I am an Assistant Manager in the Digital Risk Advisory Services Team in the North, based across Leeds and Manchester. My work includes:- Managing the internal audit programme across a portfolio of clients in the social housing, commercial and public sectors. Liaise with senior management teams across organisations to deliver the internal audit programme.- Lead the management of social housing grants audits across the North.- Counselling manager for junior members of the team… Show more I am an Assistant Manager in the Digital Risk Advisory Services Team in the North, based across Leeds and Manchester. My work includes:- Managing the internal audit programme across a portfolio of clients in the social housing, commercial and public sectors. Liaise with senior management teams across organisations to deliver the internal audit programme.- Lead the management of social housing grants audits across the North.- Counselling manager for junior members of the team including appraisals, performance management and regular objecting setting.- Reviewing internal audit work and reports and responsible for regular liaison with senior management, managing the internal audit programme and billing. - Presenting audit reports to audit committees and answering pertinent questions around the work.- Business development including writing tender proposals, delivering presentations and working with members of the team across the BD process including referring work and promoting risk advisory to the wider business.- Working with the wider Manager Team to plan, allocate and organise audit work around the availability and requirements of the team. - Delivering practical solutions to identified control weaknesses, helping clients embed and implement effective and value for money solutions. - Significant experience in assurance and advisory reviews across strategic and operational areas of the business. - Delivering training internally and to clients on areas such as risk management, internal audit methodology and fraud risks. - Presenting at graduate insight days and play a key role in the team, assessing/interviewing and recruiting new members of the team. Show less

In my role as Senior Internal Auditor I am responsible for:- Beginning to manage and lead a small portfolio of work. The delivery of internal audit fieldwork across the commercial, housing and education sectors (both controls assurance and advisory reviews) fulfilling our clients internal audit plans.- Leading the audit fieldwork, liaising with senior management, being the prime point of contact during onsite audit delivery and leading junior staff where appropriate. - Debriefing… Show more In my role as Senior Internal Auditor I am responsible for:- Beginning to manage and lead a small portfolio of work. The delivery of internal audit fieldwork across the commercial, housing and education sectors (both controls assurance and advisory reviews) fulfilling our clients internal audit plans.- Leading the audit fieldwork, liaising with senior management, being the prime point of contact during onsite audit delivery and leading junior staff where appropriate. - Debriefing audit findings to management and producing detailed internal audit reports outlining audit recommendations.- Presentations of internal audit reports to management and Audit Committee- Presenting tender presentations/proposals to potential new clients- Delivering induction training to new members of staff- Presenting to graduates at local insight days. Show less

Worked as a graduate trainee in Public Sector Audit. Responsible for external statutory audits across various sectors such as Health and Local Government. Also, gained significant experience undertaking internal audits, compliance and assurance reviews. My role entailed providing assurance across the public sector particularly within Education, Housing and Central Government.