Audit Manager

What is the opportunity?

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Bank of Ireland UK IA Team, which is a core part of GIA. The Team is comprised of audit professionals, and works closely with the Risk Specialists in the Group team to deliver audits for Bank of Ireland UK business. (BOI UK Plc). The Audit Manager will have the opportunity to work across all parts of the UK business and all risks, which will allow them to broaden their experience, or indeed to focus in a core area or risk.

This is an excellent opportunity for a high calibre candidate with internal audit experience and a passion for wanting to make a difference.

Location:

This is a hybrid role with the primary office location as Belfast.

In this role, you will:
• Support the scoping and planning audit engagements to meet the objectives as outlined in the Group Audit Committee approved audit plan.
• Evaluate internal controls and processes through the planning, execution and reporting of audit engagements.
• Perform audit engagements to a high standard in line with GIA methodology and ensure they are delivered in line with budget and reporting deadlines.
• Keep leadership advised of the status of audit engagements, ensuring any delays or changes are highlighted and handled.
• Manager partner engagement with auditees throughout the audit and responsibility for the ongoing liaison with Management via Continuous Monitoring for attending management meetings and relevant Committees based on responsibilities agreed.
• Team Representative for certain areas of the UK business, responsible for leading on audit risk assessments in those areas.

What will make you stand out?
• A highly impactful skilled communicator in both written and verbal formats.
• Critical thinker, the ability to think objectively, analysing and evaluating an issue to form a well-rounded judgement
• Strong attention to detail and a shown ability to deliver high quality work within challenging timeframes.
• A self-motivated, passionate and energetic individual that works with intent.
• Ability to operate in a multifaceted team-based agile environment, and respond to ad-hoc requests, while meeting deadlines.

Essential Qualifications
• Qualified or working towards becoming a Certified Internal Auditor, or an Accountant.

More about the team

Group Internal Audit (GIA), forms the 3rd line of defence for the Bank of Ireland Group. GIA's purpose is 'to Help Make Bank of Ireland Better', including providing independent assurance to key partners on the effectiveness of the Group's risk management and internal control frameworks. To fulfil this purpose, GIA carries out risk based assignments, covering Group businesses and functions (including third party outsourcing providers, subject to the right to audit).

Why work with us?

The Bank of Ireland company culture prioritises work-life balance with an opportunity for flexible working, along with 24 days annual leave and excellent pension contributions. Family can mean different things to different people; we offer 6 months paid maternity leave, an innovative fertility and surrogacy policy and working parent supports.

Your wellbeing is important to us; we have an employee assistance program, WebDoctor and financial wellbeing coaches available. We also encourage and support staff to pursue educational and professional qualifications to grow and enhance your career!

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Key Competencies
• Customer Focused - Self
• One Group, one team - Self
• Agile - Self
• Accountable - Self
• Manage Risk - Self

We`re on a continuous journey to build an inclusive and diverse workplace. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, lived experience, abilities and perspectives. We provide reasonable accommodations at every stage of our recruitment process for disabilities, neurodivergence or medical conditions. If you require an accommodation please complete this form and one of our recruitment team members will be in touch via email.

Any information provided will be treated as confidential within the recruitment team and used only for the purpose of determining and providing appropriate accommodations for the application and recruitment process.