Internal Audit Manager

at  Beazley Management Limited

General:
Job Title: Internal Audit Manager
Division: General Management – Internal Audit
Key Relationships: Risk Management, Compliance, Audit Committees, Regulators, senior management.
Job Summary: To design, plan and conduct effective internal audits of the Beazley Group plc companies. To provide assurance to the Audit Committee of the effectiveness of the internal controls within the group.

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS

• An Internal Audit qualification (or equivalent) is desirable.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Confident to liaise with different audiences
• Ability to demonstrate professional credibility
• Establish and maintain strong relationships within the business
• Ability to influence and demonstrate strong commercial acumen
• Flexibility to work on concurrent projects and priorities
• Computer skills – good working knowledge of MS Office
• Capacity to analyse information from a wide range of sources
• Ability to make sound independent decisions
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Strong motivational skills
• Flexibility to work independently and in teams
• Confident to work on own initiative
• Ability to work with and persuade senior stakeholders

KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE

• Experience analysing processes and controls
• Knowledge and experience of the insurance industry
• Preferable experience in the specialty insurance market

COMPETENCIES

• Analytical thinking
• Information seeking
• Customer focus
• Team working
• Initiative
• Using expertise
• Integrity
• Impact and influence

• To support the Head of Internal Audit Technology and Change Risk in discharging duties related to delivering the audit plan.
• Internal audit work will involve:
• Planning approach to audits through risk assessments, understanding the control environment, ongoing work in the business and by the other assurance functions;
• Designing and completing a test plan which gives appropriate assurance over the following: the key risks; the design and operation of controls; Lloyd’s Principles; anti-financial crime, conduct and fraud risk factors; etc.;
• Apply audit techniques to audit testing such as sampling;
• Promoting operational efficiencies and identifying cost savings opportunities;
• Clearly documenting completed work, the results of testing and any issues arising;
• Identifying unmitigated risks, process and control issues as well as recommending improvements in clear, concise and accurate audit reports.
• Perform special projects as requested.
• Prepare information for board and committee reporting.
• Attend board and committee meetings as required.
• Compliance with relevant Beazley procedures and policies.
• Ability to travel internationally – normally less than 5%.