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IRC2296350 - Lead Internal Auditor – Internal and External

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About NR

About Network Rail…

Join Our Team at Network Rail!

Are you ready to make a difference in people's lives? At Network Rail, we connect passengers and freight customers, ensuring safe and efficient transportation across the country.

We're dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that reflects the passengers we serve. To achieve this, we're committed to becoming an open, diverse, and inclusive workplace, leveraging the skills and expertise of our talented workforce. Together, we strive to create a safe and accessible railway for everyone.

Investing in our people is key to enhancing the safety, reliability, and efficiency of our railway system. If you're passionate about making a meaningful impact, then this opportunity is for you!

Vacancy Details

Duration: Permanent

Location: This role is based in London Waterloo <Does this have to be just Waterloo or would you like to include other locations, e.g. MK and Manchester?

Band & Salary: Band 3C £55,596 - £62,546

Closing date: 5 th December. On occasions, we may need to close the advert early based upon application volumes. Late applications may not be accepted.

Next Steps: Interviews will be held W/C 9 th December, depending on business requirements.

(Brief Description)

Who are we looking for?

Network Rail is seeking an experienced and dynamic Lead Internal Auditor to join their team at the London Waterloo offices. In this pivotal role, you will leverage your expertise in identifying significant risks to business objectives while coaching, training, and guiding team members to excel. You’ll have the opportunity to work closely with senior executives, delivering actionable recommendations to enhance the quality of their control environments. This is more than a role—it’s a chance to be part of a vibrant, diverse team within a great company that values professional growth and collaboration. Ready to make an impact? Apply now!

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About the role (Internal / External)

About the team..

Network Rail Internal Audit team is a diverse team with people who have experience of having worked in Network Rail, FTSE 100 companies, Big 4, and the energy sector. We have variety of experience with qualified accountants, engineers, HSE specialists and auditors in the team.

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Our audits cover all parts of the Network focusing on key health & safety, operational risks and processes, capital programmes, IT, Finance etc.

In the context of Network Rail’s vision, “Putting Passengers First”, Internal Audit’s purpose is to help the Board and Executive Committee to protect the assets, reputation, and value of Network Rail by challenging the design, operation and effectiveness o f the framework of controls which enable risk to be assessed and managed. All of this contributes to improving services for our customers.

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What does the average day look like?

As a Lead Internal Auditor, you will play a key role in guiding and empowering the Audit Team to deliver exceptional results. Under the direction of the Audit Manager, you’ll execute the audit program with precision, ensuring each audit aligns with the agreed Terms of Reference (ToR) in scope and timing. From drafting ToRs, audit programs, and reports to reviewing and validating the team’s work, you’ll ensure every detail is thoroughly addressed. Additionally, you’ll provide valuable coaching and training to team members while fostering positive and collaborative relationships with Auditees. This is your chance to lead with purpose and make a real impact!

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Essential Criteria

• Professional qualification – qualified accountant (ACA, CIMA, ACCA) or IIA or Operational experience

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills – written and verbal, including report writing

• Ability to be a team player and to take the lead when appropriate

• Good problem solving, decision making and analytical skills

• Flexibility of approach, style and attitude.

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Desirable Criteria

• Experience within at least two different disciplines within Network Rail

• Risk management experience

• Controls and assurance experience

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(How to apply)

Additional Information…

[Internal Only] Contact: If you have any questions or reasonable adjustments, please contact christian.nicholson@networkrail.co.uk

We're an inclusive employer of choice and we welcome applications from everyone!

We're also a Disability Confident Leader employer and we'll try our best to adapt the process and offer a reasonable alternative to help support people with disabilities access, apply and interview for roles. We will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria.

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Safe behaviour is a requirement of working for Network Rail. Applicants should be able to demonstrate their awareness of our Safety Vision

You can visit Evenbreaks Career Hive for advice on accessibility support if you're unsure of the options available. Should you require any reasonable adjustments/modifications, please add a note to your application.

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Some of our great benefits:

Flexible/hybrid working arrangements considered.

Generous annual leave (28 days plus statutory days), with the option to buy/sell days.

Discounts at stations with your Network Rail pass.

Defined benefit pension scheme

75% subsidy on train tickets.

Interest-free travel loan for train and car park season tickets.

Volunteer leave to make a positive impact.

Plus more….

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Internal Audit Manager

Halma

Halma is a FTSE 100 global group of life-saving technology companies. Our innovative products

and solutions address many of the key issues facing the world today, from air quality to

preventable blindness.

Halma’s purpose – to grow a safer, cleaner, healthier future for everyone, every day – defines the

three markets it operates in:

• Safety: protecting life as populations grow and protecting worker safety

• Environment: improving food and water quality, and monitoring air pollution

• Healthcare: meeting rising healthcare demands as growing populations age and lifestyles

change.

