Audit Manager

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It matters to us that Team O2 is as diverse as the communities we serve.

We welcome and encourage people from all backgrounds to apply.

Whoever you are, O2 has a place for you.

Come join us.

Location: Flexible

Closing Date: 15th July 2022

About the role

Performing assurance engagements over the effectiveness of processes and supporting controls in line with the internal audit plan.

End to End management and delivery of assurance engagements, including key projects to add value to the function and business.

Building and maintaining close working relationships with senior management, control owners and other key stakeholders within the businesses.

The role will also entail the performance of annual assurance testing over the Internal Controls over Financial Reporting within VirginMediaO2.

Key Responsibilities

• To manage, on a day to day basis, the planning, performance and report delivery of allocated audits, consulting engagements and Internal Controls testing assignments (covering Virgin Media, Telefonica UK, Subsidiaries and Joint Ventures).
• To ensure delivery of the end to end audit process in accordance with professional standards and the completion of formal reporting and presentation of the result and liaising with management and other stakeholders on remediation plans.
• To manage team members / colleagues as part of audits performed, consulting engagements and projects.
• To identify risks and recommend control requirements and add value to processes by identifying and helping to resolving weaknesses and inefficiencies in processes and controls. To perform follow up activities to ensure audit actions are implemented and supporting evidence in place to confirm correct operation of controls.
• For areas of responsibility allocated, to build and maintain close working relationships with senior management, control owners and other key stakeholders within the business.
• To prepare and submit regular reporting to committees, senior management and control owners on key issues identified.
• To proactively support Internal Audit work through leading and supporting on key projects.

What We Need from You:

Essential Skills:

• ACA, CIMA or ACCA qualified, degree in relevant field
• Proven post-qualified experience in the external or internal auditing field.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills with the ability to effectively communicate with relevant stakeholders. Good attention to detail with a strong focus on the quality of deliverables.
• Good knowledge of Corporate Governance principles including UK and global legal and regulatory requirements for example Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Financial Conduct Authority and Consumer Credit Act requirements.
• High degree of initiative and flexibility, including the ability to prioritise. Work well within a team. The ability to lead and manage others on larger assignments.
• Excellent time management, organisational skills, and ability to manage multiple tasks and projects successfully through to completion.

What’s in it for you?

We know that benefits mean so much more than the ’stuff’ we can give you, so we offer a wide range of support, rewards and tools - all focused on helping you to prioritise what really matters.

All work and no play just isn’t our style! We’re already planning our future ways of working, for when life becomes a little more normal again. We’re constantly evolving our approach to enable you to find a great work-life balance.

Next steps

If we feel like a place where you can belong, we’d love to learn more about you. Once you’ve submitted an application the next steps of the process, if successful, are likely to include a short screening call from the recruiter, followed by the two-stage recruitment process.

When you apply, you’ll be asked about any adjustments you might need to support the recruitment process. Let us know, and we’ll be sure to discuss it with you. Thanks for your patience in the meantime and for showing an interest in joining the Virgin Media O2 family.