Enterprise Assurance Lead

This is a great role for a candidate who likes to make the process happen where internal audit is concerned. You will be involved in continuous improvement and responsible for making processes & the outcome better, while liaising with numerous stakeholders and pulling the assurance process together.

If you are within internal audit at a big 4 or top 10 firm perhaps this appeals to you. You might currently be a Senior Auditor or an Assistant to the Head of Audit. This will also suit an Assistant Manager who wants to take a step out of the corporate world, who understands the benefits of being within a public sector business that can offer longevity & interesting projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the day-to-day activities of the Enterprise Assurance team to deliver its remit and responsibilities.


• Develop and maintain the NWS Enterprise Assurance Framework and support continuous improvement of the framework.


• Oversight and co-ordination of all NWS assurance activities at a strategic, enterprise level.


• Understand and interpret assurance data and intelligence and share good practice across the business.


• Develop and maintain the NWS Fraud, Bribery and Corruption Framework and support continuous improvement of the framework.

Knowledge, Skills, and Experience

Essential

• Experienced professional with a demonstrable expertise in a senior role relating to Assurance or Internal Audit.


• Professional qualification in audit and assurance (e.g IIA, IPA Reviewer, CAB) direct experience in assurance management.


• Experience of developing and delivering assurance plans within complex organisations. Signiant experience of delivering assurance or audit advisory services on complex and mission critical areas of a business.


• Comprehensive knowledge of assurance tools and techniques, and approaches used in a range of industries, including practical implementation expertise.


• Experience of managing external support contracts providing audit or assurance services.


• Knowledge of the Risk, Control, Assure and Three Lines of Assurance models and Public Sector Internal Audit Standards.


• Ability to clearly articulate and present the status of assurance activities and their outputs, in a strategic context to stakeholders.


• Ability to simplify complexity, standardise approach, insert discipline and drive focus.


• Excellent communications and interpersonal skills, both face to face and in writing, including the ability to communicate complex issues clearly and succinctly.


• Excellent leadership and influencing skills, along with the ability to flex personal style to engage and motivate others, and with the ability to communicate at all levels.


• Excellent relationship building, senior stakeholder management and the ability to work as a collective to deliver the required outcomes of the role.

Desirable

• Experience in the design, delivery and implementation of different assurance approaches and processes, including the Risk, Control, Assure and Three Lines of Assurance models.


• Experience of working with multiple stakeholders in a regulated or complex industry.


• Demonstrable, significant experience of engaging with senior stakeholders up to and including Board Non-Executives, and regular engagement at Executive and Heads of Function level. on a regular basis.


• Experienced in applying risk, audit and assurance controls and process regimes within a multi-faceted organisation.


• Nuclear Sector experience.


• A can-do attitude, delivery focus and ability to manage own workload, including time and deadline management.


• High resilience and the diplomacy to deal with ambiguity and change.

Current RWM employees this is grade 4-3 - RWM Terms & conditions apply