Director of Internal Audit

You Belong Here

Protiviti is a global consulting firm that delivers deep expertise, objective insights, a tailored approach and unparalleled collaboration to help leaders confidently face the future. Our consulting solutions span critical business problems in technology, business process, analytics, risk, compliance, transactions and internal audit.

The Protiviti Career provides opportunity to learn, inspire, and advance within a collaborative and inclusive culture. We hire curious individuals for whom learning is a passion. We lean into our mission: We Care. We Collaborate. We Deliver.

At every level, we champion leaders who live our values of integrity, inclusion, innovation, and commitment to success. Imagining our work as a journey, we believe integrity guides our way, inclusion moves us forward together, innovation creates new destinations, and our commitment to success empowers us to deliver on our vision to be the most trusted global consulting firm.

Where We Need You:

At Protiviti, internal audit is not an auxiliary service – for us, it’s what we do. As the largest independent internal auditing organisation in the world, we work with our clients on all aspects of internal audit – transformation, outsourcing, co-sourcing, IT, technical, specialty audits, tooling and quality assessments – to help them enhance their control environment and increase their confidence in their finance and internal audit functions. Our competencies include:

• Internal audit outsourcing and co-sourcing
• Data mining and analytics
• Financial control and Sarbanes Oxley Compliance
• Internal Audit Quality Assessment Reviews
• Financial reporting remediation and compliance
• Governance
• Audit Committee advisory
• Forensic services
• Technology audit
• Digital transformation assurance
• Cybersecurity
• GDPR assurance

In the UK we work with clients in a wide range of sectors and industries, from some of the largest organisations in the world, to smaller, faster-growing organisations where we often help them start and manage their internal audit activities.

We are looking for someone with experience across a broad range of commercial and industry sectors. For this role we are not looking for individuals with only financial services, you must possess experience of working with commercial industries.

Our objective and focus for internal audit is always for it to be seen as a value-adding service.

What You Can Expect:

Directors at Protiviti are responsible for client satisfaction and as leaders on engagements ensure that each engagement project is performed to our standards of quality and meet the needs of the client. Associate Directors and Directors, working with the Managing Directors, ensure that each client project closes with the client satisfied with our service and the quality of our work. Key to the Director role is the focus on developing business opportunities in the marketplace and being valuable leaders within Protiviti and the business community.

Key Responsibilities

• Participates in engagement sales opportunities with existing and new clients
• Manages broad range of routine responsibilities on multiple client engagements related to client project management, and business development activities
• Effectively manages client relationships with senior personnel
• Contributes to employee development by actively mentoring employees, creating development opportunities, and initiating and conducting training
• Demonstrates the ability to discuss technical and industry trends in specific products/ industries
• Demonstrates ability to deliver specific product solutions to clients
• Demonstrates expertise in specific technical areas and/or industries
• Assists Engagement Management Director in managing engagement risk
• Participates in recruiting efforts to support Protiviti business objectives
• Enhances Protiviti’s market presence and exposure in order to develop opportunities with new clients.

Do Your Talents Include the Following?

Are you working in a consultancy or a professional services organisation specialising in internal audit for commerce and industry clients. Primarily we require the person to have experience within this sector and not financial services.

Would you thrive in our consulting environment and be able to benefit from maintaining and building out your own portfolio of clients.

Do you possess the following?:

• Prior management and direct supervisory experience in a team environment
• Must have worked with commerce and industry clients for this role.
• Ability to travel as necessary to meet client needs
• Must work well in a team-oriented environment as well as independently
• Must work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment
• Demonstrated excellent leadership and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated advanced written and verbal communication skills
• Must have ability to multi-task
• Excellent project management skills
• Excellent client relationship skills
• Proven Business Development skills
• Excellent time management skills
• Demonstrated mentoring and people development skills
• Must be able to handle highly confidential information in a strictly professional manner
• Must be able to maintain professional demeanour in times of high stress

Your Educational and Professional Qualifications:

• Specialised industry skills - we will consider across a wide range of industry experience, but we are not accepting applications from individuals that only have financial services sector experience.
• Solid knowledge of auditing processes and methodologies, including flowcharting
• Solid understanding of current accounting (GAAP) and auditing (GAAS) principles
• Solid understanding of internal control concepts (COSO, COBIT)
• Solid knowledge of Sarbanes-Oxley Act provisions and methodologies for achieving compliance
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite applications

Your Educational and Professional Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline
• Experience in a related field, preferably in professional services and/or industry
• Professional certification such as ACA/ICAS/CIMA strongly preferred

Our Workplace and Employment Process

Protiviti practices a hybrid wording model, which is a combination of working in person with purpose and working remotely and is primarily dependent upon the needs of our client. The ratio of remote to in-person requirements varies by client, project, team, and other business factors. It can sometimes mean more of a full-time presence at our client. This model creates meaningful experiences for our people and our clients while offering a flexible environment. Our people work both in-person in local Protiviti offices and on client sites, which can include local, or UK wide travel based on our projects and client requests and commitments.

Remuneration and Benefits

Starting salaries are competitive and are based on a full-time equivalent schedule. Placement in the salary range is dependent upon experience, skills and geographic work location.

Employees are eligible for medical and dental insurance cover, life assurance, pension scheme and receive up to 25 days holiday per calendar year. Protiviti also recognises up to 10 paid holidays each calendar year and additional benefits as part of the Robert Half Enterprise. Our London office is based in the Shard which comes with the additional advantage of more benefits as an occupier of the Shard.

As part of Protiviti’s employment process, any offer of employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check.

Protiviti is committed to being an equal employment employer offering opportunities to all job seekers, including individuals with disabilities. If you believe you need reasonable adjustments in order to search for a job opening or to apply for a position, please do let us know as part of your application.