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Internal Auditor

Daresbury

From £45,000

12-month FTC

At Trust Alliance Group, we’re looking for a Internal Auditor to join us on a 12-month fixed term contract. In this role, you’ll lead the delivery of internal audits across our financial controls and associated processes, providing independent assurance on their design and effectiveness within a regulated environment. You’ll play a key role in identifying risks, strengthening controls, and driving practical improvements, while also working closely with our Governance & Risk Senior Manager to share knowledge, enhance audit capability, and help build a sustainable in-house approach to financial audit beyond the life of the contract.

What You’ll Be Doing

Audits of financial controls

• Plan, scope, and execute internal audits across financial controls, with a focus on design effectiveness.
• Assess the design and operating effectiveness of financial controls.
• Identify control gaps, weaknesses, and improvement opportunities.
• Perform detailed testing of controls.

Audit planning and execution

• Produce clear, well-evidenced audit reports setting out findings, risk ratings, and practical recommendations.
• Agree management actions and timescales with relevant stakeholders and track remediation progress to conclusion.
• Maintain accurate and complete audit files and working papers.

Stakeholder engagement

• Build effective relationships with finance, operations, and senior leadership teams throughout the audit lifecycle.
• Communicate audit findings constructively and professionally, supporting a culture of continuous improvement.
• Liaise with third-party service providers where relevant to the audit scope.

Knowledge sharing and capability development

• Work collaboratively with the Senior Manager for Governance and Risk sharing technical knowledge and methodology throughout the engagement.
• Provide guidance on audit approach, methodology, and financial controls assessment to support the development of in-house audit capability.
• Document processes, tools, and methodologies to support knowledge transfer and longer-term self-sufficiency.

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What You’ll Bring to The Role

• Strong experience in internal audit with a focus on financial controls.
• Ability to operate independently and deliver at pace in a short-term contract.
• Solid understanding of financial processes and the role of controls in a regulated environment.
• Experience designing and executing robust audit testing.
• Strong analytical and investigative skills, with attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate technical findings into clear, meaningful insights.
• Confidence engaging and constructively challenging senior stakeholders.
• A pragmatic, proportionate approach focused on adding value, not just identifying issues.

Preferred Background

We’re particularly interested in candidates who bring experience from:

• Internal Audit roles within regulated sectors such as energy, utilities, financial services or telecoms. (This is desirable but not essential.)
• Risk or Compliance roles with strong exposure to financial controls and assurance.
• Professional qualifications (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CIA or equivalent) are desirable but not essential.

Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months

Benefits:

• On-site parking

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Warrington WA4 4HS