Senior Manager, Group Internal Audit & Risk, with the role of planning, co-ordinating, leading, conducting and reporting on risk-based internal audit projects throughout BSI globally. Provide advice on the internal control environment in all areas throughout the Group and support management to ensure that shortcomings are rectified.

Key Responsibilities & Accountabilities

• Assist the Head of Internal Audit & Risk in driving internal audit strategy to ensure best industry practice.
• Assist the Head of Internal Audit & Risk with development of the annual audit plan and preparation of audit programmes.
• Plan, resource, conduct and review internal audits using members of the Internal Audit & Risk team and secondees from the business as appropriate
• Manage a staff of Internal Audit and Risk professionals
• Draft high quality, objective and timely reports for submission to the Audit Committee within agreed deadlines
• Oversee the Department’s Quality Assurance & Improvement Programme
• Undertake ad-hoc projects on behalf of Senior Management as requested
• Maintain excellent business relationships with Group operational management at all levels and external auditors.
• Ensure best practice in the internal control environment by means of follow-ups and internal audits. Post-audit will continue to work with departments to drive through recommendations and embed continuous improvement in financial process
• Champion risk management across the Group, including the facilitation of BSIs risk management system globally through conducting risk reviews and workshops

Our ambition is to be recognized and valued globally as a best-in-class company; a client-driven, efficiently-run, growing business. BSI has come a long way since being founded in 1901. Today, we're a global business services organization, respected world over for the development of standards; assessment of management systems; testing and certification of products and services; providing software solutions; and the delivery of training courses. We offer diverse career paths from auditing to sales, product development to finance, and from IT to marketing.

With around 4,000 employees working with over 80,000 clients in 172 countries it means that career opportunities are vast. BSI challenges mediocrity and complacency to help embed excellence into the way people and products work. That means showing businesses how to improve performance, reduce risk and achieve sustainable growth.

• Graduate and CCAB qualified accountant, or equivalent, with a proven track-record of experience post qualification, preferably within a commercial environment.
• Strong understanding of best practice in areas of internal audit and risk
• Ability to develop vision, strategy and policies and procedures to ensure best industry practice.
• Resilience, confidence and credibility, with the ability to gain the confidence of and influence all levels of management.
• Tenacity to drive through improvements and changes.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to write and deliver clear, concise reports.

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