Senior Internal Auditor French / Spanish speaking

Audit and Risk Recruitment (ARR) has been mandated on an exciting opportunity to join an international asset management business as a senior auditor (French OR Spanish speaking is mandatory)

Reporting into the Global Head of Audit, this is a great opportunity to provide audit coverage across the business (10 - 20% travel to France or Spain required) and to learn about all the entities that the business supplements.

Please note: Sponsorship is on offer for those with UK experience and relevant qualification & there is a requirement to be in the London offices 5 days a week initially.

Role Responsibilities :

• Delivering audit and advisory engagements, including planning engagements, performing or supervising fieldwork, reviewing workpapers, drafting audit reports, and ensuring compliance with IIA methodology
• Writing clear, concise and constructive findings and audit reports to present results across the portfolio, based on facts, severity and potential risk impact
• Executing follow-up procedures to assess the adequacy of implemented recommendations
• Researching key risks and regulations, and developing planning materials, to effectively communicate the objective, scope, approach, and results of engagements to the Director, Internal Audit, and senior management within the business and its portfolio companies (including C-suite)
• Approaching audit and advisory engagements from a commercial mindset, focused on risk and impact to both portfolio companies and strategic goals
• Assisting the Director in managing the broader portfolio company audit teams
• Keeping regional and global IA teams informed about audit plan progress, remediation of findings and changes to key risks
• Maintaining departmental standards and quality of audit engagements in line with department audit procedures and the IIA Standards across the portfolio
• Building and maintaining strong partnerships with internal and external stakeholders
• Coordinating with global colleagues on department initiatives and projects

Essential background requirements:

• Relevant Accountancy / Audit qualification (CIMA, ACCA, CIA, CISA etc)
• Fluent French / Spanish speaking
• 3+ years internal audit experience (some of which to be based in the UK)