Senior Audit Manager

This vacancy is not currently eligible for the UK Employee Referral Scheme.

Description

This vacancy is open to permanent and fixed-term BAE Systems employees only. While agency workers have access to relevant permanent opportunities, this role has been designated as an internal opportunity and therefore only permanent and fixed-term employees of BAE Systems are eligible to apply.

You’re expected to have completed 12 months in role prior to applying for an advertised vacancy and you should also discuss the internal opportunity with your line manager to ensure sustained business continuity and to further support your career development.

We know there may be exceptional individual circumstances that impact this, in the first instance please discuss this with your line manager.

If you don’t feel you can talk to your Line Manager, you can contact your HRBP.

PLEASE NOTE: Should you be invited for interview; you acknowledge that the Recruitment team will contact you and your line manager regarding your application for this opportunity.

Senior Audit Manager

Group Internal Audit is pleased to announce this impactful leadership role to support and lead the planning and delivery of a programme of business and functional audits whilst coaching and developing a team of Internal Auditors and improving audit and professional quality on a continuing basis.

The role will operate as dedicated Audit partner to the Air Sector and Digital Intelligence business. Strong business awareness is essential as the role is expected to significantly influence the areas of business and their Functions.

This role will provide you with the opportunity to develop your career within BAE Systems due to exposure gained across multiple business areas.

Your main responsibilities as Senior Audit Manager will involve:

· Manage a team of Audit managers and supporting roles to achieve annual audit plan. Oversee and supervise the delivery of specific assurance activities in line with IIA professional standards. Produce thematic reports as required.

· Hold the key relationship with senior stakeholders. Understand business objectives, key risks and identify priority assurance activities for area of responsibility.

· Identify assurance activities to be undertaken for area of responsibility through the annual audit planning process; identify priorities and resource requirements for the year.

· Support the Group Audit Director and Head of Audit, and represent Internal Audit at variety of forums. Delivering information regarding Audit programme status, assurance outcomes and good practice to improve the business’ governance, systems and controls.

· Review and challenge the OAS returns for area of responsibility for your areas of responsibility

· Represent Internal Audit at functional/business events to promote the work of IA (including external events).

· Develop with the team the longer-term strategic audit programme, taking account of current/emerging risks.

· Lead specific workstream activity in pursuit of continuous improvement, in line with the IA Improvement Programme.

· Review and collaborate on the Internal Audit vision, strategy and objectives.

Your skills and qualifications:

· Knowledge of Internal Audit Standards and the Global Audit Process would be advantageous but not essential.

· Extensive knowledge of governance, assurance and controls in a complex environment.

· Thorough understanding of BAE Systems’ lines of business construct and operating model.

· Demonstrable knowledge and leadership experience in a discipline or function (i.e. engineering, project management, commercial, supply chain, quality)

· Proven skills and behaviours of maturity to liaise at the highest levels of leadership across the business.

Location: Preston/Warton/Samlesbury. This is a geographically flexible role however a frequent presence at Air, DI and Head Office sites in the North West of England is an essential requirement of the role.

Grade: GG14

Head Office

If you’d like to make a real difference where it counts, BAE Systems is the place for you.

From keeping soldiers, sailors and pilots safe to helping countries prosper, from developing the next generation of supersonic aircraft to investing in the next generation of super-smart talent – at BAE Systems, we work together to give our customers an essential edge in protecting the things that really matter. Lives, livelihoods, ways of life.

As part of the Head Office team, you’ll be at the heart of this endeavour – working closely with our air, maritime, land and cyber and intelligence businesses to support our customers around the world.

We are committed to supporting work life balance for all our employees and embrace a range of modern working practices, which aim to enhance flexibility for individuals whilst also enabling business performance. Flexibility provisions vary by role, but include; hybrid working arrangements, flexible working patterns and shift working.

There are endless opportunities to grow at BAE Systems, and we will build upon the diversity of your experience through supporting your movement across our organisation. Our mission is to support our colleagues reach their full potential and so you’ll always find something new that will continue to inspire and provide an exciting and varied career that continues to play a crucial role in creating a secure tomorrow for generations to come.

We believe when you bring together different people and different perspectives it inspires creativity and drives innovation. It helps us fulfil our purpose and it's integral to our culture. We want everyone to be heard and respected, allowing us all to develop in an inclusive workplace and thrive together. We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified people, who are BAE Systems employees and have been in their current role for 12 months or longer.

Please be aware that many roles working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.

Job: Business Management

Primary Location: Samlesbury

Organisation: Corporate Head Office and Shared Services (GSF)

Closing Date: 27/Oct/26, 11:59:00 PM