About the business:

This organisation is a global forward thinking charity which spends Billions of Pounds on research supporting science which is solving urgent health issues across the world.

About the Role:

This role is a FTC starting in January and running through until August 2025. The role is providing assurance to Executive Management and the Audit and Risk Committee on the design and effectiveness of the controls to support the delivery of the strategy and objectives across enabling functions and funding.

Responsibilities:

Development of Grant Recipient and Direct Funding Risk Based Internal Audit Plan

• Develop, evaluate, assess and co-ordinate a flexible, risk-based audit plan, which considers risks or control concerns identified by management, and submit that plan to the Audit Committee for review and approval.

Implement Audit Plan

• Lead on audits of grant recipients and direct funding, as well as executing other audits, as determined by the Annual Audit Plan within agreed timescales.
• Provide insight on risks, issues and themes across grant recipients and direct funding; identifying opportunities for improvement and how best to communicate these for action and impact.

Investigation

• Undertake special investigations / projects as specified by the Head of Internal Audit and report the findings to senior management.

Skills & Experience:

• Educated to degree level or equivalent experience, qualified accountant or Internal Audit / Risk Management Specialist, ideally gained in professional practice or in a large multinational corporate or charity/non-profit
• Strong understanding of audit principles and methodologies
• Strong understanding of controls and risk management principles
• Ideally experience auditing across the Education & Research industry
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to challenge and influence at management level
• Exposure to use of data analytics in Internal Audit work, experience with grant funding and experience reporting to committees are desirable

The role will include a small amount of international travel to review activities of grant recipients operating outside of the UK.