Ideally close to Manchester / Essex / London or West Sussex
**Must have Internal Audit experience within Insurance
A growing UK insurance business with ambitious plans for the future is looking to appoint an experienced Internal Audit Manager to join its Internal Audit function.
This is a genuinely exciting opportunity to join a business in growth mode, where Internal Audit is seen as a valued business partner with real visibility across senior leadership.
We are looking for an experienced Internal Audit professional who has operated within Big 4 / Top 10 audit firms or within Insurance businesses.
This role is best suited to candidates with direct Internal Audit experience, rather than those whose background is solely in external audit / financial statement audit.
The Opportunity
Reporting into senior Internal Audit leadership, you’ll play a key role in delivering the risk-based audit plan across a broad and evolving insurance business.
This is a highly visible role with exposure to senior stakeholders, where you’ll act as a trusted adviser and critical friend -providing robust challenge, independent assurance, and practical recommendations that genuinely improve the control environment.
You’ll work across a wide range of business areas, partnering with internal stakeholders and co-source audit providers to ensure audits are delivered effectively and to a high standard.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and deliver risk-based Internal Audits from planning through to reporting
- Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders across the business
- Act as a credible challenger across governance, risk and control frameworks
- Manage relationships with co-source audit partners to ensure quality and timely delivery
- Review audit findings, reports and supporting workpapers
- Track remediation actions and hold stakeholders accountable for delivery
- Support continuous improvement across the Internal Audit function
- Present clear, commercially relevant findings and recommendations
About You
We’re looking for someone who brings:
- Proven Internal Audit experience (essential)
- Experience within insurance (essential)
- Strong understanding of governance, risk and control frameworks
- Confidence engaging with senior stakeholders and influencing outcomes
- High-quality audit report writing skills
- Experience working alongside outsourced / co-source audit providers would be highly beneficial
- Recognised audit / accounting qualification (ACA / ACCA / CIA / equivalent)
Why This Role?
This is an opportunity to join a business with significant growth ambitions, where the Internal Audit function has real visibility, strong stakeholder engagement, and the opportunity to influence meaningful change.
A great fit for someone currently operating as:
- Internal Audit Manager
- Senior Internal Auditor
- Assistant Internal Audit Manager
- Internal Audit professional within insurance / regulated FS looking for broader exposure
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