Internal Audit Manager at Bishop Fleming Chartered Accountants in Birmingham

Job description

• About this opportunity
• We are looking for an ambitious individual to join out Internal Audit team in our new Birmingham office and play a pivotal role in shaping its success.
• This opportunity is open to both experienced Internal Audit Managers and ambitious Assistant Managers who are ready to take the next step in their career, with support and development to progress into a Manager role in the near future.
• This is an exciting opportunity to be part of our West Midlands expansion. You will be joining a business that consistently demonstrates year-on-year growth and regularly wins audit clients from the Big 4 and Top 10.
• As we grow, our people-first culture remains central. We’re committed to being a responsible business, supporting healthy people, communities, and the environment.
• From day one, you’ll be trusted, empowered, and supported to reach your full potential through diverse, challenging work with interesting clients, and structured development – all within a collaborative, friendly, and high-performing environment.
• Working with a broad portfolio of organisations, you will be looking beyond the core internal audit essentials and will be providing your clients with advice and sector best practice that will really help them deliver on their objectives.
• This role is ideal for an experienced Internal Audit professional who is looking to take the next step in their career, whether you're already operating at Manager level or are an Assistant Manager ready for greater responsibility. You'll be encouraged to share ideas, play a key role in our growing audit team, and further develop your leadership, management and business development skills.

Responsibilities

• Leading, planning and delivering a broad range of public sector and corporate internal audit engagements, reporting directly to our local Internal Audit Director
• Helping to develop our internal audit team, including coaching and mentoring staff to become accomplished risk and control specialists and business advisors, and playing a part in recruitment to further expand the team
• Monitoring budgets and agreeing fees for each assignment
• Managing client relationships and expectations, building strong relationships with your clients and ensuring that a quality service is delivered
• Contributing to business development activities in the sectors in which you operate

Requirements

• Experience of managing a broad portfolio of audit clients across some or all of the public sector, wider not-for-profit and corporate sectors
• The ambition to be a great people manager who enjoys developing and coaching their team
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills that enable you to build rapport with people at all levels
• Strong organisational skills, enthusiasm, with a systematic approach and the ability to work to deadlines
• A willingness to travel as required
• A collaborative, team-focused mindset, with a desire to contribute to the overall success of Bishop Fleming
• Experience at Manager level, or as an Assistant Manager with the ambition to progress into a Manager role in the near future

Skills

Required

• CIA/ACA Qualification (or equivalent)
• Strong organisational skills
• Enthusiasm
• Systematic approach
• Ability to work to deadlines
• Willingness to travel as required
• Collaborative, team-focused mindset

Benefits

• We are an award-winning certified Great Place to Work® provider of Audit, Accountancy, Tax and Advisory services in the South West and West Midlands. With a turnover of £48m, we saw growth of almost 15% over the last 12 months. We are also currently ranked fifth in the Accountancy Age Mid-Tier Power Index and are the largest provider of audit services to multi-academy trusts in the academy sector.
• From owner-managed businesses, SMEs, and large businesses; to entrepreneurs and private individuals; we offer full services across a diverse range of sectors.
• With 9 offices, over 50 partners, and over 500 people, we have the capability and capacity to meet our clients’ needs. From owner-managed businesses to large businesses we have the full-service expertise to advise our clients.
• We are also a correspondent firm of Kreston Global, a global network of accounting firms in more than 100 countries.
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Extra time off at Christmas - in addition to your annual leave entitlement, we close between Christmas and New Year
• A contributory Pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Simply Health cashback plan including access to 24/7 online GP service and counselling services
• Perkbox discounts and rewards platform with over 4,000 perks and discounts
• Social events with active social committees that plan internal and external events
• Numerous opportunities for development