Senior Internal Auditor
Employer Location London, England Salary - per annum + £60,000 + benefits Closing date 11 Jun 2026 View more categoriesView less categories Sector, Salary band, Contract type Hours Where will they be working You need to or to save a job.
Job Details
Your new company
A leading, values-driven organisation operating within a regulated, public interest environment is looking to appoint a Senior Internal Auditor to join its established Risk and Assurance a strong national presence and a focus on delivering high-quality services, this organisation offers a collaborative and forward-thinking culture, committed to governance, compliance, and continuous is a permanent, full-time role based in central London, offering hybrid working (typically 3 days in the office), alongside excellent flexibility and work-life balance.
Your new role
As a Senior Internal Auditor, you will play a key role in delivering a programme of risk-based internal audit and assurance reviews, helping to strengthen the organisation's internal controls, governance framework, and risk management processes. You will lead and deliver internal audit, compliance, and controls testing activities across a wide range of operational and corporate areas, ensuring risks are effectively identified and managed.
Key responsibilities include:
1. Delivering a programme of internal audit and assurance reviews, including risk-based audits and compliance assessments
2. Producing high-quality, insightful audit reports with clear, practical recommendations
3. Conducting investigations into suspected fraud, irregularities, or control weaknesses
4. Monitoring and tracking audit recommendations, ensuring actions are implemented in line with agreed timelines
5. Using data analytics and data-led auditing techniques to improve controls testing and insight
6. Engaging and influencing stakeholders at all levels, including senior leadership and executive teams
7. Supporting and complementing an outsourced internal audit function, providing additional in-house assurance
This is a highly visible role offering exposure to senior decision-makers, with the opportunity to influence and embed best practice across a complex organisation.
What you'll need to succeed
You will be an experienced internal audit or assurance professional with strong technical expertise, excellent stakeholder management skills, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
You will demonstrate:
8. Strong experience delivering risk-based internal audit and assurance reviews, including complex audit assignments
9. Experience managing multiple audits or workstreams to tight deadlines
10. Proven ability to re-prioritise and respond to urgent audit or investigation requests, including sensitive or high-risk matters
11. Experience using data analytics within internal audit and developing data-driven controls
12. A strong understanding of risk management, governance, and internal control frameworks
13. The ability to operate with independence, objectivity, and integrity in line with professional standards ( IIA)
14. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders
Essential qualifications:
15. A recognised Accountancy or Internal Audit qualification such as CMIIA, CIA, ACA, ACCA, CIMA or other CCAB equivalent
What you'll get in return
16. Flexible working options available.
17. Salary c.£60,000 per annum
18. Generous benefits package, including matched pension scheme