Halma employs more than 7,000 people in almost 50 companies around the world, with

operations in the UK, mainland Europe, the US, Asia Pacific and Latin America. To find out more

about our people and our impact visit: www.halma.com.

In this role you will:

• Contribute to the creation of Halma’s risk based audit plan and ongoing development of

Halma’s proactive and commercial risk and control culture

• Lead a portfolio of planned audits across a variety of areas and conduct other ad hoc

reviews to ensure the business is effectively and efficiently managing its key risks and

controls

• Engage with management at all levels when conducting the audits,

sharing/communicating audit results and recommended actions; all while developing

great working relationships with people across the Halma, increasing your commercial

knowledge

• Partner with other members of the audit team and the business, contributing your

experiences, insights and learnings, while obtaining a better understanding of the

companies, cultures and ways of working across Halma

• Continue to develop your people skills and specialist skills, Internal Audit is about

communication, influencing and negotiation

• Be a trusted partner with the Director of Internal Audit & Assurance, by identifying,

leading or working on projects as part of the overall audit improvement plan

• Use data analytics to help create insight and drive action across the business, including

automation where possible in the audit process

What will you bring?

• Proactive, can-do attitude

• Excellent oral and written communication skills (both verbal and written)

• Outstanding relationship management capability, including working confidently with

management at all levels to build trust and credibility and ability to influence to drive

change

• Enthusiastic, confident and a team player

• Detail-oriented with the ability to see and understand the strategic direction and bigger

picture

• Organised and able to prioritise and meet deadlines

• Commercially aware and able to work with the business to identify pragmatic solutions

• Positive and open personality, with drive and self-motivation and a continuous

improvement focus

• Good problem solving, analytical and project management experience and proven track

record of managing complex projects / initiatives including planning, organising,

managing projects and delivering within agreed timelines

• Curious, with a desire to learn

• Accounting qualification

• Fluent in English

• Audit experience, including experience of engaging regularly with senior management,

ideally with international exposure

• Experience in project management, risk management, IT and/or data analytics an

advantage

• Travel of around 30% in the UK and internationally.

Job title Senior Auditor

Job family Quality, Risk and Assurance Band D

Job purpose

The role performs financial, operational and systems/IT audits across the BBC. These audits may

range across all activities of the BBC including public service, commercial subsidiaries and BBC

charities.

The audit work is likely to focus on the ongoing review of core internal controls but will also

include ad-hoc specialist reviews.

In undertaking each audit, the role will assess the management and control of risk, completing the

audit work within planned timescales and in compliance with quality requirements.

The role will also manage relationships with key stakeholders across the business and with other

team members.

Key responsibilities and accountabilities

• Prepare detailed audit testing plans that focus on key risks. This will involve gathering

information by meeting people at all levels across the BBC.

• Carry out rigorous audit testing, flexing work plans in response to findings and emerging risks.

• Acknowledge issues, impacts, root causes and recommendations with management throughout

the course of audit assignments.

• Act as an advocate for internal control, sharing expertise within the team and encouraging best

practice behaviours across the business.

• Write clear, concise, robust and balanced audit reports.

• Lead or participate in tasks or projects required to meet departmental objectives.

• The role will also manage relationships with key stakeholders across the business and with

other team members.

Knowledge, skills, training and experience

Essential

• Significant auditing experience, including review of General IT Controls and Internal Audit

experience.

• Proven experience of working within an organisation of a comparable size or complexity to the

BBC.

• Proven ability to quickly acquire new knowledge and skills.

• Possess an appropriate combination of technical expertise in fields such as auditing, finance,

operations, or investigations.

• Ability to observe and understand business processes ensuring processes are documented

completely and accurately.

• Must be able to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing with a wide range of

groups and individuals.

Desirable

• Applicants will normally have at least one of the following professional qualifications as

appropriate to the role:

• Qualified Accountant through a recognised professional body (e.g. ACA, ACCA,

ACMA)

• Chartered Member of the Institute of Internal Auditors (UK)

• Certified Information Systems Auditor

• Direct experience of internal audit is desirable.

• It is desirable that applicants can demonstrate a significant level of audit or other relevant

expertise in a required area of specialism:

• IT Security

• Production management

• Value for money/efficiency programmes

• Project management and/ or audit of major project and change activity

• Review and/or management of major contracts, broadcast and business continuity

Job impact

Decision making

• Risk assessment in planning individual audits

• Judgements regarding sensitive issues for consideration by departmental/functional management

Scope

• Audit services provided across all functions and operations of the BBC including commercial

subsidiaries and charities.

