About the role

Balfour Beatty is looking for an Internal Audit Manager to join their growing team.

The Internal Audit Manager will be responsible for contributing to the development of the group audit plan and delivery of audits from the plan agreed by the Audit and Risk Committee. The audit plan typically covers the financial and commercial controls of the major infrastructure projects across the UK business as well as internal financial control audits and audits of group strategic risk areas

The UK Internal Audit Manager is expected to cover audits throughout the UK including key locations such as London, Newcastle, Derby, Scotland and Sheffield as well as to visit project sites across the UK.

What you’ll be doing

  • Planning audits You will need to understand and assess a project or process to identify key risks and confirm the overall audit objective.
    Working with the audit stakeholders they will develop the Terms of Reference
    (scope) of the audit, ensure buy in of key stakeholders to the audit, agree the logistics and facilitate an efficient audit process.
  • Delivering audits You will effectively lead audit assignments, ensuring the approach to audit testing is well developed and followed and all audit findings are well supported.
  • Reporting You will prepare audit reports that effectively communicate findings and actions to the auditees and other stakeholders.
  • Follow-up The Internal Audit Manager will continue to liaise with the auditees to ensure agreed actions are implemented and controls are improved.

    • Who we’re looking for

    This is an opportunity to shape internal processes and controls and drive real business
    improvement. For those who aspire ultimately to a more senior role in financial, operational or general management the role provides extensive insight to the whole organisation and exposure to senior management. The Internal Audit function has a proven track record of drawing uponthis with team members placed on key secondments to large transformation projects and moving on to fill senior finance roles within the business.

    Essential Skills & Experience :

  • Previous experience of conducting audits, with a thorough knowledge of audit
    procedures, including planning techniques, testing and sampling methods; Has an ability to gather, analyse and evaluate facts, with an enquiring and questioning approach to audit work;
  • Can deliver reports orally and written in an objective and persuasive manner, demonstrating initiative and resilience when challenged;
  • Has good interpersonal and communication skills and acts in an independent and professional manner with the ability to influence others including senior management;
  • Experience in completing fraud investigations.
  • Knowledge of the construction industry and experience on a construction project (Desirable)

    • Why work for us

    As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.

    Further information on Disability Confident can be found at: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

    Balfour Beatty is a leading member of The 5% Club, which is now in operation in over 200 companies.