Description
Key Accountabilities:
Internal Audit and Advisory Work:
* Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of individual audit and advisory engagements, ensuring focus on key risks, controls, and business priorities.
* Apply strong critical thinking and professional judgement to assess processes, procedures, policies, and findings, ensuring alignment with the organisation's strategic objectives.
* Partner with stakeholders to provide clear, insightful perspectives on governance, risk management, and internal control effectiveness.
* Confidently present engagement outcomes, including identified issues, root causes, recommended actions, and opportunities for continuous improvement.
* Influence and challenge constructively, supporting informed decision-making and positive change across the business.
Skills/Competencies:
* Highly collaborative team player who values partnership, knowledge-sharing, and collective success across the audit function and the wider business.
* Strong interpersonal awareness and empathy, with the ability to understand diverse perspectives and build trust-based relationships with stakeholders at all levels.
* Influential and persuasive communicator, able to challenge constructively, navigate differing viewpoints, and gain buy-in for audit outcomes and improvement initiatives.
* Excellent listening, questioning, and facilitation skills, enabling thoughtful exploration of issues and root causes in a respectful and professional manner.
* Strong analytical and critical thinking capability, with the ability to assess complex information, identify key risks, and draw sound, evidence-based conclusions.
* Comfortable working from a "blank sheet of paper," designing audit approaches and advisory engagements from first principles to address emerging risks and business priorities.
* Confident in exercising professional judgement, balancing structure and flexibility when tailoring audit scope, methodology, and testing strategies.
* Well-organised and dependable, demonstrating accountability, follow-through, and respect for stakeholder commitments and deadlines.
Qualifications:
* Relevant degree-level education
* Minimum of 3 years' experience in Audit (internal or external) or Finance role; insurance industry experience is desired; experience of financial reporting controls is highly desirable
Experience:
* Strong track record of operating autonomously in a risk-based control environment, bringing sound judgement and confidence in the insurance sector.
* Proven experience engaging with senior management, Boards, and governance committees, influencing discussions and decision-making on risk and control matters.
* Practical, outcomes-focused experience navigating regulatory expectations and embedding compliance into day-to-day business practices.
* Demonstrated ability to identify, assess, and articulate key risks and control weaknesses, driving meaningful and sustainable improvement.
This job description describes the general nature and level of work performed in this role. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, skills, responsibilities, knowledge, etc. These may be subject to change and additional functions may be assigned as needed by management. #wspi