Internal Audit and Control Specialist- Education Sector

Internal Audit and Control Specialist for a fast growing education company in London.

Client Details

The client is an international network of higher-education institutions, brought together by a shared passion for accessible, industry-relevant qualifications.

They deliver a wide variety of programmes, including bachelor's degree programmes, master's degree programmes, professional training, English Language training, and corporate & executive education, with a network of 78,000 students worldwide.

The client is based in some of the world's biggest cities, with campuses in London, Birmingham and Manchester; across the Atlantic in Toronto, Chicago and Vancouver; and across the globe in places such as Singapore, Germany and Israel.

Description

• Develop policies and procedures, ensure their implementation and monitor compliance
• Conducts regular audits and ongoing reviews of organisation controls, operating procedures, and compliance with policies and regulations.
• Compiles and issues reports detailing conclusions and providing recommendations for improvements.
• Reviews and appraises the soundness, effectiveness, and proper application of accounting and financial controls, compliance procedures and controls and timeliness of documentation generation.
• Performs ad-hoc audits and checks at the request from the management team, and provides the reports to the management and the Board.
• Educate and train others on internal control and address specific training and development needs to fill control gaps.
• Verify compliance with the key control framework and relevant policies by performing internal reviews, identifying opportunities for improvement

Profile

Essential requirements:

• ACA, CIA, ACCA, CIMA qualification or equivalent
• Experience in writing internal policies and procedures and process evaluation and documentation
• Demonstrable knowledge of internal controls

Additional requirements:

• Practical experience in the internal audit / control role (preferably with a Big 4)
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Strong analytical skills
• Detail oriented and ability to work and interpret figures and other financial information
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Capable of working under pressure in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent commercial and financial awareness

Job Offer

• £50k-60k salary
• Central London base
• Opportunity to truly add value and business partner by developing a new control framework alongside one other team member
• Opportunity to report directly to the Chief Financial Officer
• Autonomous role where you are trusted to make business recommendations and decisions
• A diverse and inclusive company with a healthy view on work-life balance
• Opportunity to move within the company into core finance or operations.