Internal Audit and Control Specialist- Education Sector
- Recruiter
- Michael Page
- Location
- London, City of London
- Salary
- £50000 - £60000 per annum
- Posted
- 01 Nov 2019
- Closes
- 01 Dec 2019
- Ref
- 14040861/001
- Contact
- Rebecca Scuffam
- Job role
- Audit, Internal audit
- Contract type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
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.
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