This posting has now expired.
By using the search box below, you will be able to find similar jobs that are currently available in the financial, accounting and banking sectors across the UK.
By using the search box below, you will be able to find similar jobs that are currently available in the financial, accounting and banking sectors across the UK.
Group Internal Auditor, Colchester
- UK - Essex - Colchester
- £50000 - £55000 per annum
- Full-Time Permanent
- Accountancy - Accounting
- Hays Accountancy & Finance
- 07-10-08
Job Description
Leading specialist global manufacturer seek a Group Internal Auditor to be based at their Colchester office.
As a guide, the successful applicant will be expected to spend c60% of their time undertaking assignments in other countries. Visits will manly be of 3 to 5 days duration. Most of the Group's European locations can be reached from either London Stansted or City Airports. Long haul travel to entities in Asia and USA will be required on several occasions each year. The remainder of the persons time will normally be spent in the Colchester office planning future assignments and finalising visit reports. Applicants will therefore enjoy foreign travel and robust health, have personal circumstances that are not inhibiting to such periods away and be excited by the opportunity to interface with colleagues of many different cultures. As the Group's operating language is English, there is no particular language requirement
Reporting to the Group Financial Controller, but with a strong line of communication to the Group CFO, the primary responsibility of the role will be to organise and execute an internal audit programme covering all the Group's operations on a cyclical basis.
Main Duties & Responsibilities:
The Group operates through over 30 sites in Scandinavia, Western Europe, USA and Asia including c.15 manufacturing sites. The internal audit programme will concentrate on the Group's main manufacturing entities, but will also be expected to achieve good coverage on a cyclical basis of the smaller sales-based entities. Assistance to execute the programme may be provided by short-term ad hoc secondment of finance staff from the companies operating entities; this can also provide experience for those staff to future career development.
Financial Audits
These audits will comprise of reviews of internal controls and systems and balance sheet audits Depending on the size of the business the review of costing systems, inventory valuation, sheet rand commercial contracts may be included.
The Group's accounting policies are based on IFRS. The required knowledge will tend to be focused in the areas of revenue recognition, long term contract accounting, inventory valuation and bases of liability provisioning. The applicant's experience may be of UK GAAP or US GAAP rather than IFRS.
Operational audits
This area of the job responsibilities will enable the successful applicant to add value to the business by identifying opportunities for cost reduction or enhanced efficiency in processes. Such projects may include review of process cycles covering such areas as order processing, procurement, production flow and sales invoicing.
It is more difficult to predict the nature of participation in special projects but these will include supporting M&A activity, by review and follow up of external due diligence reports, and investigation of any contractual disputes or litigation in which the Group may be involved.
As a guide, the successful applicant will be expected to spend c60% of their time undertaking assignments in other countries. Visits will manly be of 3 to 5 days duration. Most of the Group's European locations can be reached from either London Stansted or City Airports. Long haul travel to entities in Asia and USA will be required on several occasions each year. The remainder of the persons time will normally be spent in the Colchester office planning future assignments and finalising visit reports. Applicants will therefore enjoy foreign travel and robust health, have personal circumstances that are not inhibiting to such periods away and be excited by the opportunity to interface with colleagues of many different cultures. As the Group's operating language is English, there is no particular language requirement
Reporting to the Group Financial Controller, but with a strong line of communication to the Group CFO, the primary responsibility of the role will be to organise and execute an internal audit programme covering all the Group's operations on a cyclical basis.
Main Duties & Responsibilities:
The Group operates through over 30 sites in Scandinavia, Western Europe, USA and Asia including c.15 manufacturing sites. The internal audit programme will concentrate on the Group's main manufacturing entities, but will also be expected to achieve good coverage on a cyclical basis of the smaller sales-based entities. Assistance to execute the programme may be provided by short-term ad hoc secondment of finance staff from the companies operating entities; this can also provide experience for those staff to future career development.
Financial Audits
These audits will comprise of reviews of internal controls and systems and balance sheet audits Depending on the size of the business the review of costing systems, inventory valuation, sheet rand commercial contracts may be included.
The Group's accounting policies are based on IFRS. The required knowledge will tend to be focused in the areas of revenue recognition, long term contract accounting, inventory valuation and bases of liability provisioning. The applicant's experience may be of UK GAAP or US GAAP rather than IFRS.
Operational audits
This area of the job responsibilities will enable the successful applicant to add value to the business by identifying opportunities for cost reduction or enhanced efficiency in processes. Such projects may include review of process cycles covering such areas as order processing, procurement, production flow and sales invoicing.
It is more difficult to predict the nature of participation in special projects but these will include supporting M&A activity, by review and follow up of external due diligence reports, and investigation of any contractual disputes or litigation in which the Group may be involved.
- Mandy Baines
- 59542
del.icio.us
Digg
Facebook
Google
Reddit
StumbleUpon
Yahoo!