Internal Audit Senior Manager - Professional Practices and Corporate Functions

1w1 week ago

WTW

London, GB · Full-time · £110,000 – £160,000

About this role

Reporting to the Professional Practices and Corporate Functions Internal Audit Director, this role leads assurance and advisory work across Finance, HR, OGC (Risk, Compliance, Legal, Privacy) and Operations. It supports professional practice activities like preparing for new Global IIA Standards, the CIIA Code, EQA and methodology strategy.

Day-to-day involves managing stakeholder relationships to deliver relevant IA assurance and advisory. Lead a portfolio of audits, guiding managers and senior auditors through completion. Motivate teams, develop technical and soft skills, and support them through change.

Collaborate with IA directors, teams and co-source partners to govern SOX testing, seeking efficiencies. Prepare impactful deliverables for governance committees and senior leaders. Partner with Professional Practices to enhance IA Methodology per IIA standards.

Work with HR to address competency gaps and improve training. Collaborate on aligned assurance with WTW Control Functions to mature Risk Management. Support quality assurance program, identifying best practices to enhance audit processes.

Requirements

Extensive experience in Internal Audit, ideally within professional practices and corporate functions
Sound awareness of risks and controls relating to Finance, SOX, Operations and OGC, and some knowledge of HR
Role model who leads, motivates and develops self, following WTW values and partnering with stakeholders
Strong communication skills with track record of proactive, clear, timely and concise communication via committee reporting
Builds strong relationships with stakeholders, understands priorities and discusses key risks and controls
Proactively partners with IA Directors to identify opportunities and resolve issues, influencing adherence to processes

Responsibilities

Manage relationships with Corporate Functions stakeholders and partner to provide relevant IA assurance and advisory work
Manage a portfolio of audits and lead a team of managers and senior auditors in completion of assurance and advisory work
Motivate and develop managers and senior auditors to support technical and soft skills during audit work
Collaborate with IA directors and co-source partners to govern SOX management testing programme and create efficiencies
Manage preparation of IA deliverables to governance committees and senior leadership, ensuring timely, accurate and impactful reports
Collaborate with Professional Practices team to maintain and enhance IA Methodology to meet IIA standards
Partner with HR to improve training programme based on talent needs and identify skills gaps
Support quality assurance and improvement program to confirm efficient execution per audit methodology