Internal Auditor (ACA/CIA/CMIIA) Assistant - Bristol - Graduate - August 2024

Internal audit - get the career youwant at RSM

Our internal audit graduateapprenticeship programme will give you all the skills and support you need tounlock a future that’s packed with opportunities and new experiences. You’llenjoy a fast-tracked business career that recognises your potential and rewardsyour ambition.

When you join our team, you’ll enjoy apowerful combination of on-the-job learning and structured training – not tomention an impressive client list to work with. You’ll discover a culture thatnurtures individuality and an environment where everyone is supported to reachtheir potential. With us, you’ll always be moving forward.

What does our internal audit team do?

Today’s organisations face manystrategic, financial and operational risks that can stop them from achievingtheir goals. We take a deep, objective look at a business to decide whether ithas the right systems and control processes in place to manage potentialthreats.

A career in internal audit gives youfront-row seats to how organisations operate. We visit clients throughout theyear to carry out field work: we look at their existing controls and test theirstrategies. We then write an audit report to document our findings and providethe client with management actions to address any improvement areas that we haveidentified.

We help clients across the public andprivate sectors, so you could be working with local and central government, NHSTrusts and educational organisations, as well as charities, banks and othercorporate organisations. Our varied client list will give you a greatfoundation to build your business knowledge.

What can you expect?

At RSM, you’ll be a key member of ourteam from day one. You’ll get involved in client work very quickly, initiallyworking as part of a larger team before taking on individual responsibility forprojects. The depth of services and clients you’ll be exposed to will help youkick-start your career.

Most days, you will travel straight fromhome to your clients, which can be up to 1 hour 30 minutes away, with the option,depending on the needs of the business and our clients, when not working atclient sites to work in your nearest RSM office or from home as appropriate.

RSM’sgraduate programme in internal audit is infinitely varied, interesting andrewarding. No client is the same so you’ll be constantly challenged. Alongsidehands-on experience, you’ll benefit from on-the-job training from more seniormembers of the team and gain access to our internal training courses that willhelp you develop in the role. With our support, you’ll become a true trustedadviser to your clients in the future.

Whenyou join this team, you’ll work towards your professional qualifications bycompleting a 3-year graduate programme. This consists of the CIA qualification(Certified Internal Auditor) for the first 18 months years, followed by theCMIIA qualification (Chartered Member of the Institute of Internal Auditors)for the remaining 18 months.

We do offer a limited number of vacanciesto study towards the ACA qualification with the Institute of CharteredAccountants of England and Wales (ICAEW), or your Chartered Accountancy (CA)qualification with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) orwith Chartered Accountants Ireland (CAI). Please note, only graduates with 112UCAS points across 3 A Levels (or an equivalent level 3 qualification), or 104UCAS points across 4 Scottish Highers/Advanced Highers or Irish LeavingCertificate (Higher Level) will be eligible for this and are subject toavailability.

Study options will be discussed with youduring the assessment process.

What we look for

Internal auditors spend a lot of timeworking independently so we’re on the lookout for enthusiastic self-starterswho are quick to learn and always up for a challenge. That said, you’ll alwaysbe fully supported during the audits – you’ll have a dedicated line manager andcore team to learn from and be supported by. You’ll be working on a widevariety of projects, so it’s important that you’re adaptable and highlyorganised. Strong verbal and written communication skills are essential asyou’ll be communicating at all levels, often explaining complex informationboth in meetings and in written reports.

If that sounds like you, we know you’llenjoy being part of our team.

Flexible working

At RSM we work hard to create anenvironment where our people can make a difference - to themselves, theircareer, their teams, and to the success of our firm and clients. We support allour people to work flexibly, to manage their family and other responsibilitiesalongside their work commitments; we believe this is key to achieving aninspiring and fulfilling working environment.

Diversity and inclusion at RSM

At RSM, inclusion and diversity arecentral to our values. We have an authentic focus on intentional inclusion,enabling our people to feel they can bring their whole self to work andensuring everyone feels supported, respected and confident to make a valuablecontribution.

To find out more, please visit ourdiversity and inclusion page on our careers website.

Our recruitment process

Please note, for those who perform wellthroughout our assessment process, should your first preference be unavailable,you could potentially be offered a role in another location or department. Thiswould always be discussed with you in this instance.

RSM will only take one applicationinto consideration per recruitment cycle. We do not accept multipleapplications to different vacancies.

Entry requirements

At RSM, we don't just look for good examresults. We think passion, personality and originality are just as important.

You will need:

96 UCAS points across 3 A Levels or anequivalent level 3 qualification, or 104 UCAS points across 4 ScottishHighers/Advanced Highers or Irish Leaving Certificate (Higher Level);

A predicted/obtained honours degree.

For all roles outside of Central London,we require successful candidates to have a full UK driving licence and accessto a vehicle by the time they come to the end of their 6-month settling inperiod with RSM. For London roles access to a car is desirable but notessential.

Please note, RSM does not acceptGeneral Studies, AS levels or the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ).