – full training will be provided. During your first year, your main focus will be responding to emerging priority issues across the organisation. You’ll step into whatever area presents the highest risk or business impact at the time, helping ensure the company remains compliant and audit‑ready. Working closely with teams across Paragon Skills, Shaping Lives, Babington and Tempdent, you’ll support the development of internal audit practices, data integrity processes, and wider compliance standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct internal audit and compliance checks, supporting business teams with 10% audits
• Deliver training and development sessions to upskill colleagues on audit and compliance
• Assist the Lead Audit Business Partner during external PFA and funding body audits
• Use PDSAT reports to support the creation and refinement of internal reporting mechanisms
• Facilitate funding and compliance audits to ensure accuracy, data integrity, and adherence to SLAs
• Support the business in adapting to changes in awarding body requirements and compliance expectations

Requirements

• Strong influencing and relationship‑building skills, especially with Operational Managers and delivery teams
• A proactive, solution‑focused mindset
• Excellent attention to detail
• A willingness to learn and build specialist knowledge around funding rules
• Confidence working independently in a remote environment
• Experience carrying out financial funding audits, with strong understanding of government funding rules (or willingness to develop this)
• Experience communicating across a large, multi‑sector training provider
• Background in funding, compliance, or similar audit‑driven roles
• Ability to meet deadlines and achieve targets
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with an affinity for working with data
• High levels of accuracy and ability to identify and correct errors
• Ability to travel occasionally for in‑person meetings and 1:1s

Benefits

• 20 days annual leave – increasing with length of service and a holiday purchase scheme
• 3 Knovia Days for our Operational December Closure and 8 Public Bank Holidays
• Up to 3 days of paid volunteering leave and corporate conscience initiatives
• Perkbox – a suite of lifestyle benefits and wellness tools
• Recognition and long service awards to celebrate our colleagues

Inclusion & Equality

We are a Disability Confident Employer and have a guaranteed interview scheme in place to ensure that nobody is overlooked or discriminated against because of their disability. If you meet the minimum criteria when you apply and you have informed us in your application that you have a disability, you will be guaranteed an interview for that role. We will be reviewing applications and conducting interviews on an on‑going basis which may mean this vacancy closes prior to the advertised closing date if we have identified a suitable candidate, so please apply as soon as possible. Paragon Skills is committed to the safeguarding and wellbeing of our learners and colleagues and we implement robust safer recruitment practices to support this. Dependant on the role you are applying for, we may undertake a number of necessary checks to confirm you are suitable to work with children and vulnerable adults, which may include a Disclosure and Barring Service check. We are also committed to promoting equality and inclusion throughout our colleague and learner populations.