Audit Manager

• Salary:
  London £62,411 - £72,617 / National: £58,429 - £68,132
• Contract Type:
  Permanent
• Working Pattern:
  This post is available on a full time or part time basis, and flexible working hours can be accommodated.
• Location:
  
  We will consider applications from people able to access the following offices:
  Birmingham, Bristol, Bootle, Croydon, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle, Reading and Swansea

The Government Internal Audit Agency (GIAA) is driven by its unparalleled access across government to build better insights, better outcomes for our clients. This role offers a strong platform for career progression within the Agency and the wider civil service, providing opportunities to develop leadership, stakeholder engagement and strategic relationship management skills across government. The Agency’s unique access across the public sector exposes you to different risk and control environments, allowing you to gain insights, apply experience, contribute meaningfully, and continue developing professionally.

As an Audit Manager, you will play a key leadership role in delivering high quality, impactful audit programmes. You may work within a client team, one of our specialist teams or the central resourcing team. You will lead and manage a portfolio of audits from planning to reporting, supervise engagements in a matrix environment and, where opportunities arise, act as Head of Internal Audit (HIA) for Arm’s Length Bodies.

You will shape audit strategies, guide delivery and build strong relationships with clients by understanding their operations, risks and priorities. You will also work closely with Group Chief Internal Auditors to set direction across your portfolio.

This role provides a strong platform for career progression across the Agency and the wider Civil Service. Our broad access to public sector organisations gives you insight into a range of risk and control environments, helping you develop professionally while making a meaningful contribution.

• Leading and managing a portfolio of audits, ensuring delivery from planning to reporting and allocating resources effectively. You will also deliver audits in higher risk or more complex areas.
• Upholding audit quality and ensuring reviews are completed on time, within budget and in line with GIAA methodology.
• Providing leadership as a People Manager and or Engagement Manager, supporting auditors across regions, encouraging improvement and driving performance. Training is provided for those new to line management.
• Acting as an HIA by developing audit strategies and risk-based plans for clients and overseeing delivery against time, budget and quality expectations.
• Building a strong understanding of client operations and risks, managing stakeholder relationships and communicating challenging messages with clarity.
• Working alongside GCIAs to shape and deliver audit strategies and plans.

You will bring strong experience in planning and delivering risk based internal audits, making confident decisions and adapting quickly to changing priorities. You think strategically and can interpret complex or conflicting information, using your judgement to reach sound, balanced conclusions.

You are skilled at building relationships across an organisation and can influence senior stakeholders to strengthen internal control, risk management and governance. You communicate clearly in writing and in person, translating complex audit issues into meaningful insight for senior and specialist audiences.

You have a proven ability to lead and develop teams within a matrix environment, whether as an engagement supervisor or people manager, supporting others to perform at their best and encouraging continuous improvement.

All candidates must hold full current membership of a recognised professional audit or accountancy body. This includes CMIIA or MIIA status through the Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors UK and Ireland, or an equivalent IIA Global designation. Those who have passed exams but do not hold the designation are not eligible. Fully qualified members of CCAB bodies or CIMA are also eligible to apply.