Job Description

The role

➡️ Are you a strategic risk and internal audit professional, looking for a rewarding leadership opportunity?

➡️ Do you thrive working in a changing environment, and having a high-impact role which depends upon excellent communication and influencing skills?

➡️ Can you be a trusted advisor, offering insight and challenge to both the Executive and senior managers, as well as to the Audit Board and other key stakeholders?

➡️ Are you experienced in horizon scanning to ensure plans are fit for purpose, and opportunities for further development are regularly identified?

The Organisation

The Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) is seeking a talented individual to join them as their first ever Head of Risk and Internal Audit, and steer risk management and the value of internal control across the organisation.

FJWilson Talent is acting as the employment agency advisor to the AAT on this appointment.

AAT are the world’s leading professional body for accounting technicians. AAT believes in breaking down barriers and empowering people to unleash their career goals. At the heart of their culture is a passion for wellbeing, diversity, and inclusion. They demonstrate this by providing a healthy workplace and offer hybrid and flexible working.

AAT are a disability confident employer and have reduced their mean gender pay gap from 6% to 0.2% in 2022, due to an increase in the proportion of women in senior roles within the organisation. AAT additionally provide unconscious bias training, throughout the organisation.

Key Facts:

You will be responsible for developing the entire risk framework and associated processes.

As the advocate for risk management and the value of internal controls, you will create a culture where the identification of risk and opportunity are embedded.

This post holder will lead AAT’s internal audit function and oversee the outsources audit work. You will have responsibility for creating and managing the Audit Plan, and the scope of any internal audit, to ensure maximum value.

• Full-time, permanent role
• Salary: £71,000 – £80,000 per annum + great benefits which include up to 10.15% employer pension contribution, enhance holiday pay, critical illness etc.
• Hybrid: home-working blended with circa 2 days per week in AAT’s office in Canary Wharf, London.

The Successful Candidate will have experience of:

• Setting up and managing end to end risk frameworks.
• Working to and reporting risk at a senior level
• Developing training plans on risk management
• Spearheading an internal audit function and developing policies and plans

Candidate Attributes

• High levels of integrity and objectivity
• Accountable and proactive.
• Able to maintain strict confidentiality.
• Alignment with AAT’s purpose and behaviours.

Professional Qualification Requirements

• Relevant qualification in risk management
• Internal Audit Practitioners designation (professionally qualified with a body that is a member of CCAB or IIA)

Interested?

FJWilson Talent is acting as the employment agency advisor to the AAT on this appointment.

For a confidential conversation with FJWilson Talent before applying, please contact Fiona Wilson or Andrea Montgomery on 0203 195 3600, or email us at re************@fj******.com

Notes for applicants

1. Applications deadline is 10:00 Monday 10th July 2023
2. Applicants should be in the format of a CV plus a covering letter
3. If shortlisted, 21/22 July are the likely dates for telephone interviews with the CEO
4. If progressed, the final interview stage will be held in person w/c 27th July, in AAT’s offices in Canary Wharf, London

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How to Apply

1. Applications deadline is 10:00 Monday 10th July 2023
2. Applicants should be in the format of a CV plus a covering letter
3. If shortlisted, 21/22 July are the likely dates for telephone interviews with the CEO
4. If progressed, the final interview stage will be held in person w/c 27th July, in AAT's offices in Canary Wharf, London

Job Categories: Equal Opportunities. Job Types: Full-Time. Job Tags: Internal Audit and risk. Salaries: 80,000 - 100,000.

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