About this role

As an Internal Auditor within the Openreach Internal Audit team you will support the Internal Audit Managers and the Senior Manager in providing independent and objective assurance and advice to the Openreach Board Audit Risk and Compliance Committee (OBARCC) and thereby to the Openreach Board. This is a crucial role in ensuring Openreach remains a fair and trustworthy organisation and preventing a repetition of some of the reputational issues which had blighted Openreach historically. But the role is also about adding value through an understanding of the business and the ability to identify areas requiring change to create business improvement.

You'll have the following responsibilities

• Work independently and support Internal Audit Managers in delivering the annual Openreach Internal Audit plan to a high quality and within agreed timeframes, including delivery of planning, fieldwork and reporting on audit assignments.

• Develop collaborative relationships with business stakeholders including leading and participating in discussions at planning meetings and exit meetings with senior client management. This includes keeping Internal Audit Managers, the Senior Manager and clients informed of key concerns throughout the progress of audit assignments.

• Accountable for maintaining the highest professional standards (aligned to the Institute of Internal Audit), adopting best practice and continuous improvement (based on industry-wide benchmarking), whilst also coordinating with BT Group Internal Audit as relevant and working within BT Group’s risk and assurance framework. 

• Tracking audit recommendations to ensure implementation is achieved against targets and that the remediation is effective

• Develop an understanding of the Openreach business and its risks to ensure the role provides true added value to the business.

• Support the Senior Manager in preparing papers for audit committees and other senior management forums, and in delivery of the Commitments Monitoring assurance programme.

You'll have the following skills & experience

• Fully professionally qualified (IIA (CIA) or Accountancy – ACA, ACCA, CIMA etc) and / or relevant audit / risk management experience.

• Proven experience and capability of applying internal audit standards and procedures.

• Experience in delivering internal audit assignments independently and as part of a larger team from planning through to fieldwork, reporting and follow up.

• Application of data analytics or computer aided audit techniques (CAATs) would be desirable.

• Managing relationships and influencing stakeholders up to executive level.

• To support Internal Audit Managers to deliver allocated audit assignments and other work activities to a high quality standard and in agreed timescales.

• To work independently under the direction of Internal Audit Managers to deliver audit assignments effectively and efficiently.