Group Senior Audit Manager
| Posting date: | 01 July 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Competitive |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 July 2024 |
| Location: | NE13 8BF |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Bellway Homes Ltd |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 248159JCP |
Summary
At Bellway we recognise that people are the key to our success and our goal is to provide a rewarding and fulfilling career in line with our values of quality, service and trust. In addition to this we are committed to being a more inclusive employer and invite applications from a variety of backgrounds.
Our head office is recruiting for the position of Group Risk and Audit Senior Manager. The role offers excellent progression opportunities, both within the team and wider business, for the right candidate.
The Role
The Group Risk and Audit Senior Manager will report to the Group Head of Risk and Audit and will support the development and delivery of the functional strategy.
Principal accountabilities include:
Building and maintaining strong working relationships with other head office functions and the trading divisions. The role offers excellent exposure to senior stakeholders across the Group.
Evolving the risk and audit methodologies in line with good practice and business needs.
Facilitating the risk management process, providing independent challenge over risk assessments, mitigations and action planning.
Preparing risk and audit plans which add value and are aligned to the Group’s risk landscape.
Coordinating other assurance activity across the business and maintaining an assurance map.
Delivering risk and audit reviews across all functional areas, offering challenge and insight on the design and operation of processes and controls.
Executing a compliance programme (both regulatory compliance and internal policy compliance) to assess levels of adherence with key requirements.
Supporting other head office functions or trading divisions on a secondment basis, for example in areas such as finance and commercial.
Undertaking advisory reviews to support key projects and/or the development of new processes.
Assisting ad hoc investigations (such as fraud or whistle-blowing).
Developing high quality written outputs, ensuring findings are relevant, pragmatic and accurate. This includes sharing of good practice across the Group so that process improvement and organisational efficiency is achieved.
Monitoring findings and actions to ensure identified issues are appropriately remediated by the business.
Assisting in the preparation and presentation of reports for the Audit Committee.
Maintaining an on-going awareness of developments in corporate governance, including UK SOX.
Experience, Qualifications and Skills
Experience
Audit or accounting/finance background.
Experience of reviewing and analysing systems, processes and controls.
Knowledge of risk and audit techniques and methodologies.
Qualifications and Training
Accountant, preferably ACA qualified.
Skills and Aptitude
Self-starter, able to work on own initiative and as part of a team.
Appetite to understand business functions and processes.
Commercial and delivery focus.
Interpersonal and influencing skills.
Strong communication and engagement, at all levels within a business.
Organisation, planning and meeting deadlines.
Ability to work under pressure and within a changing environment.
Verbal and written presentation skills.
Attention to detail.
Process mapping and documentation.
Commitment to diversity and inclusion.
The Role and Working Conditions
Head office based role with c.30% travel to our 22 divisions across the UK when required.
Core hours and remote working options available.
In return we can offer you:
Competitive salary
Company car or car allowance
Competitive annual bonus scheme
25 days holiday, plus bank holidays
Holiday purchase scheme
On site gym at Group Head Office
Contributory pension scheme
Private medical insurance
Life assurance
Save As You Earn
We reserve the right to close this vacancy if a large volume of applications is received.
Our head office is recruiting for the position of Group Risk and Audit Senior Manager. The role offers excellent progression opportunities, both within the team and wider business, for the right candidate.
The Role
The Group Risk and Audit Senior Manager will report to the Group Head of Risk and Audit and will support the development and delivery of the functional strategy.
Principal accountabilities include:
Building and maintaining strong working relationships with other head office functions and the trading divisions. The role offers excellent exposure to senior stakeholders across the Group.
Evolving the risk and audit methodologies in line with good practice and business needs.
Facilitating the risk management process, providing independent challenge over risk assessments, mitigations and action planning.
Preparing risk and audit plans which add value and are aligned to the Group’s risk landscape.
Coordinating other assurance activity across the business and maintaining an assurance map.
Delivering risk and audit reviews across all functional areas, offering challenge and insight on the design and operation of processes and controls.
Executing a compliance programme (both regulatory compliance and internal policy compliance) to assess levels of adherence with key requirements.
Supporting other head office functions or trading divisions on a secondment basis, for example in areas such as finance and commercial.
Undertaking advisory reviews to support key projects and/or the development of new processes.
Assisting ad hoc investigations (such as fraud or whistle-blowing).
Developing high quality written outputs, ensuring findings are relevant, pragmatic and accurate. This includes sharing of good practice across the Group so that process improvement and organisational efficiency is achieved.
Monitoring findings and actions to ensure identified issues are appropriately remediated by the business.
Assisting in the preparation and presentation of reports for the Audit Committee.
Maintaining an on-going awareness of developments in corporate governance, including UK SOX.
Experience, Qualifications and Skills
Experience
Audit or accounting/finance background.
Experience of reviewing and analysing systems, processes and controls.
Knowledge of risk and audit techniques and methodologies.
Qualifications and Training
Accountant, preferably ACA qualified.
Skills and Aptitude
Self-starter, able to work on own initiative and as part of a team.
Appetite to understand business functions and processes.
Commercial and delivery focus.
Interpersonal and influencing skills.
Strong communication and engagement, at all levels within a business.
Organisation, planning and meeting deadlines.
Ability to work under pressure and within a changing environment.
Verbal and written presentation skills.
Attention to detail.
Process mapping and documentation.
Commitment to diversity and inclusion.
The Role and Working Conditions
Head office based role with c.30% travel to our 22 divisions across the UK when required.
Core hours and remote working options available.
In return we can offer you:
Competitive salary
Company car or car allowance
Competitive annual bonus scheme
25 days holiday, plus bank holidays
Holiday purchase scheme
On site gym at Group Head Office
Contributory pension scheme
Private medical insurance
Life assurance
Save As You Earn
We reserve the right to close this vacancy if a large volume of applications is received.