Senior Internal Auditor
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Company Description
We’re Together – the market leading property finance experts with an entrepreneurial spirit. Based in Cheadle, South Manchester, we’ve been established since in 1974 and have built a team of over 750 colleagues, who are passionate about supporting individuals and businesses achieve their property ambitions by making finance work for them.
We pride ourselves on our common-sense approach to lending and offer a range of mortgage and secured loan products to individuals and businesses who are typically underserved by mainstream lenders. Our customers are central to everything we do and we work hard to support them to turn challenges into opportunities which make our customers' property ambitions a reality.
We’re looking for great people from all backgrounds and experiences who love working together and putting our customers at the heart of everything we do – and that starts with our brilliantly different team of people.
Job Description
As a Senior Internal Auditor , you will work as part of the Group Risk team to support the execution of the company’s Group Internal Audit Plan. Working across all business units, this is a varied role offering a breadth of exposure to all business areas.
As a Senior
Internal Auditor , we are looking for someone to:
- Proactively plan and undertake high quality audit reviews
to support the delivery of the annual Group Internal Audit plan,
delivering value-added advisory and assurance service to our
stakeholders and to the Board
- Work autonomously and
ensure the delivery of multiple activities on time and in line with
the function’s high standards as set out in the GIA Manual and those
of the IIA (including the Code of Professional Conduct, Ethics and the
IPPF)
- Develop and complete high quality audit
programmes on time, within budget whilst operating effectively in
complex situations
- Clearly document the results of
audit work performed and recommendations for control improvements in
impactful and concise audit reports for Executive Management and the
Board
- Ensure each audit assignment has appropriate
audit working papers in place, in line with department expectations,
for audit quality control purposes
- Professionally
support the business in the development of effective, efficient and
sustainable control improvements
- Monitor progress
against the completion of Management Issues and associated actions to
remediate audit issues with appropriate and timely escalation where
delays are encountered
- Build and maintain effective working relationships with the business and other Group Assurance Providers e.g. Group Risk, Compliance and Business Assurance in order to i) ensure that Internal Audit activity is aligned to business performance and the ever changing risk environment and ii) act as an escalation point for audit and risk issues
- Assist in the proactive identification of emerging risks and potential changes in the external environment which may impact on the group’s ability to deliver against its strategic objectives
Qualifications
Essential
- Experience within
Financial Service organisations in particular significant knowledge
and experience of Governance, Risk, Internal Control systems and their
application in relation to areas of specialism, in UK regulated,
Financial Services organisations
- Excellent relationship
building and influencing skills, at strategic and tactical levels,
able to communicate effectively to a variety of audiences including
Senior Management, and via a variety of mediums e.g. presentations,
report writing
- Excellent understanding of the Financial
Services industry and the Regulatory and Legislative environment
- Experience in IA, including Risk based methodologies, Codes
of Conduct and industry best practice and with a sound knowledge of IA
principles
- Excellent problem solving and analytical
skills together with the ability to document the results of IA work to
a high standard
- Ability to supervise less experienced colleagues within the team
Desirable
- Internal Audit experience in the areas of Transformation & Change, Data and Automation
- IT and data extract skills
- Specific experience in commercial or retail lending
Additional Information
Benefits working at Together
- 26 days holiday, and a day off for your birthday (increasing with service to 30 days), plus bank holidays
- Buy & sell holidays
- Discretionary annual bonus
- Matched pension contribution
- Life assurance
- Critical illness cover
- Health cash plan
- Private medical insurance
- Free access to company holiday homes
- Travel season ticket loans
- Ride to work scheme
- Free local gym access
- Local bar / restaurant discounts
Together Money embraces diversity and inclusion, and are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. Not only do we welcome difference – we celebrate it, support it and really value our colleagues for who they are. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills.
We care that you have a great experience with us at Together, if you need us to make any reasonable adjustments to make your experience easier, please let us know and we’ll do all we can.
Please note that all successful applicants will undergo relevant employment reference, financial and criminal record checks.
Senior Internal Auditor
Together
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