Other information

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Job Code

Definition: Support

This job description is a written statement of the essential characteristics of the job, with its principal

accountabilities, incorporating a note of the skills, knowledge and experience required for a satisfactory level

of performance. This is not intended to be a complete, detailed account of all aspects of the duties involved.

The Food Travel Experts Job Description: Group Internal Auditor

JOB TITLE

Reporting to:

Group Senior Internal Audit

Manager

Grade:

TBC

Location:

London Head Office,

Camden Town

Department:

Legal

GROUP INTERNAL AUDITOR

We are the food travel experts. So what does that mean? It means that we are experts in

creating and running food outlets in locations where people are on the move. Whether it’s

jetting off somewhere more exotic, getting on a train or stopping off at a motorway service

area, we will make sure the food and drink on offer is the ideal selection to meet the needs of

the many different types of traveller.

Globally, we now operate in 37 countries worldwide at around 600+ sites, and we have an

extensive portfolio of more than 500 international, national, local and speciality brands. These

include our own brands, such as Upper Crust, Ritazza and Camden food co. as well as brands we

franchise, including M&S, Starbucks and Burger King. We’ve also work with a number of famous

chefs, including Jamie Oliver and Gordon Ramsey, to create bespoke brands.

We strongly believe that by creating a culture where our values are front and centre and lived

and breathed, we will achieve our vision of being the leading food and beverage operator in

travel locations worldwide.

Our values, listed below, are integral to our business and underpin everything we do. They were

developed in consultation with our teams across the world and reflect what it means to be part

of the SSP team.

• We are one team … working together and sharing our best ideas to fulfil our global

potential.

• We are results focused… delivering great food and service for our customers and

outstanding results for our clients, shareholders and colleagues

• We all make a difference… respecting each other, acting responsibly and being

accountable for the contributions that we make.

• We are bold …seizing opportunities, innovating and quickly adapting every day.

• We celebrate success… recognising and valuing everyone’s achievements.

ABOUT SSP

The Food Travel Experts Job Description: Group Internal Auditor

Main Responsibilities

Role Summary

• Delivery of Internal Audit reviews throughout the year under the direction and support of the Senior Internal Audit

Manager, including:

o 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).

o 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.

o Controls Self-Assessment (CSA) Validation – performing independent validation of CSA results in coordination

with the Business Controls Team.

o Follow-Up – regularly following up with management to drive through the implementation of audit

recommendations within agreed timescales.

• Delivering audits in alignment with the best practice (CIIA) end-to-end Internal Audit methodology, with support and

guidance from the Senior Internal Audit Manager.

• Documenting all aspects of the audit process through the production of high quality working papers.

• Attending closing meetings with auditee management to discuss and agree audit findings.

• Production of high quality draft and final reports for submission to the Senior Internal Audit Manager for review.

• Responding positively and productively to review points and feedback from the Senior Internal Audit Manager.

• Ensuring agreed audit timescales and deadlines are met in order to deliver the Strategic Internal Audit Plan.

• Supporting the wider in-house and outsourced audit teams as required in the delivery of the wider Internal Audit Plan.

The Group Internal Auditor will be critical to the delivery of the Strategic Internal Audit Plan approved by the Board.

Delivering Internal Audit reviews throughout the year, the role holder will perform audit reviews using the CIIA Internal

Audit Methodology, with direction and support from the Senior Internal Audit Manager. The role holder will perform

thematic audit reviews focusing on key processes and functions, and Headquarter/Country Reviews based on a defined set

of expected financial and non-financial controls, across our global operations. The role holder will be asked to travel to

overseas locations approximately 3-4 times per year, for periods of c.2-3 weeks, with timings aligned to auditee availability

and workload. The role holder will work with and receive support from a senior colleague who will also deliver audit

reviews throughout the year.

The Food Travel Experts Job Description: Group Internal Auditor

• Functional leads at Group and regions.

• Audit stakeholders such as process area managers.

• Outsourced Internal Audit service provider.

Essential:

• 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.

Person Specification

Key Working Relationships

• Documentation of all stages of the audit through the completion of high quality audit working papers.

• Delivery of draft and final reports for audits allocated by the Senior Internal Audit Manager.

• Completion and finalisation of all audit work within timescales approved by the Senior Internal Audit Manager.

• Obtaining and acting upon feedback from audit stakeholders through post-review questionnaires.

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.

• Global businesses / Group structures – experience

of working within a global/group organisational

structure.

• Food, Beverage & Retail – has an understanding of

the industry in which we operate and its key drivers.

This job description is produced in good faith and is meant to be a used as a guide. Aspects of the role may be subject to change either upon commencement of the role or

during the employment of the individual. Any significant changes will be made in consultation with the individual.

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