Senior Lead/Lead Auditor

• Undertake the planning and preparation for individual strategic projects incorporated within the annual audit plan;
• Undertake and manage strategic, financial or non-financial projects across the Group providing analysis from financial and non-financial information, in order to confirm the effectiveness of controls and efficiency of the processes under consideration;
• Undertake detailed analysis and testing of internal controls to determine adequacy of design and also compliance with our policies and procedures;
• Perform analysis across all aspects of Group and Commercial Business Unit performance, identifying the key business issues and potential root cause solutions;
• Present results and findings from individual projects to the relevant Business Unit Senior Management or Head of Function;
• Prepare focused and concise reports for each of the projects undertaken for consideration by relevant Country Teams, Business Unit Senior Management, Head of Function, Executive Team and Audit Committee;
• Identify areas of improvement and efficiencies with the delivery of internal audit or facilitation of the risk management framework promoting positive changes to ensure business process improvement;
• Undertake specific investigations or projects across the Group as and when required;
• Support the follow up process of internal audit recommendations to ensure effective and complete implementation of agreed actions;
• Support the annual strategic internal audit planning process and to finalize the annual internal audit plan;
• Support the ongoing development of the Group Internal Audit function assuming responsibility and accountability for key elements of strategy development, implementation and its running;
• Take line manager responsibility within individual projects for team members that will come from multi-disciplinary (functions/business units) backgrounds as well as in most cases have no audit experience;
• Coach, facilitate and develop any project team member seconded to projects ensuring delivery of all project objectives at the same time providing a positive and beneficial personal development experience for all team members;
• Support local teams in raising awareness and understanding of our policies, procedures and systems providing training or coaching where required;
• Assume responsibility and accountability to support facilitating and embedding an effective risk management framework
• Assume responsibility and accountability to support embedding the company’s standards and policies in terms of Anti-Bribery, Corruption and Fraud.
 
Key Result Areas:
• Delivery of individual strategic projects in line with Group internal audit methodology, within agreed scope, on time and in a position to be approved for presentation to the Audit Committee;
• Coach, facilitate and develop any project team member seconded to projects ensuring delivery of all project objectives at the same time providing a positive and beneficial development opportunity for all team members;
• Fulfill additional roles to support delivery of internal audit function remit or to facilitate the risk management framework within the Group
• Look for preferred roles and continued development opportunities within the business and use the Internal Audit function as a platform for personal development.

Planning & Organising:
• Planning, co-ordination and execution of specific projects defined within the the annual internal audit plan;
• Input and support to the development of the annual internal audit plan to ensure all key business risks and control areas are covered;
• Support and/or delivery of specific ad-hoc projects in terms of investigations or improvement projects linked to the development of the internal audit function and wider control environment across the business;
• Ensure all team members are briefed and supported throughout the execution of projects and any development needs identified and addressed.

Internal & External Relationships:
• Internal stakeholders include internal audit team members, country teams, business unit senior management team, functions, executive team and audit committee;
• External stakeholders and relationships include external auditors, co-source internal audit service providers, and other consultants.
 
Most Challenging Aspects of the Job:
• Executing complex projects in diverse geographical locations and cultures whilst engaging with multiple stakeholders;
• Coordinating and managing multiple projects and work streams at one time and still meet all operational deliverables and levels of quality expected;
• To meet all project objectives alongside line manager responsibility for team members that will come from multi-disciplinary backgrounds as well as in most cases have no audit experience
• Developing effective relationships with a wide diversity of grades, cultures and personalities then being able to communicate difficult and sometimes challenging messages.
 
Skills/Qualifications & Experience:
Education
• Graduate level with degree in relevant subject area;
• CA/ACCA/CIMA Accountancy qualification -with a minimum of 4-5 years post–qualification experience.

Experience:
• Significant experience within a Commercial Finance / Performance based role or specialist function within a FMCG or Oil & Gas environment;
• High quality project management experience;
• Strong experience of communicating at all business levels;
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel packages;
• Experience of financial systems including SAP an added advantage.

Skills and Competencies:
• Ability to challenge status quo and conventional processes and thinking;
• Ability to think creatively and independently;
• Enthusiastic and driven to achieve professional growth;
• Strong strategic thinking and ability to take a long term perspective;
• Excellent impact and influencing skills; 
• Strong commercial awareness; and
• Ability to build strong relationships within all aspects of the business and across all layers of management.

Personal Pension Plan, Private Medical Insurance, Life Assurance, Private Dental, Compressed Working