Internal Auditor

**About The Role**:
We work in a hybrid way, mostly remote with a requirement to travel into our Walsall office twice a week to work with the team. With that in mind you will be located within a convenient commute to Walsall.

The Group Risk and Assurance department delivers risk management activities across the Group and provides assurance via delivery of an annual audit plan agreed with the Audit and Risk Committee.

Following the acquisition by Brookfield in January 2023, HomeServe is implementing a SOx compliance framework with the expectation for dry run testing during 2023. As part of this, a SOx testing and remediation capability is being set up.

The role is intended to perform audit work as detailed in the annual assurance plan. This is a 9 month contract role to fill a gap due to maternity leave. The successful applicant will support the Group Assurance & Best Practice Director in planning and delivering the annual assurance plan.

The role will be expected to spend time working in the UK, Europe and wider EMEA region as needed reflecting where the key risks are. In addition to perform business improvement assignments as requested by the business.

The role will be expected to assist with the SOX testing programme, including remediation of controls with the relevant stakeholders in the business.

**PRINCIPLE ACCOUNTABILITIES**:

- Supporting the design, implementation, and documentation of the Group’s internal controls over financial reporting.
- Support with the Risk & Control Matrix (RACM), process flowcharts and other procedural documentation.
- Perform testing to evaluate the design, implementation and operating effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting for in-scope business processes.
- Provide testing updates over SOx compliance within the GRC tool.
- Provide support and guidance to Control Owners and Operators.
- Support the internal and external SOx audits, assisting to coordinate walkthroughs, testing and progress in line with agreed timelines.
- Evaluate control deficiencies and work closely with the business to identify remediation actions, compensating controls and areas for improvement.
- Assist with the delivery of the internal audit plan as required.
- Drive consistency, quality and continuous improvement of business processes and controls.
- Identify controls required in new product development.
- Other ad-hoc duties as required.

**About You**:
To be successful in this role you will need to have the following knowledge, skills and attributes:
**ESSENTIAL**:

- Qualified accountant/ auditor (ACCA, ACA, and/or CIA)
- Strong knowledge of and experience with internal controls over financial reporting, preferably including experience working with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOx) internal controls requirements
- Detailed understanding of risk and control frameworks through prior work experience
- Excellent project management skills and coordination with multiple stakeholders.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to work with individuals across all levels of the business.

**DESIRABLE**:

- Spanish/French language at a high level.