Internal Audit Manager

Open 24d

Core Responsibilities

Oversee execution of audit testing across offshore workstreams.
Ensure audit workpapers meet firm methodology and documentation standards.
Coordinate engagement activities with onshore engagement managers and directors.
Review testing outcomes and validate supporting evidence.
Support the articulation and refinement of audit observations and findings.
Monitor progress of offshore workstreams across engagements.
Identify delivery risks, dependencies, and resource requirements.
Compile draft internal audit reports in accordance with the firms delivery methodology and quality standards, overlaying specific client expectations with respect to format/ style of reporting
Escalate issues appropriately and support resolution with engagement leadership.
Support training, development, and performance management of offshore team members.

Capability Expectations

Engagement Delivery Oversight

Oversees multiple workstreams across engagements while maintaining delivery quality and timelines.

Quality Assurance

Ensures audit workpapers and testing outputs meet firm methodological and documentation standards.

Technical Expertise

Demonstrates strong understanding of internal audit methodology, risk assessment, and control frameworks.

Global Delivery Coordination

Coordinates offshore delivery within a distributed engagement model.
Ensures effective collaboration between offshore and onshore teams operating across time zones.

Communication & Leadership

Demonstrates strong written and spoken English communication capability suitable for professional services environments.
Communicates clearly with engagement leadership regarding progress, risks, and deliverables.

Remote Delivery Discipline

Ensures structured communication and working practices across distributed teams.
Maintains sufficient working-hour overlap with onshore engagement leadership to support timely coordination and issue resolution.

Experience & Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Risk, or related discipline.
Typically 7+ years’ experience in internal audit, risk advisory, or professional services.
Professional certification such as CIA, CPA, ACCA, or CISA strongly preferred.
Strong understanding of internal audit methodologies and control frameworks.
Experience supervising audit teams and reviewing engagement deliverables.
Excellent written and verbal English communication capability suitable for collaboration with international engagement teams.
Demonstrated experience working within global delivery or distributed engagement models.
Availability to maintain scheduled working-hour overlap with Irish business hours to support engagement coordination.

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