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Senior Internal Auditor
Location: London / Hybrid
Industry: Insurance / Financial Services
Salary: £75,000 - £85,000
A global insurance business is looking for a Senior Internal Auditor to join its internal audit function in London.
This is a broad, risk-based internal audit role covering business processes, governance, risk management, and internal controls. The role would suit someone with strong internal audit experience who can plan, manage, and deliver audits independently from scoping through to fieldwork, testing, and reporting.
Around 70 percent of the role will focus on risk-based internal audit work. The remaining 30 percent will involve internal controls testing, including SOX / JSOX style activity.
The Role
You will be responsible for delivering internal audits across a varied business environment. This will include audit planning, fieldwork, testing, evidence gathering, stakeholder engagement, reporting, and follow-up activity.
You will work closely with management and internal stakeholders to review controls, identify risks, agree findings, and support remediation activity.
Key responsibilities will include:
- Planning and delivering risk-based internal audits
- Leading audit fieldwork and testing independently
- Reviewing business processes, controls, governance, and risk management
- Producing clear working papers to support audit conclusions
- Writing internal audit reports with clear findings and recommendations
- Discussing audit findings and remediation actions with management
- Supporting internal controls testing, including SOX / JSOX style activity
- Tracking progress against agreed management actions
- Managing multiple audits, deadlines, and priorities
- Supporting wider internal audit activity across the business
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Experience Required
- Minimum 3 years' internal audit experience
- Experience leading internal audits independently
- Strong understanding of risk-based audit methodology
- Experience across audit planning, fieldwork, testing, and reporting
- Strong communication skills with the ability to engage management effectively
- Ability to prioritize, multitask, and manage competing deadlines
- Good attention to detail and quality of documentation
- Experience with internal controls testing would be beneficial
- Exposure to SOX, JSOX, or similar controls testing would be useful, but is not essential
- ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CIA, or equivalent audit qualification would be beneficial
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Why Apply?
- Broad internal audit role within a growing insurance business
- Opportunity to lead audits independently
- Exposure to risk-based audit, governance, controls, and SOX / JSOX style testing
- Varied work across multiple business areas with opportunity to travel
This is a strong opportunity for a Senior Internal Auditor who wants a broad role with genuine ownership, management exposure, and the opportunity to work across a varied audit plan.
We are looking to begin interviews immediately, so please apply using the link provided.
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