Job Description - Head of Internal Audit

The Royal British Legion

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THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION JOB DESCRIPTION POSITION: Head of Internal Audit RESPORTING TO: Chairman of the Audit Committee. Director of Finance for day to day administration. RESPONSIBLE FOR: 5 Internal Auditors ROLE PURPOSE: To provide independent and objective assurance on the management of risk throughout the organisation. KEY AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY: Audit Planning/Design • Develop an annual audit plan using input from the team and stakeholders to identify priorities and resource requirements for the year. Annual audit plan to cover all activities of The Royal British Legion (Headquarters and field operations, the County and Branch network, the Women’s Section) and Subsidiary Companies. • Meet with Trustees, Directors and Managers to discuss needs and propose audits, to build stakeholder requirements into department plans. • Ensure plan is developed to meet the Audit Committee’s expectations. • Schedule and assign audits to team members, ensuring effective and efficient use of resources. • Ensure quality control of the team’s audit plans on an ongoing basis by reviewing and approving plans as they are developed and communicated to clients. • Ensure annual audit plans have contingency built in, to provide unexpected audits to clients as they may surface. • Report to the Audit Committee at the required intervals on Internal Audit assignments including planned reviews, investigations, risk advisory work and any ...

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• management
• risk management
• managers

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THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION

JOB DESCRIPTION

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POSITION:

Head of Internal Audit

RESPORTING TO:

Chairman of the Audit Committee.

Director of Finance for day to day administration.

RESPONSIBLE FOR:

5 Internal Auditors

ROLE PURPOSE:

To provide independent and objective assurance on the

management of risk throughout the organisation.

KEY AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY:

Audit Planning/Design

•

Develop an annual audit plan using input from the team and stakeholders to identify

priorities and resource requirements for the year.

Annual audit plan to cover all

activities of The Royal British Legion (Headquarters and field operations, the County

and Branch network, the Women’s Section) and Subsidiary Companies.

•

Meet with Trustees, Directors and Managers to discuss needs and propose audits, to

build stakeholder requirements into department plans.

•

Ensure plan is developed to meet the Audit Committee’s expectations.

•

Schedule and assign audits to team members, ensuring effective and efficient use of

resources.

•

Ensure quality control of the team’s audit plans on an ongoing basis by reviewing

and approving plans as they are developed and communicated to clients.

•

Ensure annual audit plans have contingency built in, to provide unexpected audits to

clients as they may surface.

•

Report to the Audit Committee at the required intervals on Internal Audit assignments

including planned reviews, investigations, risk advisory work and any other ad-hoc

activity as required.

Conducting Audits

•

Oversee and provide quality control for the department’s audits, to ensure

departmental mandate and business goals are met and that professional standards

are maintained at all times.

•

Ensure completion of audit assignments to provide independent, objective assurance

to the Audit Committee.

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•

Develop the team’s engagement with and support of major business change

programmes thus ensuring that appropriate consideration of risk and control is given

to all change.

Reporting

•

Ensure final reports are issued with all recommendations agreed and accepted by

the audited individual/group.

People Management & Development

•

Manage and oversee team performance through performance planning, coaching

and performance appraisals.

•

Hold direct reports accountable for managing and developing their assignments to

ensure the department’s goals are achieved and customers satisfied.

•

Provide ongoing feedback to the team to ensure they develop the skills and

competencies required for effective planning and individual professional and

personal career growth.

•

Motivate and inspire the team by providing them with the information and tools they

need to do their jobs well and meet customer expectations.

•

Deal with performance issues, discipline as necessary and address poor standards,

ensuring department targets and customer satisfaction is not compromised.

•

Manage the head count, recruiting and deploying resources as required, to ensure

the department budget is balanced and the right mix of skills and strengths are being

leveraged as effectively as possible.

Improving the Practice of Audits/Championing Risk Management

•

Build relationships with leaders across the organisation to understand issues and

identify areas for improvement for the organisation as a whole.

•

Support and encourage team members to be proactive in identifying opportunities to

share best practice with Trustees, Directors and Managers to improve the control

environment.

•

Develop new methodologies to improve the audit process, making it “easier” for the

organisation to request audits and implement recommendations.

•

Provide assistance to the business in meeting regulatory requirements.

•

Keep abreast of developments in Corporate Governance practices and advise the

business accordingly.

This job description reflects the current requirements of the role.

As duties and responsibilities change and develop, this will be reviewed and will be

subject to amendment in consultation with the post-holder.

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GENERAL

•

Any other duties as are within the scope, spirit and purpose of the job, the title of the

post and its grading as requested by the line manager or Head of

Department/Division.

•

To implement the Equal Opportunities Policy into your daily activities.

•

To be responsible for your own health and safety and that of your colleagues, in

accordance with the Health & Safety at Work Act (1974) and relevant EC Directives,

including reporting any health and safety hazard immediately you become aware of

it.

•

To work in accordance with the Data Protection Act (1998) and to ensure all new

systems are reported to the Data Protection Officer.

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PERSON SPECIFICATION

CRITERIA

ESSENTIAL /

DESIRABLE

HOW TO BE MEASURED

QUALIFICATIONS

Institute of Internal Auditors or equivalent

finance qualification with Internal Audit

experience

E

Application/Certificates

ACA / ACCA / CISA / QICA / ACII / ACIB /

AFPC

D

Application/Certificates

EXPERIENCE

Significant experience in Internal Audit roles

E

Application/Interview

Significant management experience in a

relevant sector

E

Application/Interview

Understanding

of

Compliance

work

programmes and requirements

D

Application/Interview

SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE

An understanding of the requirements of the

Charity Commission

D

Application/Interview

SKILLS & ATTRIBUTES

Strong analytical and evaluation ability

E

Application/Interview

Strong communication skills both verbal and

written

E

Interview/Assessment

Influencing and negotiation ability

E

Interview/Assessment

Decisive

E

Interview

Strong planning and organisational skills

E

Interview/Assessment

Strong team player able to work effectively

with diverse client groups

E

Interview/Assessment

Empathy with mission, objectives and values

of TRBL

E

Interview