Job Description:
Senior Internal Audit Analyst (FTC)
London or Manchester
6 month fixed term contract
Hybrid & flexible working options
Full Time – 35 hours
Salary circa £60k DOE & benefits allowance
Closing date for applications – Wednesday 18th February, 2026
We make health happen!
At Bupa, our purpose is simple yet powerful: Helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world.
As a Senior Internal Audit Analyst, you’ll play a key role in supporting this mission by helping us improve how we manage risk and strengthen our internal controls. You’ll be part of a dynamic, data-led team that provides independent assurance to senior leaders across Bupa’s global businesses.
This is more than just an audit role. It’s a chance to influence how we operate, drive meaningful change, and make a real impact on the health and wellbeing of our customers and colleagues. You’ll work in a collaborative environment where your insights and ideas are valued, and where your development is supported every step of the way.
How you'll help us make health happen:
1. Lead and deliver on multiple assurance activities, overseeing timely completion to a high standard in accordance with our methodology, processes and procedures.
2. Write, review and present high-quality audit reports.
3. Engage with key stakeholders, building rapport and keeping them informed throughout each audit.
4. Predict emerging business risks and report audit findings in a commercially minded way.
5. Think critically, identifying improvements to our audit delivery process.
6. Follow up with audit management action plans to ensure timely mitigation of identified risk areas.
7. Apply technical and specialist skills to continuously support and innovate in GIA.
8. Champion data analytics and visualisation in all audit stages, enhancing insights and growing GIA’s capabilities.
9. Collaborate across teams to share insights, best practice and to deliver annual audit plans, whilst aligning with our strategy and goals.
10. Support your Director / CAO - MU to develop audit plans.
11. Coach and motivate your team members as you oversee their audits and responsibilities.
12. Act swiftly to resolve any noncompliance with Bupa’s policies, procedures and codes of conduct.
13. Drive continuous improvement in GIA, your team, and your own personal performance.
14. Learn all about the business, absorbing insights from across Bupa to support our function’s growth.
Skills & Experience required for this role:
15. Strong technical skills and an ability to deliver high quality audits.
16. Significant senior level audit experience, capable of working on your own initiative with limited supervision and guidance on a day-to-day basis.
17. Experience as a trusted business partner in a service-oriented audit function, building strong relationships with key stakeholders at all levels of an organisation.
18. Data analytics skills which support use of audit data to drive meaningful insights and change.
19. A governance, risk and control mindset, and an understanding how Internal Audit fits into our 3 Lines model to keep Bupa safe.
20. In-depth knowledge of risk management, audit methods and techniques.
21. Experience of leading teams and managing people, either by overseeing audits or formal line management.
22. Reputation for delivering on commitments, holding self and others accountable for performance.
23. Strong communication skills and confidence in written and verbal presentation of audit results to stakeholders.
24. Commercial awareness, business acumen, a good understanding of Bupa and the regulatory framework in which it operates.
25. Good educational record up to degree level.
26. ACA, ACCA, CIMA, PIIA, CMIIA or equivalent overseas qualification is desirable.
Benefits
Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health – from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.
In this role you will receive the following benefits and more:
27. 25 days holiday, increasing through length of service, with the option to buy or sell
28. Enhanced pension and life insurance
29. Annual bonus scheme
30. Access to Bupa health insurance and dental plans
31. Discounts on Bupa services and partner products
32. Access to our wellbeing programmes and mental health support
33. Support for professional development and career growth
Why Bupa?
We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.