Senior Internal Auditor

As a Senior Internal Auditor at the British Heart Foundation, you’ll have the opportunity to make a real impact. Your work will help safeguard the integrity of one of the UK’s most trusted charities, ensuring we deliver on our mission to save lives.

In this role, you’ll lead audits, coordinate external providers, and shape the annual audit plan, all while maintaining a strong risk-based approach. You’ll work closely with senior leaders to embed a culture of learning, innovation, and continuous improvement, while providing independent assurance to our Executive Directors and Trustees. Your expertise will strengthen our three lines of defence model and help us stay ahead in a fast-changing environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead audits and coordinate external providers.
• Shape the annual audit plan.
• Maintain a strong risk-based approach.
• Work closely with senior leaders to embed a culture of learning, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Provide independent assurance to Executive Directors and Trustees.
• Strengthen the three lines of defence model.

Qualifications

• Professional qualification in Internal Audit or Accounting (such as CIA, MIIA, AAT, ACCA, or CIMA) or significant experience in internal audit and be working towards certification.

Required skills

• Strong knowledge of risk-based auditing techniques, testing, and sampling.
• Good grasp of risk management principles.
• Experience in risk-based internal audits, ideally in a charity setting.
• Confidence in investigations, evidence gathering, and writing clear reports for senior management.
• Strong IT skills (Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams).
• Experience in compliance, operational, security, and health & safety audits.
• Mentoring colleagues.

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For more information and to apply visit BHF careers.