Internal Audit Team Leader

Are you a driven professional with a background in auditing or compliance, eager to make a meaningful impact in the charity sector?
Creative Support, a national organisation with charitable status and Registered Social Landlord, is dedicated to providing person-centered care, support, and housing to individuals across England. We're seeking a proactive and skilled individual to join us as our Internal Audit Team Leader at our vibrant Stockport head office.
As the Internal Audit Team Leader, you will lead a dynamic team dedicated to upholding the financial integrity of the organisation. You will have the opportunity to use your skills and expertise to directly improve the lives of adults receiving social care, including those with learning disabilities, autism, and mental health conditions.
In this pivotal role, you'll collaborate closely with our Company Secretary and Head of Internal Audit to oversee our talented Internal Audit team. Together, we'll ensure that our national care services uphold the highest standards of financial governance.
You will spearhead initiatives, shape strategy and enhance financial efficiency through departmental collaboration, comprehensive policy reviews, and proactive identification of improvement opportunities. Your meticulous management of audit records, internal registers, and critical financial incident logs will underscore a culture of transparency and accountability across Creative Support.
Your contributions will impact the success of the organisation, and the lives of our service users. This work will be recognised by stakeholders at all levels as you deliver regular reports on action plan progress, investigatory outcomes, and management insights.
This would be an excellent opportunity for someone with a strong background in audit or compliance to develop their skills in management and leading an essential organisation function.
We offer all employees competitive pay and a pension contribution in addition to 28 days annual leave. As an employer that is committed to the professional development of our staff we also support our care staff to complete the nationally recognised Care Certificate and pay for your enhanced DBS. Additional benefits include enhanced maternity leave, employee support programmes and an additional day of leave each year on or around your Birthday.
Creative Support is a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organisation. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer, who have recently received Investors in People Gold award. We actively encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds and cultures, however we can only accept fully completed applications from those located in and eligible to work within the UK – Please be aware we are currently at full capacity with our Visa Sponsor Licenses, therefore we are not accepting applicants who are seeking sponsorship.
We are also not accepting applicants who are currently on a Skilled Worker Visa, seeking secondary employment, as we are unable to actively track the hours worked with the primary sponsor.
We will be interviewing for this role as suitable applications are received and may close this role before the closing date upon a successful candidate being appointed. We do not notify unsuccessful candidates of their outcome at application stage, previously unsuccessful applicants must wait six months before reapplying.
If you're ready to embrace a challenging yet rewarding leadership role within a supportive and dynamic environment, we want to hear from you.
If you would like to have an informal discussion about the position prior to applying, please email the Company Secretary and Head of Internal Audit, Hazel Beddows, at Hazel.Beddows@CreativeSupport.co.uk

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