Internal Audit Manager

About the Position

The Internal Audit Manager position is a key role within the Bidvest Noonan Internal Audit function, reporting to the Head of Internal Audit in Dublin. The position is pivotal in assisting the Head of Internal Audit in implementing the vision, direction and impact of the Internal Audit function and its role in driving robust governance, risk management, internal controls, and compliance across all operations, both in Ireland and in the UK. The successful candidate will directly partake in the ongoing development and execution of a comprehensive of the audit strategy in a growing operating environment, providing assurance to the ‘Executive Team’ and the ‘Audit Committee.’ The Internal Audit function sits, administratively, as part of Bidvest Noonan’s ‘Finance Leadership Team’ with a reporting line to the CFO and to the Bidvest Services International Divisional team in South Africa. The Internal Audit function is an essential promoter and facilitator of continuous improvement in internal controls and operational efficiency. Its mission is to enhance and protect organisation value by providing risk-based and objective assurance, advice, and insight. Internal Audit helps Bidvest Noonan to accomplish its objectives by bringing a systematic, disciplined approach to improve the effectiveness of governance, risk management, and internal control processes.

Key Responsibilities

Internal Audit Planning & Oversight

• Assist in developing and agreeing the annual internal audit plan.
• Oversee the planning, execution, and reporting of internal audits, ensuring high quality, in-depth reviews, timely execution, culminating in clear, concise, practical, and implementable recommendations.

   

  Governance & Risk Management

• Monitor emerging risks and regulatory changes, advising leadership on implications.

   

• Work collaboratively with the Finance Leadership Team and particularly with the Risk and Compliance Director, the Accounting & Controls Director and the Commercial Finance Director.

 

 

 

 

Stakeholder Management

• Maintain strong relationships with both senior management and operational management.
• Assist the Head of Internal Audit with the management of the relationship with and reporting requirements of the Bidvest Group’s Internal Audit Executive in South Africa.
• Ensure the internal audit function maintains full independence while acting as a trusted advisor and ‘sounding-board’ for management on all matters of internal control and risk.

   

  Continuous Improvement

• Drive innovation in audit techniques, leveraging technology, AI, and data analytics.
• Champion/communicate best practices in controls and governance across the organisation.
• Use the learnings from site visits to identify the potential for margin improvements.
• Assess/analyse key financial processes and procedures and seek out potential improvements.

Qualifications, Experience and Key Competencies

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field.
• Professional Accountancy qualification from a recognised body, e.g., ACA, ACCA, CPA, CIMA.
• Minimum 2 years’ PQE in internal audit or external (statutory) audit, coming either from a Top 10 accountancy practice or from industry (non-Financial Services).
• Ability to plan, execute, conclude, and communicate the results of internal audit assignments and investigations.
• Keen eye for detail; an inquisitive, curious mindset, always scanning for emerging risks.
• Superior report-writing skills with a focus on clarity, brevity, and grammar.
• Commercially minded with exposure to monthly reporting and knows their ‘debits & credits’.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Very high standard of personal integrity, objectivity, professionalism, and confidentiality.
• In-depth knowledge of risk management, internal controls, and compliance frameworks.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
• Willingness to travel within Ireland and to the UK (~10% travel)

This is an excellent opportunity to become an integral part of a newly formed Internal Audit Team in a fast-paced, diverse, and customer-focussed environment. Internal Audit is an essential third line of defence and has access to all areas of the organisation, both financial and operational. It is expected to deliver on its mandate to evaluate and test the organisation’s risk management, governance and internal control processes, recommending enhancements and procedural efficiencies. Internal Audit is expected to actively strengthen the company-wide control environment, improve operational resilience and be a key contributor to protecting the organisation through the promotion of excellence in financial control and operational delivery.