Internal Audit Manager - Public & Social Sector

At Forvis Mazars we have multiple opportunities for you, with exciting career paths that will lead to progression within the firm. A diverse prestigious client list that can offer lifelong professional development with the opportunity to constantly update and grow your skills.

Are you looking to make an impact in the Public & Social sector? Are you looking to grow our business as if it was your own? And are you looking for open, engaged and collaborative teams? Then apply to the role today!

About the team/business unit

Our team offers internal audit, advisory and other assurance services across multiple organisations within the public & social sector. We provide our clients with clarity over the performance of their risk management processes and raise recommendations for improvement where required. Working in the public & social sector will enable you to meet and support like-minded individuals at your clients who really want to make a difference in society. You can directly contribute to supporting local communities and be involved with some of the biggest issues in society at the moment.

You will have the opportunity to work across a wide range of clients within the public & social sector Risk Consulting team. Our team provide distinctive audit and advisory services across the following six sectors:

• Local Government
• Education
• Central Government
• Housing
• Police
• Charities

About the role

• You will be responsible for delivering proactive, high quality and value-added internal audit services across our portfolio of Public & Social Sector clients.
• This is an integral role in our team to help drive forward the team and service delivery in the region. You will be expected to play a key role in financial management of your portfolio, business development alongside people management, training and development of the wider team.
• The role will principally involve being the engagement manager for a portfolio of clients. This includes managing the client relationship as well as the co-ordination of the day to day delivery of internal audit services to clients to agreed quality standards and in accordance with agreed timescales.
• The team has experienced strong growth in recent years and is well placed to build on this further with strong opportunities for further progression for successful candidates. You will also be expected to contribute to the wider success of the Risk Consulting service line and help in its continuous improvement.

What are we looking for?

• Experience of delivering internal audit services within the Public & Social sector.
• We would particularly be interested in applicants with specialist knowledge and/or in-depth experience in one of the following areas: Projects, Programmes, Transformation and Change; Commercial and Procurement; People and Culture; Governance and Data Analytics.
• Co-ordination and support in development and delivery of the Internal Audit Strategy and Annual Plan.
• Operationalising and monitoring delivery of the Internal Audit Strategy and Annual Plan, including timetabling and resourcing including any specialist teams.
• Planning and performance of fieldwork including liaison with auditees, preparing Terms of Reference briefing any other team members, as well as feedback meetings with auditees.
• Holds CCAB qualification (i.e.) ACA, CA, ACCA, IIA or CII) or equivalent.