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Internal Audit Assistant Manager

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Hays
Location
Norwich
Salary
£22 - £55000.00 per annum
Closing date
3 Jul 2019
Reference
3608123

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Internal Audit Accountant job in Norwich or Cambridge with Big 4 firm


Internal Audit Assistant Manager required for Big 4 firm, either based Norwich or Cambridge.

The role is based within the National Markets division, an area of the firm with tremendous growth potential as proven by recent significant wins. It provides services relating to internal audit, internal control, corporate governance, risk management and related assurance and advisory projects. Clients are based in both the private and public sector and their services deliver added value to clients through the use of modern control assessment, risk management and audit techniques focusing on strategic, management and operational issues as well as financial management and reporting controls. The firm also works closely with other consulting teams including their colleagues in Technology Risk and Cyber Risk to ensure their clients receive the best possible advice and assurance.


The Role

* Reviewing and establishing internal audit functions
* Assurance mapping
* Creating annual audit plans for clients
* Providing internal audit services on both outsourced and co-sourced contractual basis
* Managing and directly delivering individual and/or a programme of internal audit projects which includes planning, review, quality assurance and reporting
* Working with client's in house internal audit function to supply specialist or additional resource needed
* Process improvement projects
* Risk management, governance and internal audit advisory services
* Risk identification workshops and control reviews
* Delivering control and risk training
* Managing and reviewing internal control questionnaires
* Corporate governance reviews
* Contract compliance audits
* Assessing effectiveness of internal audit functions, audit committees and boards
* Sarbanes Oxley advisory services and delivery
* Working with members of other KPMG advisory teams
* Secondments to clients to assist with specific projects
* Delivering specific advisory projects
* Business development, responding to RFPs, developing product propositions and proposal development

Responsibilities

* Assisting management to retain responsibility for a UK-wide portfolio of clients, maintaining relationships with senior staff and take responsibility for the financial performance and delivery of these accounts
* Demonstrating a detailed understanding of how current and emerging legal, regulatory, governance, risk management, auditing, accounting and financial reporting standards affect their clients
* Understanding and assisting managers to undertake the firm's internal risk management and client engagement management procedures including client acceptance, continuance and engagement procedures
* Keeping up to date with all industry specific issues and circumstances which affect your clients
* Developing internal audit strategies which address all internal audit, client service and project management issues, in accordance with the firm's internal audit methodology
* Delivering against those audit strategies
* Recognising where specialists are required and involving colleagues, managing their input to the client
* Reviewing the audit evidence obtained ensuring it is sufficient in line with IIA and PSIAS Standards and the firm's methodology
* Conducting meetings with clients to explain audit findings and drafting and reviewing reports
* Reporting to partners/directors all salient points arising from assignments
* Assisting management to produce quarterly Audit Committee papers
* Assisting management to set budgets for engagements and monitoring delivery against the budget
* Ensuring work in progress is monitored and controlled with fees being raised promptly
* Identifying and exploiting additional fee billing possibilities
* Planning and allocating staff resources to fulfil business requirements
* Setting objectives with the team, and providing support and feeding back on performance
* Providing coaching and training to junior staff on risk management and internal audit methodology
* Identifying and developing new opportunities
* Writing tender documents and presenting at proposals
* Assisting with the organisation of internal events for clients
* Overseeing the preparation and dissemination of monthly thought leadership updates for clients

Qualifications / Skills / Experience:

* Qualified (IIA, CCAB, ICAEW or equivalent)
* Strong understanding of risks, processes and controls
* Private, public sector and/or professional services experience
* Experience of Higher Education, Health and/or Housing would be highly beneficial
* SOX testing experience would be beneficial
* Experience overseeing and conducting fieldwork for internal audit, external quality assessments on internal audit functions and/or risk management engagements
* Experience of being the main or secondary client contact for engagements and dealing with day to day interactions at FC / FD level (i.e. stakeholder management)
* Experience of managing subject matter in conducting audits for regulatory compliance and IT audits
* Effective report writing
* Strong project management


What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, please apply on line or contact Cara Whyte at Hays for more detail

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