Assistant Manager, Internal Audit (Principal Consultant)
Location: Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom; Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom; London, United Kingdom
We are searching for an experienced Assistant Manager, Internal Audit (Principal Consultant).
Consulting brings together multiple teams across Transactions, Risk & Consulting, ABA, and Outsourcing to provide client-centric solutions for RSM’s current and future clients within the middle market. Our Consulting team has a major role to play in driving forward the growth of the firm with over 1,700 people delivering almost £200m revenue.
Overall Job Purpose
Assist in managing the Internal Audit team and clients to ensure professional, timely and added value delivery of complex technical Internal Audits at clients’ sites in accordance with the IIA and Firm’s Internal Audit Standards.
Responsibilities
* Assisting in the management of a range of clients, including building relationships with senior client contacts, strategic and operational audit planning and delivery, WIP control, supervision and oversight of the team.
* Assist in preparing Risk Based Internal Audit Strategy for a selection of clients.
* Manage, perform and control more complex internal audit assignments.
* Produce high quality written reports on work undertaken and supervise team members to ensure similar standards.
* Represent the Firm in audit matters as required, including attendance at client meetings, Audit Committees and tender presentations.
* Project manage to achieve quality, effectiveness and efficiency when undertaking activities to an agreed timescale and budget.
* Carry out the Quality Assurance review of working papers and draft reports to ensure compliance with the Internal Audit Manual.
* Prepare progress and annual reports for Audit Committees.
* Lead and supervise more junior team members on individual assignments including technical audit guidance and providing training as required.
* Deliver honest and constructive feedback to colleagues on a timely basis which feeds into appraisals as required.
* Build relationships with clients and identify potential additional work opportunities at existing clients.
* Provide assistance with any other duties as required by the Management Team.
* Maintain high professional standards of conduct and practice.
* Apply knowledge of the firm, industry, markets and core client base, highlighting potential business opportunities to line manager.
* Undertake ad hoc research projects.
* Ensure client data is handled securely in accordance with the Firm’s and client’s data protection procedures.
Requirements
* Professionally qualified – e.g., IIA/ACCA/CCAB, or other specialist skills/qualifications.
* Experience of providing assurance or advice in the areas of procurement, contract management and project assurance would be particularly useful.
* Proven Internal Audit experience.
* Driving licence (clean) and access to a car.
* Confident and excellent written and oral communication skills.
* Service oriented: competent at identifying a range of client needs.
* Able to organise and manage time efficiently and effectively whilst being flexible.
* Effective use of IT including Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook.
* Ability to solve problems and develop workable solutions.
* Works effectively as a team member to achieve overall discipline objectives.
* Understands the need for continuous learning and considers development of specialist areas of knowledge.
* Ability to lead change with confidence.
* Able to train, coach and develop team members and provide support to other colleagues as required.
* The post holder will be expected to travel to the client’s sites in their own time, limited where possible to one and a half hours each way.
* Good technical knowledge on both the internal audit process and relevant sector.
Please note: the working hours for all offices in Internal Audit are 37.5 hours per week.
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