Senior Manager Internal Audit

Are you looking to lead high-profile audit engagements within a major global manufacturing environment? We have a unique opportunity for a Senior Manager – Internal Audit to join our Internal Audit function at our London head office, providing independent, objective assurance designed to add value and improve the organisation’s operations. Reporting into audit leadership, this role plays an essential part in bringing a systematic, disciplined approach to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of risk management, control, and governance processes across our EMEA footprint. You will manage complex financial, operational, and compliance audits, supervise engagement teams, and partner with senior stakeholders to shape our annual audit plan and methodology. A successful candidate must be a proven audit leader with a strong background in financial reviews and internal controls, who is comfortable navigating complex environments and delivering clear, impactful insights to executive management.

Responsibilities

Audit Leadership & Execution: Oversee the planning, execution, reporting, and follow-up of complex financial, operational, and internal control audits across EMEA, reviewing workpapers and reports to ensure professional standards are met; Planning & Strategy: Lead the development of the annual financial audit plan based on rigorous risk assessments, defining engagement scopes, objectives, testing strategies, and sampling approaches; Control Evaluation: Evaluate the design and operational effectiveness of financial controls and business processes, supporting internal controls over financial reporting; Stakeholder & Co-Source Alignment: Build strong working relationships with senior management, control owners, and external auditors, coordinating activities with co-source partners to ensure efficient audit coverage; People Management & Coaching: Supervise, mentor, and develop audit team members, fostering a collaborative, high-performance culture and contributing to department capability-building initiatives; Continuous Improvement: Drive the adoption of data-driven audit techniques, data analysis tools, and quality assurance processes to continually elevate department methodologies

Requirements

Proven experience of working in a finance, compliance, or internal audit role or similar; Strong expertise in financial controls, risk assessment and data analytic skills; Proven ability to coach, manage, and develop audit teams while delivering multi-project plans; Sharp business acumen and professional skepticism, with the communication skills to influence senior management effectively; Willingness to travel; Proven audit leader with a strong background in financial reviews and internal controls, comfortable navigating complex environments and delivering clear, impactful insights to executive management

Nice to have

Degree educated with a professional qualification (CIA, CPA, or ACCA); SOX & GAAP experience

Benefits

Competitive salary; Discretionary bonus; 25 days holiday plus bank holidays; Pension scheme, life assurance and income protection; Employee Assistance Programme; Employee Discounts; Cycle to work scheme