Lead Internal Auditor - #1735317

Job Description

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LEAD INTERNAL AUDITOR – GROUP SERVICES

MIDLANDS / NORTHERN ENGLAND

What you will be doing:

An opportunity has arisen for a Lead Internal Auditor to join the team at Galliford Try within our Group Services Division.

Ideally, you will based in or around the Midlands / Northern England area and will have the opportunity to travel across multiple sites/projects in the Region.

The role of the Lead Internal Auditor, reporting to the Audit Manager, is to engage with the business to deliver the work of the Internal Audit department in a professional manner. The Lead Internal Auditor will also act as a colleague and mentor with other members of the department.

• Schedule, prepare, execute and lead audits, including participating and leading meetings, reviewing colleagues’ testing and draft findings as well writing up your own testing.
• Support colleagues to identify potential findings and agree their factual accuracy and potential impact with auditees.
• Support colleagues to formulate and agree action plans, including their importance and timeframes, with auditees.
• Manage the formulation and completion of audit reports.
• Follow up on the implementation of agreed actions.
• Facilitate business unit risk reviews.
  
  

About You:

• The candidate will be working in Internal Audit or for a firm of accountants.
• Knowledge of the construction sector is beneficial, but not a requirement.
• The candidate will have experience of leading audits with multiple auditors and be qualified in a relevant qualification i.e. CIA, CIMA, ACCA, ACA, etc.
• The candidate will be able to produce high quality work and will work well leading and being part of a team both remotely and in-person.
• The role will involve communication at all levels of the Group so well-developed interpersonal skills are required including being able to deliver difficult messages and to agree action plans.
• Effective time management and planning.
• The candidate will be very analytical and have an inquisitive nature.
• The role is home-based with access to a local office if preferred.
• The role will operate throughout the Group and will involve some travelling (up to 20% UK travel). There is flexibility in where the role is based, but preferably in the Midlands or Northern England.
  
  

You will also be able to demonstrate the following key attributes.

• Desire to understand and promote the Company purpose, vision, values and culture
• Organised, structured and professional, with a passion for excellence, striving to delivering the best.
• Flexibility, resilience and the ability to influence and build relationships with key stakeholders. Demonstrating strong ethical standards with openness and honest.
• Commitment to the provision of excellent customer service, passionate, committed and enthusiastic in all that you do.
• A self-starter with a can-do attitude and a desire to pick up new challenges. Dedicated to working together to achieve results.
  
  

What We Can Offer in Return:

With an impressive order book of over £3.8 billion we are one of the industry’s leading principal contractors, affording you the opportunity to work on some of the UK’s most exciting projects offering you stability as well as the chance to stretch your capabilities and realise long held career goals. You will be joining diverse teams working at a high professional level with exceptional levels of commitment. With an ambitious strategy, we’re poised for further growth and success, so if you’re committed, talented and enthusiastic, Galliford Try is the right place for you.

We are committed to maintaining the physical and mental wellbeing of all our people, through our ‘Be Well’ programme which offers discounts on certain products, advice and support for a range of issues.

We invest in high-quality training for employees of all levels, from our leadership development framework to our apprenticeship programmes. Through our Career Paths initiative, individuals receive tailored training and support to fulfil their potential.

Our industry is all about creating talented teams that excel in their areas of expertise. As an employer, we know you are most motivated to give your best when you feel valued and engaged.

Our Agile Working programme empowers you with flexibility in when, where and how you work. Where appropriate, site and office-based employees can take advantage of a wide variety of working practices, offering different amounts of structure, regularity and flexibility to suit your needs as well as those of your wider team.

Our benefits:

We put our people first and our benefits package reflects that by offering a comprehensive range of attractive options to help support your career on top of a competitive salary.

• Generous holiday entitlement, increasing with years of service, plus the opportunity to purchase further holidays
• A wide range of corporate discounts
• Cycle to Work schemes
• Comprehensive pension plan
• Regular Save as You Earn share purchase scheme
• Private medical scheme options are available for all salaried employees and our employee assistance programme also provides free 24/7 support to those who need it
• Paid for yearly membership to one recognised professional association relevant to your role
  
  

About us:

Galliford Try is one of the UK’s leading construction groups with a vision to continuously be a people-orientated, progressive business, driven by our values to deliver lasting change for our stakeholders and the communities we work in.

Our purpose is to improve people’s lives through building the facilities and infrastructure that communities need, providing opportunities for our people to learn, grow and progress, working with our supply chain to promote the very best working practice and caring for the environment in which we work.

We do this by holding true to our values, delivering excellence for our clients and the community, being passionate about our role in providing vital services, putting integrity at the heart of our business by doing the right thing, and collaborating with our clients, supply chain and stakeholders to deliver lasting change and long-term value.

For more information on this role or to enquire about other positions available within our Specialist Services business please contact Chloe Phillips on [email protected].

Additional Information:

Galliford Try welcomes applications from candidates who would like to work full-time, reduced hours or flexibly and this will be discussed in more detail as part of the recruitment process.

We encourage, and would be grateful if, you could confirm any requirements we can reasonably fulfil to make this application a positive experience for you.

Don’t meet every requirement of the role? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Galliford Try, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement of the role, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

As a Disability Confident employer, we have committed to offer an interview to any candidate with a long-term health condition or disability that meet the essential criteria for the advertised position. Please contact the Resourcing Partner listed within the job advert if you believe this applies to you. We will also take the opportunity to discuss any adjustments required for your interview.

A full job description for this role is available upon request.

About The Team

Group Services help our businesses be the best they can be. We provide professional support services, using the specialist knowledge of our dedicated teams and bespoke technology to serve our businesses. We empower, advise and enable across the core disciplines of HS&S; HR; Finance, Tax & Treasury; IT; Company Secretariat & Legal; Communications; Risk & Audit; Shared Service Centre; Procurement; Property and Fleet