Internal Controls & Audit Specialist

Your new company
Your new company is a leader in their field and is looking for an Internal Controls & Audit Specialist - a newly created role in the business - to join their team on a permanent basis.

Your new role
This role is designed to support and strengthen the organisation''s financial control environment across multiple entities and act as an independent reviewer of controls, ensuring consistency and quality. You will work closely with local finance teams and group to align control standards and reporting.

• Coordinate and track control activity across different locations
• Review and challenge self-assessed controls and supporting evidence
• Perform targeted testing of controls (design and effectiveness)
• Monitor and follow up on control issues and remediation actions
• Produce clear reporting and insights for senior stakeholders
• Maintain and improve risk/control documentation and frameworks
• Act as a key contact for finance teams, providing guidance and training
• Support internal and external audits with structured documentation and responses
• Identify opportunities to streamline and improve control processes

What you''ll need to succeed

• Professional qualification (ACA, ACCA or similar)
• Exposure to controls systems
• Experience in complex or fast-growing organisations
• Process improvement/ automation experience
• Controls & audit experience
• Confidence to challenge
• Stakeholder management
• Multi-entity/ group experience
• Ability to fix problems, track deficiencies and remediation
• Understand root causes and reduce repeated issues

What you''ll get in return

• Up to -70,000 + bens
• Hybrid working
• 25 days holiday + BH
• Pension scheme

What you need to do now


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