Audit Manager

We’re currently looking for an Audit Manager to join our Global Internal Audit team. This is a highly visible role which will have significant exposure to senior stakeholders with a varied set of responsibilities.

Our team are pretty extraordinary when it comes to Internal Audit, bringing bags of personality and passion to a technical and challenging area.

Reporting directly to the Internal Audit Director, the Audit Manager plays a key role in delivering independent assurance over the design and effectiveness of internal controls within the UK&I, EMEA and APAC regions of Experian, and influencing changes to the control environment so that risk is managed more effectively. This position gives the holder a tremendous insight into all aspects of the Experian business, with high levels of exposure to senior management.

This is a great chance for an experienced auditor to join a truly global team and learn more about the world of Experian, and this will come with plenty of stretch, development and challenge. So much so that this role is regarded as a means of developing our managerial talent of the future.

What you will be doing:

Assisting the Regional Head of Internal Audit and Internal Audit Directors in developing the annual Internal Audit activity plan.

Manage ongoing relationships with the key stakeholders, ensuring the Internal Audit activity plan stays up to date and aligned to strategic priorities and key risks.

Developing the scope of internal audit reviews and agree them with management.

Planning and executing internal audits, and when you are assigned the role of 'Lead Auditor', coordinate the audit process with key stakeholders, manage the activities of other internal auditors (local and overseas) assigned to the project, and review the quality of work performed.

Prepare draft reports reflecting the results of work performed, and agree the findings and proposed actions with the business owners. Present findings to senior managers of the business and the Global Internal Audit Executive management team.

Perform follow-up on the status of outstanding internal audit issues where necessary.

Undertake other ad hoc, project and investigation work as required.

Acts as a champion for the concepts of internal control and risk throughout Experian.

Maintain a professional development plan to improve technical, interpersonal and management skills consistent with Experian’s requirements and talent management philosophy.

Around 20% of your time will be spent travelling to a number of our different offices overseas, so this is a great opportunity to raise your profile across a truly global organisation.

What you are expected to bring:

We're looking for someone who has the audit experience and can bring real passion and personality to the team. You need to be able to translate the world of audit into non-technical language to stakeholders across our business.

In particular, it's we are looking for the below skill set to enhance our existing high performing team:

Degree educated or equivalent

Proven auditing experience in professional services or in house internal audit

Ability to influence both internal and external stakeholders, bringing gravitas to the role to gain buy in from senior management

Ability to work independently and proactively

A commercial and pragmatic approach to governance and change

Problem solving skill - you must be able to propose new and innovative solutions!

An approach that champions collaboration and consultation

Ability to travel to our overseas offices – with quarterly team Strategy days in Nottingham (UK) and potential international travel to support audit work.

Exposure to a large multinational organisation or “Big 4” professional services as well as formal audit qualifications would be advantageous, but not essential. Experience in financial services or similar regulatory environments would also be beneficial.