Risk Assurance Senior

Mazars ,
London, Greater London
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Job Type: Full-time

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Job Purpose As a member of the Consulting - Risk Assurance Team, and reporting directly to the Director and Managers, you will be responsible for delivering risk based internal audit work to a range of clients in the public services arena including, Local Government, Central Government, Charities, Education and Health. Clients Client satisfaction is of paramount importance to us and the successful candidates will need to have excellent communication and written skills, and an ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines. Job Role • Planning internal audit work programmes and setting of control objectives; • Performance of internal audit fieldwork including closing meetings with management; • Preparation of draft internal audit reports; • Maintaining good relationships with clients; • Assistance on other special assignments (e.g. fraud investigations, effectiveness reviews) as and when required; • Providing on the job advice and training to junior auditors and supervision of junior staff when required; • Controlling audit assignments from planning through to preparation of draft reports in line with agreed timescales; • Build strong working relationships with the client, ensuring any problems or requests are dealt with promptly; • Maintain control and stability under pressure whilst recognising the deadline or urgency to be dealt with; • Respond to the needs of the client and staff; • Ability to make confident and clear presentations of service features and benefits to clients; • Ensure that the services provided are genuinely appropriate for the client; and • Identify opportunities and prospects for new work. Person Specification • Educated to degree level and ideally part qualified or finalist in the process of training for a recognised CCAB or Internal Audit qualification; • Experience of delivering internal audits in professional practice or in-house team within public services sector; • Have a sound understanding of challenges and opportunities surrounding the public sector and technical understanding of risk based internal audit; • As this position involves client contact, the person must be able to present a professional image to the firm’s clients; • Excellent written and verbal presentation skills required; • Desire to help grow and develop the department; • Ability to develop new initiatives and methodologies; • Ability to think creatively, generate innovative ideas, challenge the status quo and deliver work effectively; • Ability to identify issues through sound analysis and application of commercial acumen in all situations; • Ability to express ideas with authority and conviction throughout verbal and written communication. WORKING AT MAZARS We embrace your individual strengths to capitalise on what makes you unique. We are proud to offer a working environment where everyone is given opportunities to shine. The firm promotes an environment in which you can be yourself, grow and achieve your goals. Whether you want to gain exposure to different types of clients, learn new skills or move nationally or internationally, Mazars offers plenty of opportunity to achieve your goals. At Mazars we operate an agile approach to working. For us agile working means empowering and trusting our people. Empowering our people to work where, when and how they choose. And trusting our people to make the right choices for Mazars, their team and themselves to deliver the best outcome for the client. By its very nature, agile working won’t look the same for everyone. Ultimately it’s up to our people to decide what’s right. At Mazars diversity and inclusion are central to our values. We also recognise that being a diverse and inclusive organisation makes us stronger as a business. We seek to attract and recruit people who reflect the diverse nature of our clients and communities, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnicity, nationality, faith or belief, social background, age and disability. Mazars selects candidates based on skills, qualifications and experience. WE ARE MAZARS We are a positively different international accountancy and advisory firm. With entrepreneurship and a desire to create value at the heart of our DNA, we differentiate ourselves by the opportunities we offer our people, our approach to working with clients and our passion for responsible business. We are proud of our strong European heritage, our smart and sustainable growth and of the single global partnership we have built to serve clients around the world. For more information regarding careers at Mazars please visit

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