Senior Internal Auditor

• Play a leading role in a plus 20-strong Audit team with great opportunities for development and long-term career progression 


• Up to 80% homeworking options available 


• Part-time hours considered 

NFU Mutual is one of the leading general insurance and financial services companies in the UK. We currently have an opportunity for an experienced Senior InternalAuditor to join our Head Office team. 

As a Senior InternalAuditor at NFU Mutual, you’ll be operating within the remit of the Internal Audit Charter. Where appropriate,you’ll lead assigned audits and reviews to produce high quality reports of findings, which include actions to bring about improvements to both processes and controls to mitigate risk.  

This role offers real variety, and you will have the opportunity towork across all business departments, where you could be supporting finance one week and strategy the next. If you don’t want to be ring fenced this could be the role for you! 

We understand how important a positive work-life balance is to you, so we offer great facilities when you want to be in an office environment, and support to work some of your hours from home. To help you give your best in the office and at home, we’re open to discussing what this might look like for you. 

With excellent interpersonal and communication skills you’re ready for a role where you won’t be ring-fenced. To join our team, it’s essential that you have:  

• Experience of assessing risk & controls as well as designing audit programmes to test the operational and business environment. 


• A proven ability to perform a wide range of audit work inclusive of knowledge and experience of audits relating to Insurance / Financial Services. 


• Knowledge of relevant international standards and quality benchmarks governing internal audit practice, including internal audit code of ethics. 


• Experience in writing good quality audit reports suitable for the audience.  


• An ability to think independently and provide constructive challenge on individual audit engagements. 


• An enquiring and analytical mind combined with experience of using analytical audit techniques

It’s also essential that you’re fully qualified, ideally a Chartered Internal Auditor, Chartered Accountant or equivalent. 

At NFU Mutual, we support an inclusive workplace and value all the differences that make us unique.  We celebrate the creativity and innovation that comes from diverse perspectives and experiences and share a common vision of doing the right thing for our customers and employees.   

We recognise that some candidates may experience barriers during  the recruitment process. So, we encourage candidates to discuss any adjustments or accommodations they need to be the best they can be throughout our recruitment process.

We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a Race at Work and Women in Finance Charter signatory and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, regardless of age, ethnicity, disability, neurodiversity, gender, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic background.

When you join our team, you can expect a supportive culture and an attractive range of rewards and benefits including:   

• Competitive Salary


• Annual bonus (up to 17.5% of salary)  


• Contributory pension scheme, up to 20%, including your 8% contribution


• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays + buy/sell/save holiday trading scheme


• A Family Friendly policy that helps you balance your work and family responsibilities


• Access to savings at High Street brands, travel and supermarkets


• £20 contribution to a monthly gym membership – subject to T&Cs


• Health and wellbeing plan - cashback for dentist, opticians, physio and more


• Access to voluntary benefits, including health assessments, private medical insurance and dental insurance


• Employee Volunteering - volunteer in the community for one day each year


• Unlimited access to Refer a Friend £500 bonus scheme


• Life Assurance cover of 4 x salary


• Employee discounts of 15% on a range of NFU Mutual insurance policies. 

We’re one of the UK’s leading general insurance and financial services companies. For over 110 years we’ve put our customers at the heart of everything we do. Our people are just as important to us. We pride ourselves on being “a great place to work” and are one of only 57 companies across the globe, and one of only two organisations with headquarters in the UK, to receive a Gallup Exceptional Workplace 2023 award. We were also named in the LinkedIn Top 25 Companies List 2021, the Glassdoor Best Places to Work UK List 2023 and 2024, and were recognised as a certified UK Top Employer by the Top Employers Institute in 2023 and 2024.

We offer a supportive culture where we empower and inspire our people to perform, offer them opportunities to grow, and recognise and reward their contribution. Our people are proud to work for a company that respects them and their communities, and they trust us to be financially sustainable, so we are successful now and in the future.