Senior Internal Auditor

Purpose Of The Role

The internal audit team is led by the Director - Group Risk and Internal Audit with a direct reporting line into the Group Audit & Risk Committee. Capita has an internal audit team of 12 people, which provides internal audit services to all entities within the group. This team is enhanced through co-source contracts.

Senior Auditors will be allocated to audit assignments across the Capita wide audit plan (internal audits across Group Functions, Capita Experience and Capita Public Service) that both builds on their previous experience and develops their potential. Senior Auditors will work in small teams, with coaching, supervision and review from Audit Managers to deliver individual audit assignments.

It is an exciting time to join Capita’s Group Internal Audit team which is going through its own transformation to become a more agile and collaborative function which can proactively support Capita’s ambitious strategy.

The role is home based. Travel will be required within the UK to other Capita sites as and when needed with limited requirements for international travel.

Job Title

Senior Internal Auditor

Job Description

What you'll be doing:

• Responsibility for the planning, execution and reporting of individual audits;
• Preparing and presenting audit findings and recommendations to management, and working closely with them to develop action plans;
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with the business throughout the audit process;
• Share knowledge and audit insights with the wider internal audit team;
• Working with the Risk & Compliance team and other second line functions;
• Identifying and escalating risks and issues within the business to the Audit Managers; and
• Clearly and actively role modelling the Capita Values and complying with Capita’s Policies and Standard
• Senior Auditors will be expected to provide the internal audit service in line with the Capita internal audit methodology and International Internal Audit (IIA) standards. Importantly, quality goes beyond methodology and compliance and encompasses WHAT the internal audit service does and HOW it does it.
  
  

Essential

What we're looking for:

• Recognised professional or audit qualification e.g. ACA, ACCA or CIIA equivalents;
• At least 4 years of experience (including at least 2 post qualification) in a professional services or internal audit role;
• Experience in successful delivery of audit work;
• Strong communication skills;
• Strong business and commercial understanding;
• Proven ability to build relationships as part of audit assignments; and
• A commitment to ongoing personal and professional development.
  
  

Desirable

• Experience working with customer focused service organisations in an internal audit or equivalent role; and/or
• Knowledge of, and experience with, financial services organisations; and/or
• Experience working with data analytics tools as part of audit assignments.
  
  

Skills

• Strong interpersonal skills, building relationships across the organisation;
• Strong business and commercial understanding which facilitates credibility and confidence when interacting with the business;
• Strong communication skills and ability to influence outcomes;
• The ability to work and communicate at an operational level, but an awareness, instinct and ability to press for detail, and understand issues at an appropriate level of depth, and identify root causes;
• Behaviour that role models the Capita Values;
• The ability and willingness to develop their skills and provide coaching and support to audit staff; and;
• The ability to contribute to the development of a strong and a highly capable internal audit team that is seen as highly competent across the organisation.
  
  

About Capita Internal Audit

The overall objective of the internal audit function is to provide independent assurance to the Group Executive Risk Committee and the Group Audit & Risk Committee that Capita’s risk management, governance and internal control processes are well designed and operating effectively. The Internal Audit team works in partnership with the business to provide an internal audit service that is agile, collaborative and insightful so that internal audit is an integral part of helping Capita deliver on its purpose to deliver better outcomes.

What's In It For You

• A competitive salary
• 23 days’ holiday (rising to 27) with the opportunity to buy extra leave
• Company matched pension, life assurance, a cycle2work scheme, 15 weeks’ fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, paternity pay of two weeks…and plenty more
• Voluntary benefits designed to suit your lifestyle – from discounts on retail and socialising, to health & wellbeing, travel and technology
• The opportunity to take a paid day out of the office, volunteering for our charity partners or a cause of your choice
• Access to our Employee Network Groups, which represent every strand of diversity and allow colleagues to connect and learn from each other on an open, inclusive platform
  
  

What We Hope You’ll Do Next

Choose ‘Apply now’ to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you.

We’re an equal opportunity and Disability Confident employer, which means we recruit and develop people based on their merit and passion. We’re committed to providing an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment process and working environment for everyone. If you need the job description or application form in an alternative format (such as large print or audio), or if you’d like to discuss other changes or support you might need going forward, please email at reasonableadjustments@capita.com and we’ll get back to you. For more information about equal opportunities and process adjustments, please visit the Capita Careers website.

Location:

Home-Based - GBR

,

United Kingdom

Time Type

Full time

Contract Type

Permanent