Internal Auditor

About This Role

This contract role as an Internal Auditor in the energy sector involves strengthening the company's ability to create, protect, and sustain value. The auditor will provide independent, risk-based, and objective assurance, advice, insight, and foresight across the company and its subsidiary. This position is suited for a professional who can verify compliance, confirm fitness for purpose, and ensure risks are identified and managed.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the delivery of the Internal Audit Plan
• Audit company policies and processes, and the effectiveness of associated risk management and controls, plus ad hoc audit and assurance requests, including:
• The information security management system (ISMS) across the company and its subsidiary
• The subsidiary’s quality management system (QMS)
• Produce balanced, concise internal audit reports for auditees, management, and the Audit and Risk Committee
• Provide general advice and guidance on best practice, policy, process, risk, and control
• Provide project and programme assurance, including change and releases, working closely with delivery teams while maintaining independence
• Carry out bi-annual risk and controls audits of the subsidiary’s operations
• Provide consultancy on business excellence and continuous improvement
• Avoid conflicts of interest, bias, and undue influence, and promptly disclose any actual or perceived impairment of objectivity to the Head of Internal Audit and Risk
• Follow internal audit methodologies and support all findings with clear evidence

Requirements

• CIA or PIIA qualified, or equivalent (mandatory)
• Proven experience independently delivering internal audits
• Expertise in internal auditing and assurance techniques
• Ability to quickly analyse processes and identify ineffective or non-compliant controls
• Ability to identify solutions and make practical, proportionate recommendations
• Ability to seek out and identify audit evidence
• Excellent written and verbal English, with the ability to write clear, concise, evidence-based reports
• Strong understanding of project management methodologies, including Agile
• Strong understanding or experience of relevant standards, in particular ISO 27001 and ISO 9001
• Expert in MS Office

Nice to have:

• Proficiency in project management methodologies and techniques (e.g. ISO 21500, PRINCE2, APM) and experience working as part of a project team
• ISO 27001 accredited
• Understanding of risk management techniques, in particular ISO 31000, and its relevance to internal audit work

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