Senior Internal Audit Manager

We are recruiting for a Senior Internal Audit Manager

What is the role?

Internal audit is an independent, objective assurance and consulting activity designed to help Howden Group and its entities accomplish its strategic objectives by bringing a detailed, focused approach to evaluate and improve the efficiency of risk management, control and governance processes. Internal Audit reports functionally to the Howden Group Audit Committee and administratively to the Group CRO.

The goal of our function is not to find fault, but to help management and the businesses succeed in delivering their objectives successfully. We accomplish this by utilising our diverse range of skillsets to challenge the status quo and bring insight and value alongside our core assurance work.

This role sits as part of the Internal Audit Leadership Team and therefore is a key role in supporting the Head of Internal Audit, and the overall success of the function.

What will you be doing?

The key role deliverables are:

• Portfolio and Stakeholder Management responsibility for the audit plans of one of the Group’s UK insurance businesses.
• Management of the delivery of a range of diverse internal audits from within the Howden Group Internal Audit plan; assessing business processes and risks and evaluating internal controls to provide an independent appraisal of the internal control environment. Recommendations to improve processes and controls, and contribution towards greater business efficiency will be key outcomes.
• Developing and maintaining positive relationships with key partners within the business, including Senior Management. This is a high profile role with access to senior leaders within the business.
• People management and talent development. Coaching junior team members.
• Contributing to the continual improvement of the function through innovation and efficiency, including challenging current methods.

This role may require travel throughout the UK and Ireland region, and potentially to any of the businesses and offices within the wider Howden Group globally if business needs arise. As a guide only, we would estimate 10-15% travel.

What are we looking for?

Knowledge and Experience

• Professional qualification within either finance/business or insurance industry.
• Consistent track record within an internal audit environment evidencing strong performance in conducting high-quality audit work and delivering high-quality findings and reports. Exposure to drafting committee reporting and presenting at committees and boards.
• Experience in presenting and communicating information in a logical, professional and objective manner, and handling discussions to successfully build consensus and drive forward-looking actions.
• Solid understanding of technical auditing concepts, and internal control systems.
• Insurance / Reinsurance industry experience is essential. In addition, knowledge of UK regulatory requirements would be a significant advantage.

What do we offer in return?

A career that you define.

Our business succeeds by allowing our people to make a mark in the areas they care about most: personal development, volunteering, and fundraising for charity, or creating new insurance products that address society’s greatest challenges.

And we know that separate home and work lives don't really exist. If you're happy and healthy at home, you're more likely to be happy and fulfilled at work – and vice versa. That's why we do our best to support our people in every aspect of their lives.

Diversity and Inclusion

At Howden we value diversity - there is no one Howden ‘personality type’. Instead, we’re looking for individuals who share the same values as us:

• Our successes have all come from someone brave enough to try something new
• We support each other, in the small everyday moments and the bigger challenges
• We are determined to make a positive difference, at work and beyond

We consider our people our chief competitive advantage and as such we treat colleagues, candidates, clients, and business partners with equality, fairness, and respect – regardless of age, disability, race, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, or family circumstances.

Our sustainability promise

We’re on a life-long journey to become an ever-more sustainable group. It's a commitment to taking care of our people and the world we live in, to doing good business, and to making a positive impact wherever we can. Our governance processes, company policies, and review systems are all geared towards our goal of making a positive impact in the world. You can read more about our sustainability work here.