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About the Role
The Senior Auditor works with the Director of Internal Audit to provide assurance on the effectiveness of internal controls, governance, and risk management processes. This role involves planning and delivering high-quality, risk-based internal audits, assessing key risks and controls, and producing clear, well-evidenced reports to support continuous improvement. The role offers scope to develop leadership and stakeholder skills by building effective relationships with staff at all levels.
Responsibilities
- Planning, delivering, and reporting on risk-based internal audits to time, quality and budget, in line with the Foundation’s Internal Audit Manual and professional standards.
- Identifying and assessing governance, risk management and control issues, using evidence to develop clear findings and practical recommendations.
- Building effective working relationships with management and engaging constructively with stakeholders throughout the audit lifecycle.
- Preparing clear and accurate audit documentation and reports, recommending practical and proportionate actions.
- Supporting follow-up activity to monitor the implementation of agreed management actions, and reporting regularly to the Audit & Risk Committee.
- Supporting the Director of Internal Audit in undertaking investigations and other advisory engagements.
- Providing adhoc advice to management on governance, risk management and control issues.
- Preparing papers for Audit & Risk Committee and senior management meetings.
- Developing the annual audit plan, and preparing the internal audit annual report.
- Building and maintaining effective relationships with stakeholders, particularly the Operational and Technical Leadership teams.
Requirements
- Full current membership of a recognised professional accountancy / audit body (Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors UK & Ireland with chartered auditor/CMIIA designation; or fully qualified, current member of one of five CCAB bodies or CIMA).
- Strong experience of planning, delivering and documenting risk-based internal audits to time, quality and budget.
- Good understanding of governance, risk management, control and assurance, with the ability to interpret information, exercise sound judgement, and focus on the most important risks.
- Good working knowledge of the Global Internal Audit Standards and their application in delivering value-adding and evidence-based assurance.
- Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with stakeholders at all levels.
- Ability to communicate audit findings clearly and constructively.
- Ability to handle sensitive and confidential material with tact and diplomacy.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to produce accurate, evidence-based reports for a range of audiences.
- Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team.
- Ability to manage your own workload effectively.
- Ability to contribute to continuous improvement in audit delivery.
- Experience working in a global organisation across multiple time zones (Desirable).
- Comfortable using, or willingness to learn, data analytics tools and AI tools to enhance audit efficiency and depth (Desirable).
- Experience working with in a co-source/out-source delivery model (Desirable).
- Experience presenting audit findings through a range of engaging formats, including the use of graphics or visual dashboards to simplify complex issues (Desirable).
Skills
- Risk-based internal audits
- Governance, risk management, control and assurance
- Global Internal Audit Standards
- Stakeholder relationship management
- Clear and constructive communication
- Tact and diplomacy
- Written and verbal communication
- Report writing
- Team collaboration
- Workload management
- Continuous improvement
- Data analytics tools (Desirable)
- AI tools (Desirable)
- Presenting audit findings (Desirable)
Location
- London
Work Type
- 24 month fixed term contract
- Part-time (0.8 FTE)
- Hybrid (requiring 2–3 days per week attendance in London office)
Experience Level
- Senior
Education Level
- Full current membership of a recognised professional accountancy / audit body
Benefits
- Rewarding work that serves the public interest
- Engagement with diverse international experts
- Inclusive and collaborative teams
- Intellectually challenging projects
- Flexible working arrangements
- Numerous areas of specialisation
- Opportunities for professional growth and development
About the Company
- At the IFRS Foundation, we believe better information leads to better decisions. We set financial reporting standards that enable companies to meet the evolving information needs of the global capital markets. United by our purpose to foster trust, growth and long-term financial stability in the global economy, we engage in challenging, meaningful work every day—across all our areas of expertise.
Equal Opportunity
- Diversity and inclusion are seen as key strengths of our organisation. These qualities are essential for us to engage with and meet the needs of our varied global stakeholders, and they are part of what makes the IFRS Foundation a great place to work.