Internal Audit Manager - Birmingham

Menzies is an equal opportunities employer which means that we recruit, employ, train, pay, and promote regardless of race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, disability or age. We are building a first-class team and, to do so, we know that we need a diverse mix of talented people doing their best work.

If you're ready to make an impact, lead with purpose, and work in a place where your voice truly matters, keep reading!

We have a great opportunity for an Internal Audit Manager to join our team in the Birmingham / Manchester or London office. As an Internal Audit Manager, you'll play a key role in helping clients strengthen their governance, risk management and internal control environments. Leading a varied client portfolio across the public sector, financial services and corporate sectors, you'll combine technical expertise with a collaborative approach, developing junior colleagues, building lasting client relationships and contributing to the continued growth of our Risk Assurance & Advisory team.

Why Menzies?

• People First: Our work-life balance isn't just talk. From agile working to generous leave, we create space for what matters to you.
• Work with Inspiring Clients: You'll be working with a range of clients so no two days will be the same.
• Collaborate Across The Firm: Working with various people across the firm to raise the profile of Menzies Academy.
• Innovate with Purpose: We're always looking for better ways to work, leveraging tech, simplifying complexities, and delivering value.
• Empathy at Our Core: We don't just serve our clients; we build trusted relationships that stand the test of time.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead high-quality internal audit and advisory engagements, delivering insightful assurance and advisory services that help clients strengthen their governance, risk management and control environments.
• Build trusted client relationships, acting as a key point of contact for clients, confidently responding to queries, understanding their business objectives and providing practical, value-added advice.
• Lead and develop teams by mentoring, coaching and supporting junior colleagues, sharing your expertise and helping them grow throughout their careers.
• Manage a varied client portfolio, overseeing multiple assignments, balancing priorities and ensuring projects are delivered to a high standard, on time and within budget.
• Represent Menzies with confidence, attending client meetings, including Audit Committee meetings, presenting findings and building strong, long-term relationships with stakeholders.
• Support business growth by contributing to winning new work through preparing proposals, fee quotations and tender submissions, while identifying opportunities to expand existing client relationships.
• Understand your clients' world by developing a strong understanding of clients' industries, commercial environments and key risks, enabling you to deliver tailored, risk-focused advice.
• Collaborate across the firm, working closely with colleagues across Risk Assurance & Advisory and the wider Menzies business to deliver joined-up solutions and exceptional client service.
• Champion continuous improvement by supporting training initiatives, identifying opportunities to strengthen technical capability across the team and contributing to developing best practice.

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise:

We're looking for an experienced Internal Audit professional who enjoys building trusted client relationships, leading high-performing teams and delivering exceptional advisory services. You'll be commercially minded, passionate about developing others, and motivated by helping clients navigate risk and drive continuous improvement.

• Qualifications: Professionally qualified through CIA or another recognised CCAB qualification (such as ACA, ACCA or CIPFA).
• Skills & Knowledge: A strong background in internal audit, risk assurance or advisory services. Experience leading and developing junior team members through coaching, mentoring and on-the-job support. The ability to produce high-quality reports and client deliverables with minimal review. Strong commercial awareness, with experience scoping engagements, preparing fee proposals and identifying opportunities to add value for clients. Confidence managing audit engagements from planning through to completion, ensuring quality, efficiency and excellent client service throughout. Experience leading client meetings and presenting findings to senior stakeholders with confidence. A collaborative approach, with the ability to contribute to team processes, improve ways of working and drive operational efficiencies. Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain technical matters clearly to a range of audiences.
• What You'll Bring: A natural ability to build and maintain trusted, long-term relationships with clients and senior stakeholders. A proactive leadership style, empowering and developing colleagues to reach their full potential. A commitment to delivering consistently high-quality work across multiple or complex engagements. The confidence to provide practical, risk-focused advice that helps clients make informed decisions. Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise competing deadlines while maintaining exceptional standards.
• Experience: Significant experience delivering internal audit, risk assurance or advisory engagements. Experience managing client portfolios and leading engagements from planning through to delivery. A proven track record of developing junior colleagues and supporting the growth of high-performing teams. Experience contributing to business development activities, including proposals, tenders or identifying opportunities to expand client relationships, would be advantageous.
• Travel: A willingness to travel between your home office and client sites as required.

Job Benefits:

Why Join Us? At Menzies, we know that success starts with our people. That's why we offer:

• Career Development: From learning opportunities to career coaching, we'll help you achieve your goals.
• Competitive Benefits: Private medical cover, pension matching, and enhanced parental leave, to name a few.
• Flexibility That Works for You: Agile working is embedded in our culture.
• Perks That Go Beyond: From volunteering days to wellbeing initiatives, we care about your whole self.

About Menzies LLP: Menzies is a proudly independent UK business advisory and accountancy practice with true national coverage and international connections. As a full-service firm with strong sector specialisms, we have a proven track record supporting both businesses, not-for-profits and individuals to successfully reach their financial goals. We focus on optimising clients businesses financially, operationally, and strategically. We employ approximately 1100 trusted advisors in Audit, Tax & Advisory Services, across 11 locations UK wide. Our industry sector specialisation sets us apart. Expert teams work in collaboration with each other delivering a host of business, tax and commercial advisory projects over and above the market leading assurance and compliance work undertaken for UK and International clients. We continue to take a relationship-led approach to our client relationships. We use our Brighter Thinking methodology to empower clients with greater confidence and certainty in the face of increasing complexity. Founded in 1912, Menzies is headquartered in London with coverage nationally in England & Wales and has 1100+ employees and a turnover of 110m. Our clients are mid-size and large privately held corporates, non-profits, and individuals, across the UK and internationally via major market country-desks, and in 157 countries globally through Menzies membership of HLB, the global advisory and accounting network.