Internal Audit Manager 12 month fixed term contract

Internal Audit Manager

Location: London- hybrid 50%

Contract: 12 month fixed term contract

Hours: Full time 35 hours

Purpose of the role

The Internal Audit Manager is responsible for ensuring all assigned audits engagements are delivered to time and budget whilst providing valuable assurance and insight.

You will be required to be hands on and ensure all outputs pull in or consider more strategic considerations to add valuable insight to key stakeholders, meet the group audit methodology and are of appropriate quality ahead of their presentation to the Director of Internal Audit for their approval.

You will ensure that recommendations to management are addressing the controls weaknesses identified during the audit and that related management actions are timely completed and closed.

About Just

We help people achieve a better later life. That’s our purpose and it’s the reason we exist. We are a fast-growing company helping customers enjoy the retirement they deserve. We do this through a variety of market leading, award-winning products and services, delivered by a diverse team of over 1,400 purpose-led colleagues who genuinely put the customer at the heart of everything we do.

This is a brilliant time to join our business. We are on an exciting growth journey to become the UK’s most loved retirement expert.
 

Key Responsibilities

• Delivery of the Audits, as assigned by the Director of Internal Audit, to time and quality by ensuring that each engagement provides challenge, value and robust assurance

• Draft key audit documents (e.g. planning documents and audit reports) and completing more complex activities (e.g. fieldwork) to deliver added value audits

• Complete pre-planning audit activities to deliver quality and timely audit and define the appropriate audit scope

• Timely closure of management actions, to effectively monitor the follow up with key stakeholders

• Proactively identifying areas where risk is outside of the business ‘Appetite’ levels

• Proactively supporting the businesses control framework

What we are looking for

• Internal Auditor with a demonstrable track record of Audit experience in financial services.

• CIIA qualification/ACCA/CIMA or similar qualification desirable

• An advanced knowledge of risk-based Internal Audit procedures, including planning, techniques, testing and sampling methods and an understanding of the requirements set out in the IIA’s Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing

• Ideally recent experience in a more specialist area relevant to the Just business such as Third party risk management, Defined Benefit or Investment, or focus on auditing customer facing business governed by Regulation

• Demonstrable experience of auditing within Solvency II environment would be an advantage

• An ability to gather, analyse and evaluate facts and to prepare and present concise oral and written reports

• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, including the ability to undertake workshops with Senior Management in order to educate and embed Internal Audit strategies further within the business

• Strong analytical skills

• Excellent Stakeholder management skills with the ability to be able to influence at all levels. 

Our behaviours

At Just you’ll have the opportunity to develop your career, whilst making a difference to the lives of those around you. You’ll be part of a company with a strong and distinctive culture - we’re ambitious, curious and collaborative – and every decision we make centres around being Just and delivering the best outcomes for our customers.

What’s in it for you

• A competitive salary, pension scheme and life assurance

• 25 days annual leave plus an additional day on us for your birthday

• Private medical cover and income protection, just in case

• A generous and highly achievable bonus scheme

• Opportunities to progress your career in-role and within the company

• Free access to the Headspace app, 24/7 employee assistance helpline and trained physical and mental health first aiders

• A variety of employee funded benefits available via our online benefits portal

• Plus, several additional purchase options available for you and your loved ones

Explore our full range of benefits on our dedicated benefits page.

Belonging at Just

Valuing diversity of thought and fostering a sense of belonging is critical to our business success, driving innovation and balanced decision making. Our work on DEIB (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging) aims to deliver a brilliant employee experience underpinned by a sense of belonging, where our people feel proud to work at Just.

We remain committed to our publicly disclosed HM Treasury Women in Finance Charter and Race at Work Charter targets and support a wide range of employee network and events, championing issues including intergenerational working, social mobility and neurodiversity.

Application details

Please submit your CV using the 'apply now’ button. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted regarding next steps which may include an initial phone interview and in-person assessment.  

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