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Internal Audit Manager
Location: North West
Salary: £44,000 - £59,000 per annum, depending on experience
Role type: Permanent
Sector: Not-for-Profit
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Internal Audit Manager to join a well-established charity based in the North West.
This is a key leadership position within the organisation, responsible for managing and developing the Internal Audit function across the UK and internationally.
Key Responsibilities:
- Developing and implementing the Internal Audit strategy, methodology, and annual audit plan in consultation with the Audit Committee.
- Overseeing Internal Audit activity across the UK and international field offices.
- Assessing the effectiveness of risk management, governance, and internal controls across operational, financial, and compliance areas.
- Determining audit scopes and terms of reference, presenting findings, and monitoring agreed recommendations and action plans.
- Leading, coaching, and developing a team of five Internal Audit professionals.
- Promoting a consistent and effective approach to the Internal Audit cycle across the organisation.
- Regularly reviewing and improving the organisation's approach to identifying and managing risk.
- Acting as an ambassador for Internal Audit, promoting a strong culture of risk awareness and accountability.
- Providing independent, objective advice on controls, compliance, operational effectiveness, and risk mitigation.
- Identifying control weaknesses, potential cost savings, and opportunities to improve organisational effectiveness.
- Preparing and presenting audit reports for senior management and the Audit Committee.
- Producing quarterly Audit Committee reporting and an annual report on the effectiveness of the organisation's internal control environment.
- Conducting and overseeing investigations into serious incidents, fraud, and other significant irregularities.
- Building strong relationships with senior stakeholders, international field offices, and the Audit Committee.
- Maintaining effective relationships with external auditors, regulators, and relevant external bodies.
- Supporting the wider Finance function with the year-end accounts process.
- Keeping up to date with developments in international NGO regulation, charity governance, audit best practice, and compliance requirements.
- Representing the organisation at relevant sector and professional meetings.
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- A degree in Finance, Accounting, Audit, Business Management, or a related discipline.
- A professional qualification such as ACA, ACCA, CIA, CMIIA, or equivalent.
- At least 6 years' experience in Internal Audit.
- At least 2 years' experience managing and developing people.
- Strong knowledge of risk management, governance, and internal control frameworks.
- Proven experience designing and delivering risk-based audit programmes.
- Experience presenting audit findings and recommendations to senior management, Board, and/or Audit Committee level.
- Excellent analytical, investigation, and report-writing skills.
- The ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver against deadlines in a complex and fast-moving environment.
Experience within an international charity, NGO, or not-for-profit organisation would be particularly valuable, as would experience of auditing grant-funded programmes and donor-funded projects.
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