Internal Auditor

Nationwide Platforms are looking to seek an Internal Audit to working alongside the Internal Audit Manager to provide assurance over the effectiveness of our key processes, systems and controls.

Being responsible for both operational and financial processes and will require consideration of the design and effectiveness of existing controls, validating compliance with these processes.

Based at our Head Office in Lutterworth in return you will receive: Competitive Salary, 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, Life Assurance, Auto Enrolment Pension Scheme, BUPA Health insurance.

Responsibilities include:

- Perform audits and other assignments included in the agreed audit coverage plan, in compliance with the professional standards
- Deliver the depot audit programme, ensuring appropriate coverage is obtained across the depot network and over the agreed test plans
- Develop assignment plans, based upon the outline scopes in the agreed annual coverage plan and through discussions with the appropriate management and the Internal Audit Manager
- Evaluate the design of controls in place and identify gaps/weaknesses; working with business owners to drive improvement
- Work with process owners to ensure procedures are clearly and appropriately documented, and maintained alongside business changes, with key controls identified
- Develop and complete controls testing schedules, covering key controls, maintaining appropriate documentation of the audit work completed
- Prepare and present quality reports that reflect the results of audit work and clearly set out the key findings and actions/recommendations.
- Work with the Internal Audit Manager and business Project Managers to ensure business risks are identified as part of the planning and execution of significant business projects
- Drive completion of internal compliance training courses across the organisation, ensuring regular monitoring is in place and actions taken to address as appropriate
- As part of an international group, there may be opportunities and expectations to support Internal Audit activity across divisional lines and to share best practice.
- An internal and/or external auditor, with a solid understanding of operational and financial processes
- Experienced in process mapping and diagnosing, able to articulate ‘the way things should be done’ in a clear and executable manner
- Strong Microsoft Office skills
- Experience within plant/equipment hire beneficial
- Depot audit coverage (locations and scope)
- Reporting timeliness and accuracy
- Process documentation improvement
- Complete, accurate and on-time external compliance

Part of the Loxam Group, Nationwide Platforms is the UK’s largest powered access specialist with a fleet of 10,500 machines operating from a network of 26 depots. With a workforce of more than 900 employees and 25 years’ experience in working at height, it has unprecedented knowledge on the widest range of access platforms as well as expertise on specific product, site and working at height challenges.