Group Senior Internal Auditor

Job Title: Group Senior Internal Auditor

Location: York, YO19

Looking for a career where your ambition meets real opportunity? Join Persimmon Homes as a Group Senior Internal Auditor and step into a role where your success is celebrated, your growth supported, and your work truly matters.

Why Persimmon Homes?

We're one of the UK's largest and most established housebuilders - FTSE 100 listed, with 29 regional offices and thousands of quality homes built every year.

At Persimmon, we don't just build homes - we build careers. When you join us as a Group Senior Internal Auditor, you'll benefit from:

• Competitive salary
• Company car/Car allowance
• 5 housebuilder - Be part of a company that consistently delivers quality homes and outstanding customer satisfaction
• Health Care
• Life Cover & Contributory Pension
• Bonus
• Employee Benefits Platform - giving you access to high-street discounts, wellbeing support, and more
• Committed to diversity, inclusion, and empowering your development

What is the role?

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Group Internal Audit Team. This role reports to the Director of Internal Audit. The purpose of the role is to support Group Internal Audit in their work to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of governance, risk management, and control processes across the Group.?

What you'll do as a Group Senior Internal Auditor

• Assist with the preparation of the annual internal audit plan, and planning of individual internal audit reviews.?
• Lead, manage, and deliver internal audits, to ensure the audit plan is delivered on a timely basis.?
• Preparing value added audit reports to communicate audit issues and address stakeholder expectations.
• Lead and supervise more junior staff on individual assignments including staff motivation and technical audit guidance.?
• Undertake review work in respect of significant findings.?
• Provide peer review assessments of audit files produced by other Internal Audit team members?.
• Coaching within the team to upskill the Internal Audit team members on audit and risk management.?
• Management of the audit follow up process to confirm satisfactory completion of agreed audit actions.?
• Assist in the management of the Group's whistleblowing provision, contributing to investigations where necessary.?
• Maintenance of the Internal Audit procedure documents and annual review of the Internal Audit Manual.?
• The role will involve an element of travel away from home involving overnight stays to our Operating Companies across mainland Britain (up to an approximate maximum of 10%).?

What experience do I need?

• A proven track record of successfully delivered audit work in a large organisation, preferably with experience in a commercial, risk or audit environment?.
• Strong knowledge and understanding of internal auditing standards and techniques?.
• Able to demonstrate a professional approach to the working environment, possess commercial awareness, and strong communication skills.
• Have the ability to work confidently on own and as part of a wider team?.
• Experience within the Construction or House Building sector an advantage but not essential.
• Relevant degree in accounting, finance or a related field?.
• A qualified audit professional (CMIIA/CIA/CIMA/ACCA/ACA/AAT).
• A current UK Driving Licence is essential?

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