Senior Group Internal Audit Manager

Senior Group Internal Audit Manager 

Location: UK Remote (10% travel)

Employment: Fixed-term maternity cover for 12 months

Role overview:

This role will provide continuity of leadership and delivery across the Internal Audit function, including management of two direct reports, execution of the audit plan and engagement with senior stakeholders across the Group. 

This role will continue to strengthen business partnerships and play a key role in delivering an audit programme that provides credible assurance across a broad range of risk areas, generating valuable insights for management and the Board.

This role requires strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to lead direct reports, influence beyond formal reporting lines and manage complex stakeholder relationships.

The ideal candidate will have extensive Internal Audit, IT Audit or IT Compliance experience, with the ability to make an immediate contribution through leading complex assurance reviews, supporting team delivery and building credibility quickly with senior stakeholders

This role provides an opportunity to make an immediate impact within a dynamic global organisation, leading complex audit and assurance activities while supporting the continued evolution of the Internal Audit function.

Key Responsibilities :

• People leadership: provide day-to-day leadership, coaching, development and performance management for two direct reports, supporting capability building, engagement, workload prioritisation and delivery of high-quality audit work.
• Functional strategy: support the ongoing implementation of the Internal Audit strategy and contribute to its continued evolution.
• Business partnership: use broader business context to anticipate internal and/or external business challenges and/or regulatory issues and use these in audit planning and to proactively partner with the business on their response, providing advice and recommendations.
• Senior leadership engagement: present audit findings and recommendations to the executive team, ensuring clear communication and actionable insights.
• Design and embed new processes: support the refinement and embedding of audit processes and methodologies. Ensure these processes are aligned with Global Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) Standards, promoting consistency and excellence in audit practices.
• Ensure audit quality: ensuring the audit plan delivers on credible assurance and meaningful insight. Conduct thorough reviews of audit files and reports prepared by other audit team members, ensuring accuracy and completeness.
• Audit planning: contribute to the development of internal audit’s risk-based audit plan, in collaboration with the Director of Internal Audit & Risk.
• Deputise for the Director of Internal Audit & Risk: act as deputy for the Director of Internal Audit & Risk as required during the contract period.
• Design and perform audits: identify risks, scope and design testing for audits identified in the plan. Testing governance, risk management, and controls across various risk categories. Test controls identify control weaknesses and potential improvements, documenting evidence-backed findings clearly in written reports.
• Propose solutions: recommend pragmatic, risk-based solutions to complex issues, balancing good practice with what is workable for the business.
• Agreement and follow-up of findings and recommendations: secure agreement on audit findings, recommendations and actions with relevant stakeholders, and ensure timely follow-up and closure of agreed actions.
• Coach and educate: this role is recognised as an expert within the business, both within and beyond internal audit and will coach and educate the wider business on the advantages of robust governance, risk management and control, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and accountability across the organisation.
• Promote team collaboration: facilitate collaboration among audit team members to ensure cross-pollination of ideas, promote sharing of audit insights and continuous improvement in audit processes.
• Ad hoc other areas of responsibility where capacity allows; such as audit committee paper drafting, systems oversight and improvement etc.

Requirements:

• Experience in internal audit, IT Audit or IT Compliance, with the ability to make an immediate contribution in a fixed-term role by leading complex audits, supporting team delivery and building credibility quickly with senior stakeholders.
• Previous experience managing, coaching or developing audit teams.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and motivate teams in a collaborative and geographically dispersed environment.
• Experience operating in interim, contract or transformation environments desirable.
• Demonstrable ability to establish credibility and stakeholder relationships quickly.
• Broad internal audit programme experience beyond financial control and compliance audits.

• In depth knowledge of governance, risk identification and mitigation techniques.
• CIA, CISA, CRISC or equivalent professional qualification preferred. Candidates with significant relevant experience in Internal Audit, IT Audit or IT Compliance will also be considered.
• Experience of working in a manufacturing business highly desirable.
• Excellent written English and experience in writing reports that influence change.
• Experience of auditing or assessing IT General Controls (ITGCs), ERP environments or related governance and control frameworks highly desirable.
• Experience of Microsoft Dynamics 365 (D365), ERP implementations, post-implementation reviews, user access management, segregation of duties and related IT control frameworks highly desirable
• Experience working at the interface between business processes, technology, governance, risk management and controls would be advantageous.

Morgan Advanced Materials is an EEO/AA/M/W/D/V Employer Ind-1

Morgan Advanced Materials is a business rich in history and innovation. Founded in the UK in 1856, we have grown into a global organisation with 70 sites in 18 countries. Our model to serve our customers where they need us has led to a diversified product range using our unparalleled expertise in ceramic and carbon materials, which we exploit to solve difficult problems for our customers across a diverse range of markets.

We are a purpose driven organisation. Our purpose is to use advanced materials to make the world more sustainable and to improve the quality of life. We deliver on that purpose through the products that we make, and the way that we make them.

We help our customers push the limits of their processes and products to meet the demanding requirements they face, from higher process temperatures to higher product performance to increasing miniaturisation.

Key Figures: Revenue £1,100.7m (2024), ~8,000 employees, manufacturing in 20+ countries, and a global customer portfolio. A UK PLC with head office located in Windsor, Berkshire UK.  Listed on London Stock Exchange; Member of the FTSE 250 Index.