Head Of Internal Audit

Job Title: Head of Internal Audit
Location: London + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: Up to £95,000 (Dependent on Experience) + Car Allowance + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Fixed Term Contract
Role ID: SF55565

At Babcock we're working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Head of Internal Audit at our London site.

The Role
As a Head of Internal Audit, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. Providing independent, objective assurance and consulting activity designed to add value and improve BIG operations by delivering an objective evaluation of the existing internal financial, non-financial, and risk controls.

Day to day, you'll be managing the performance of all audit assignments review workpapers and audit reports and edit audit reports prepared by the internal IA team and any external IA reports. Schedules and plans audits and assesses risk, supports in developing audit direction:

• Participate or lead audits to provide internal customers and stakeholders with assessments of governance, risk and internal control frameworks.
• Agree clear scope / terms of reference and a work plan for audit projects with management that address key risks and controls to be reviewed.
• Ensure that audits are completed in a timely and efficient manner in accordance with standards established by industry best practices and the relevant risk and regulatory environment.
• Communicate root causes of identified issues, associated risks, including recommendations for improvements in business processes, on the current and future business model and operating environment and ensure that action plans are properly implemented by management.

This role is a full-time position that is contracted 37.5 hours a week and will be based at our London site with hybrid working from home arrangements; the expectation, is to be in the office a minimum of two days a week. There is also, a requirement for attending face-to-face meetings and / or delivering business across a range of Internal and customer sites.

Agile working may be available to employees in some instances, applying the principles of fairness and consistency whilst ensuring that the overriding business needs can be appropriately met. We are happy to consider flexible, blended working, including part-time, condensed hours, and job sharing. Please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Essential Experience of the Head of Internal Audit:

• Demonstratable experience of audit, risk and control experience.
• Proactive mind set in understanding the overall business needs and changes.
• Demonstrate analytical thinking, sound judgement and attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, interpersonal and negotiation skills.
• Experience in the Defence sector and experience in data analytics will be of added advantage but, is not essential.

Qualifications for the Head of Internal Audit:

• You must hold a recognised professional qualification (ACCA, ACA, ACMA, CIMA, ICAEW, ICAS) or equivalent / similar.
• Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), actuarial qualifications or Certified Information System Auditor will be of added advantage but, are not essential.

The successful candidate must be able to achieve SC security clearance for this role.

Our Benefits

• Generous holiday allowance
• Contributory Pension scheme, with life assurance
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows most employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• 'Be Kind Day' enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity

Babcock International
For over a century Babcock International have helped to defend nations, protect communities, and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please let us know. We're committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone's free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working - please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.