Astrum Search is supporting a global leader in the travel food industry to recruit an Internal Auditor. The role is hybrid, working 2-3 days per week in their London office. They operate in 37 countries worldwide at around 600+ sites and have an extensive portfolio of more than 500 international, national, local and speciality brands.

About the role:

Delivery of Internal Audit reviews throughout the year under the direction and support of the Senior Internal Audit Manager, including:

• Thematic Reviews – reviewing specific processes or functional areas, normally beginning at Group (London) and incorporating a sample of regions/countries (remote or in-person as applicable).

• Headquarters/Country Reviews – reviews at regional and country locations, based on a standard defined set of expected financial and non-financial internal controls – normally in-person with c.3-4 visits per year.
• Controls Self-Assessment (CSA) Validation – performing independent validation of CSA results in coordination with the Business Controls Team.
• Follow-Up – regularly following up with management to drive through the implementation of audit recommendations within agreed timescales. 

About the candidate:

• Qualifications – Degree or equivalent.
• Technical – ability to perform routine internal audits of key financial and non-financial controls under the direction and support of the Senior Internal Audit Manager.
• Relationship building - Ability to build productive, trusted relationships with auditee management.
• Communication and presentation - Ability to communicate confidently with audit stakeholders.
• Technology – adept at using Powerpoint, Excel, and Word.
• Quality – high level of attention to detail and committed to ensuring the best quality audit outputs.

Desirable:

• Qualifications – part-qualified CIIA, ACA or equivalent, or willing to take a qualification with support from the business.
• Experience – some experience of Internal Audit or External Audit delivery in a large/listed business, either in-house or through a Big 4/mid-tier accounting firm preferable.
• Technical – a working knowledge of best practice (CIIA) Internal Audit methodology and its application

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a growing audit team in an exciting global business, with great development opportunities.