Senior Internal Auditor

CompanyAVEVA

LocationLondon Area, United Kingdom

Posted At1/15/2026

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Chartered and certified accountants

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£49,200 (£25.23 per hour)

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Description

Job Title: Internal Controls Senior Manager

Location: London or Cambridge (hybrid)

Employment Type: Full time

The Job:

We are seeking an Internal Controls Senior Manager to help lead, coordinate and oversee our internal control programme. AVEVA is working through a transformation programme, moving towards dual reporting (IFRS and US GAAP) and ensuring our current controls framework meets Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) requirements. This role will play a critical part in that journey.

Responsibilities:

Support the VP of Risk and Controls and the business, in finalising the design of global controls that meet SOX requirements
Help set up an BAU SOX programme (scoping, walkthrough management, testing plans, coordination of testing)
Identify and deliver training needs to global stakeholders
Ensure a global and consistent approach is applied in the development of the control requirements, design and implementation
Establish a programme that efficiently responds to the SOX requirements and continuing control requirements of our parent

Work with colleagues from international locations to ensure the global and consistent approach is applied throughout the organisation

Collaborate with the GPOs team to ensure global processes and controls are consistently applied across the different regions

Provide control owners with guidance to ensure effective monitoring processes are developed for controls in scope, including IT Application Controls

Ensure compliance with the Internal Control Framework, and work with the Global Process Owners and Finance Operations team to enhance controls where necessary

Identify opportunities for improvement

Collaborates with IT Finance Systems to ensure the seamless implementation of new automation in the context of processes included in the areas of scope

Ensure evidence supporting critical controls has been retained and uploaded to the appropriate system

Lead periodic and annual controls testing

Report on control issues, including preparation of Audit Committee materials, and assess risk associated with the non-conformance

Lead the effort to work closely with the control owners and control operators to address remediation actions of control deficiencies

Manage our co-source partner to coordinate the effective delivery of an integrated controls plan

Manage the relationship with Internal Audit including working on an integrated audit plan meeting requirements of the 2nd LoD and 3rd LoD teams

Manage the External Audit team to ensure their regulatory requirements are met

Own the relationships with key stakeholders in the EMEA region

Skills & Qualifications:

Ideal skills

Experience of leading the audit of SOX control frameworks, with understanding of latest PCAOB requirements
Deep understanding of COSO framework and internal control best practices
Ability to operate independently, manage complex stakeholder landscapes, and bring structure to ambiguous areas
Experience of leading teams and operating with global reach
Strong understanding of testing methodology, and deficiency management
Knowledge of IFRS accounting standards
Qualification by relevant governing body with 5 years post qualification experience (e.g., ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA or equivalent)
Experience of managing Internal Audit and External Audit relationships

Experience of managing senior stakeholders including preparing Audit Committee reporting

Strong organisational skills

Excellent stakeholder management skills

Collaborative approach, with strong multi-cultural empathy

Excellent communication, both written and verbal

Positive attitude and comfortable managing ambiguity and conflicting priorities

Confident, motivated and self-starter

High professional ethics and commitment to improving risk culture

Experience of managing deficiencies and remediation activities

Comfortable giving an opinion and forming conclusions

Desired skills

Experience of US GAAP accounting standards
Previous experience with policy management
Previous experience of working with Oracle
Experience of driving automation/AI in a controls function
Strong data enquiry/analytics/scripting skills
Experience of managing a co-source agreement