FTSE 250 Head of Internal Audit & Risk
My client are Europe’s leading independent provider of IT services with revenues in 2013 of £3.1 billion and circa. 14,000 employees. They advise customers on their IT strategy, implement the most appropriate technology from a wide range of leading vendors and manage their technology infrastructures on their behalf. At every stage they make their customers’ businesses more efficient by removing cost, complexity and barriers to change across their IT infrastructures.
Their large corporate and Government clients are served by offices across the UK, Germany, France, the Benelux countries, Switzerland, Spain, Hungary, South Africa and Malaysia. They also serve their customers’ global requirements through their extensive partner network.
Reporting to the Group FD and audit committee, the Head of Internal Audit Risk will be tasked with raising the profile of the internal audit and risk management function across the business, drive change and ensure that risk is effectively managed and true value added.
The position is responsible for the development and execution of both a group-wide risk based risk management
and internal audit plan, building and maintaining close and constructive working relationships with management throughout the group, acting in an advisor capacity to help improve the effectiveness and efficiently of internal controls and business processes.
Applicants should come from a strong commercial auditing background, ideally having trained as a Chartered accountant - ACA, CA, CPA, ACCA preferred - within a Big 4 or Top 10 firm, followed by proven internal audit leadership experience within a large, complex business. You will have strong project management and team leadership skills, together with excellent interpersonal and influencing skills. Strong IT skills, ideally including exposure to SAP are important and fluency in German or French is desirable.
Due to the nature of the organisation and role, the desire and flexibility to travel, mainly within Europe, is essential.
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