Internal Audit Manager - Bristol

As an Internal Audit Manager in Bristol, you'll play a vital role in overseeing internal audit and risk management processes to ensure efficient operations and compliance. This position is ideal for someone who enjoys working in the professional services industry and thrives in a varied accounting and finance environment.

Client Details

Our client is a leading professional services organisation with a significant presence in Bristol and across the wider South West. Its Bristol operation comprises around 700 highly qualified professionals providing services to clients ranging from early-stage businesses through to major multinational organisations.

The Bristol team works extensively across both the private and public sectors, reflecting the strength and diversity of the regional economy. This opportunity sits within an established Risk and Assurance environment, offering exposure to complex organisations alongside the resources, development opportunities and breadth of work associated with a major professional services firm.

Description

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Internal Audit professional to join a high-performing Risk and Assurance team in Bristol.

As Internal Audit Manager, you will work with a diverse portfolio of well-known organisations across commercial, government and public sector environments. Assignments will span a variety of industries and could include technology, telecommunications, retail and consumer, energy and utilities, life sciences and industrial organisations.

The position offers genuine breadth. You will be involved in outsourced and co-sourced internal audit engagements alongside advisory and transformation projects, working closely with clients to understand their strategy, objectives, governance arrangements and wider risk environment.

Rather than focusing purely on traditional controls testing, you will help organisations understand the risks that matter to them and identify practical opportunities to strengthen governance, controls and internal audit effectiveness.

Key Responsibilities

Manage a varied portfolio of internal audit and risk assignments

Deliver risk-focused audit, assurance and advisory engagements

Advise clients on the development of their internal audit strategy

Support the establishment and development of internal audit functions

Deliver outsourced and co-sourced internal audit programmes

Review governance, operational, regulatory and financial controls

Perform effectiveness reviews and gap analysis of existing audit functions

Help clients transform internal audit functions to become more risk focused

Identify issues and provide practical recommendations for improvement

Build strong relationships with senior client stakeholders

Lead, coach and develop junior members of the team

Manage engagement planning, budgets, deadlines and client reporting

Support proposals and wider business development activity

Contribute to the continued development of the internal audit proposition

Maintain and develop technical knowledge across risk and internal audit

Profile

You will bring strong internal audit, risk or controls experience and, importantly, enjoy working directly with clients and stakeholders.

You will ideally demonstrate

Strong internal audit, risk and controls experience

Experience identifying risks and evaluating control effectiveness

Confidence performing and overseeing controls testing

Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities

Excellent written communication and report-writing skills

Experience managing several engagements or priorities simultaneously

Ability to identify issues and communicate clear recommendations

Strong stakeholder and client relationship management skills

Experience coaching, supervising or developing junior colleagues

Ability to work effectively within different teams and client environments

Commercial awareness and an interest in developing client relationships

Exposure to corporate governance and wider risk management principles

A proactive approach to professional and technical development

A relevant professional qualification would be advantageous but is not essential.

Job Offer

Salary up to £70,000.00 commensurate with experience and qualification

Manager-level opportunity within a leading professional services environment

Exposure to major UK and international organisations

Broad internal audit, risk, controls and advisory experience

Work spanning both private and public sector organisations

Opportunities to work across a diverse range of industries

Exposure to outsourced, co-sourced and advisory internal audit models

Responsibility for leading and developing junior professionals

Excellent scope for continued technical and career development

A Bristol-based role within a substantial and established professional team

People are at the heart of Michael Page. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment. As an inclusive recruiter we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities and experiences. If you require any adjustments or accommodations during the recruitment process, we'll work with you to ensure you can perform at your best.