Senior Internal Audit Manager - IT Risk

Job Type:  Permanent  

Location: Birmingham, Edinburgh or London on a hybrid basis with 2 days a week spent working in the office and the remainder working from home.

Flexible working: All of our roles are open to part-time, job-share and other types of flexibility. We will discuss what is important to you and balancing this with business requirements during the recruitment process. You can read more about Phoenix Flex here. 

Closing Date: 7th September 12:00

Salary and benefits: £85,000 to £110,000 plus an indicative bonus range of 30%-60%, private medical cover, 38 days annual leave, excellent pension, 12x salary life assurance, career breaks, income protection, 3x volunteering days and much more.  

• Who are we? 
• We want to be the best place that any of our 6,600 colleagues have ever worked.

We’re Phoenix Group, we’re a long-term savings and retirement business. We offer a range of products across our market-leading brands, Standard Life, SunLife, Phoenix Life and ReAssure. Around 1 in 5 people in the UK has a pension with us. We’re a FTSE 100 organisation that is tackling key issues such as transitioning our portfolio to net zero by 2050, and we’re not done yet.

The Role

We have an incredible opportunity to join us here at Phoenix Group as a Senior Internal Audit Manager - IT Risk, to join our Group Internal Audit (GIA) team. 

As a Senior Internal Audit Manager, you will have the opportunity to make a real difference to Phoenix by providing strategic assurance and influential insight which challenges the effectiveness of the risk, governance and control environment, across the group. You will lead a team of Internal Audit Managers and Auditors to deliver a portfolio of audits and oversee Management Action verification. You will also support ad-hoc projects over a variety of areas focusing on key outcomes aligned to the group’s strategy, core social purpose and aligned to GIA’s strategic vision.  

You will have the opportunity to make an immediate impact, establishing influential relationships with a wider range of senior stakeholders and demonstrating your ability to generate trust, provide insight and adapt to gain buy in.  Working for a large organisation like Phoenix can seem daunting at first – fear not! Whilst this is an autonomous role, you will be a key member of our leadership team. We have a lean structure, and you will have the guidance and support from the rest of the team, with access to a wide range of skills and experience for support across Group Internal Audit. 

What are we looking for? 

• Certifications: UK Certified Information Systems Auditor, UK Institute of Internal Auditors, UK Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, UK Chartered Institute of Management Accountants    
• Previous experience of IT Internal Audit or Line 2 IT Risk Management within financial services sector.  
• Experience of project management and time management,  delivering to agreed timescales 
• Excellent senior stakeholder management and communication skills, knowing your audience, building trust and making an impact by challenging the status quo. 

We want to hire the whole version of you. 

We are committed to ensuring that everyone feels accepted and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. If your experience looks different from what we’ve advertised and you believe that you can bring value to the role, we’d love to hear from you.  

 If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, please let us know so we can help you to be at your best.  

We’re reviewing applications as they come in, so apply early to avoid missing out. 

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