Senior Auditor, Internal Audit

Contract: Permanent

Recruitment Partner: Lizzy Parfitt

About the role

We are looking for a Senior Auditor to join our Global Internal Audit & Controls team in Nottingham. You will operate as part of our independent and objective team to provide assurance to the WBA Board, Audit Committee and other key stakeholders on the effectiveness of governance, risk management and internal controls, and make recommendations to support their improvement.

The role of Senior Auditor exists to deliver assigned scope areas of audits from the Audit Plan to time, cost and quality. Audits typically review a specific business area, function or program and normally cover governance, financial, operational and IT processes and controls.

As our new Senior Auditor, you will work in our International Segment. This covers a diverse range of businesses and activities across WBA's interests outside of the US including Boots businesses in the UK, Thailand and franchises, the No7 Beauty Company, pharmaceutical wholesale activities in Germany and several equity method investments.

Responsibilities

The Responsibilities of the Senior Auditor role include:

• Audit a range of operational, financial and IT processes and controls; completing assigned audit activities to time and quality under the direction of team members, and in accordance with the Internal Audit Methodology. The Senior Auditor will be involved in all stages of the audit lifecycle, being: Planning; Fieldwork; Reporting and Follow Up.
• Utilise a range of audit techniques including data analysis tools and procedures; adapting approaches to test processes effectively and efficiency.
• Produce succinct and audit findings for inclusion in the fieldwork update meetings, and the same with appropriate quality, balance and context when drafting reports which summarise audit issues for review by the Audit Manager.
• Review the completion and quality of work performed by other team members to ensure conclusions reached are supported, and that controls in respect of identified risks have been appropriately tested.
• Develop and agree actions which are adequate, appropriate and proportionate to remediate the risk; requiring skills in persuasion, negotiation and relationship management. Support the tracking of the completion of these to rectify audit issues identified in the audit reports.
• Work on audits across WBA spanning several countries.
• Stay current with key changes, understand the implications for risk and control, and reflect these in your work.

What you'll need to have

• Academic qualifications including a bachelor's degree or higher.
• Accounting professional qualification (e.g. ACA, ICAS, CIMA, ACCA, MBA) or formal qualification in Internal Audit (e.g. CIA, CMIIA).
• Technical knowledge of internal audit practice, governance, risk management & internal control with relevant practical experience, including auditing IT general controls & programs.
• Written and verbal communication skills with an ability to translate technical issues.
• Stakeholder and relationship management skills.

It would be great if you also have

• Experience of advanced audit techniques including programme assurance, contract risk, data analytics and risk/control advisory.
• Experience coordinating teams and individuals including motivating, leading, coaching, developing and supporting individuals.
• Knowledge of financial reporting standards (US GAAP, IFRS), Sarbanes Oxley type compliance programmes; auditing large programmes and knowledge of programme governance frameworks (PRINCE2, Agile, MSP).
• Experience working internationally including across cultures.

Our benefits

• Retirement Savings Plan
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Generous employee discounts
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child
• Flexible benefits scheme including holiday buying, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes and more.
• Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme.

Who we are

Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) is an integrated healthcare, pharmacy and retail leader, with more than 12,500 locations across the U.S., Europe and Latin America through our portfolio of consumer brands: Walgreens, Boots, Duane Reade, No7 Beauty Company and Benavides. We are reimagining local healthcare and wellbeing as part of our purpose - to create more joyful lives through better health.

We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive culture, with a workplace environment that supports the health and wellbeing of our team members so that everyone feels supported, respected and celebrated for being their authentic selves.

What's next

If your application is successful, our recruitment team will be in touch to arrange an interview and to answer any initial questions you have. If you have not been successful on this occasion you will be notified by email.

Where a role is advertised as full-time, we are open to discussing part-time and job share options during the application process. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best.

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