Building Surveying Auditor

The human element in the property world is all too easily overlooked. This is why Knight Frank believes in building long-term relationships with both clients and staff. This enables us to provide clear, considered and personalised advice on all areas of property whether commercial or residential.

Established in 1896, Knight Frank is a global network of 20,000+ people across 50 territories. We’ve built an internationally-connected, diverse organisation on a work ethos of collaboration, teamwork, leadership and adaptability. We have created a workplace where opinions are respected, everyone is invited to contribute and excellence is rewarded. As a result, our people are highly motivated. We want your experience of working with us to be the best that it can be.

We understand that the only way we will continue to thrive is through the commitment and passion of our people and their tireless delivery of excellent client service. That’s why investing in our people is as important to us as investing in our clients. That’s what makes Knight Frank different – the difference is our people.

Scope

We are looking for MRICS qualified individuals to deliver compliance audits across our UK agency and consultancy/non-transactional service lines in our Residential and Commercial directorates.

We are particularly interested in hearing from candidates who have experience of operational or audit delivery in one or more of the following service lines within a RICS regulated firm:

• Project Management & Building Consultancy
• Commercial Agency / Capital Markets

Responsibilities

• Supporting the Audit Manager with the development of audit programmes and defining of audit criteria, as required
• Conducting independent audits by reviewing systems and documents and assessing compliance against defined audit criteria
• Identifying risks and issues
• Drafting reports with findings from each audit
• Communicating audit results to individuals and providing recommendations for improvement
• Leadership: I offer support to others and engage with people across the business to help them deliver positive outcomes for the brand
• Knowledge: I keep up to date with and develop my professional knowledge, and share it with others in order to improve our service
• Communication: I build collaborative relationships with my team and stakeholders by communicating openly and actively listening to others
• Advisory Mind-set: I use my expertise and knowledge to deliver advice with clarity and conviction in order to secure positive outcomes
• Adaptability: I am open to and will embrace changes in my specialist role, behaviour and approach
• Commercial Acumen: I take an active part in supporting the financial health of the business, ensuring projects and objectives set to me are met on schedule and within budget. I find solutions that are commercially sound.

Professional experience and personal skills profile

Qualifications/Experience Required

• 5+ years’ experience in an audit or operational role within a RICS regulated firm
• Knowledge and understanding of RICS professional standards
• Excellent communication and organisation skills
• Strong analytical skills
• Flexible, adaptable and cooperative with the ability to remain calm under pressure
• Excellent standard of English grammar and spelling
• Takes pride in presentation of work with a fair and diligent manner
• Dedicated with strong attention to detail and time management skills

Systems & IT competence

• High degree of IT literacy (essential)
• Microsoft Office
• Power BI (beneficial but not essential)
• Audit systems (beneficial but not essential)

We are committed to creating an inclusive, diverse and equitable workplace. We welcome applications from all individuals and provide equal opportunities for everyone. We also offer reasonable adjustments to ensure all candidates have a fair chance during the recruitment process.

If you have any questions in relation to this position ahead of considering an application please reach out to the Knight Frank Talent Acquisition team at recruitment@knightfrank.com.

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