Internal Audit, Risk & Compliance Senior Manager

Internal Audit, Risk & Compliance Senior Manager

Here at Three, we’ve done things differently since day one.
We take the script and rip it up, we’re a big-hearted energetic bunch, striving for a better connected life. The energy of our people, the pace at which we operate, and the thrill of making bold moves is exhilarating and addictive. Magic happens when we power the connections that millions value, and you can feel it… When these things combine, phenomenal things happen. We encourage our employees to face their weaknesses, to really open themselves up to new tasks and projects in a supercharged and rich learning environment. We want you to become the best version of yourself.

Join us as an Internal Audit, Risk & Compliance Senior Manager

Three Ireland is seeking an Internal Audit, Risk & Compliance Manager to join our amazing team, build our in-house capability and play a major role to help support our strategy into the future. This role is a leadership position and reports directly into the Head of Governance & Security. The role will involve leading the internal audit activities of Three Ireland and reviewing the strategic and operational risk management and compliance plans for Three Ireland.
The Internal Audit, Risk & Compliance Manager will be responsible for leading our internal audit, risk and compliance team in line with professional standards, group policy and international best practice. The role will provide both oversight and execution of financial, operational, and regulatory compliance-based internal audits as well as overseeing our risk management framework and providing oversight in respect of our governance and sustainability framework, including ethical and whistleblowing policies.
This role is a key part of the corporate governance framework in Three Ireland and its parent Group. This is a high-profile position where you will be working at the heart of Three Ireland and partner closely with a variety of business stakeholders and our Leadership team. You’ll be responsible in designing, building, and delivering solutions that solve challenges and make a real impact to our business. You’ll need to be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and have the ability to adapt to changes within the business.
This role will report to the Head of Governance & Security and is responsible for ensuring the timely delivery of high-quality, value-added audit reports which meet the requirements of the Board and other key stakeholders, including Group, external auditors, and regulators.

What else it involves:

Your responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Oversee the implementation of a comprehensive risk-based internal audit plan in line with the International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing
• Lead the internal audit-based evaluation of the effectiveness of controls in place to manage significant risk exposures, to ensure the integrity and reliability of information and financial reporting, to safeguard company’s assets, and to help ensure compliance with laws and regulations.
• Provide leadership and direction in all phases of the audit activities, including adequate scoping, ensuring quality of audit execution, delivering reports to senior management and ensuring timely resolution of internal audit report recommendations.
• Drive effective audit and compliance teams throughout the audit and compliance project lifecyle taking responsibility for the team members, including providing coaching to team members.
• Build effective business partnering and advisory relationships with managers in the relevant functional areas, while maintaining the independence and objectivity of self, team, and the Internal Audit function.
• Apply effective project management to a range of audit assignments to deliver work which meets quality standards, deadlines, and the expectations of stakeholders.
• Develop suitable audit tools, techniques, and procedures in line with best practice International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing, including enhancing our data analytics capabilities.
• Promote awareness of risk management, anti-fraud, protected disclosures and ethics in line with our Group policy and sustainability frameworks.
• Implement a strategy for dealing with the increasing number of audits, compliance checks and external assessment processes for internal/external auditors, PCI, ISO27001, Data Protection and NIS, including follow up where required.
• Ensure that the risk framework and reporting is fully embedded, including engagement with risk champions across functional areas, supporting management in the recording of strategic and functional level risks and risk reporting is reviewed on a regular basis with senior leadership teams.
• Ensure that adequate incident management process is maintained, reviewed on a regular basis and tested where appropriate.
• Other special projects and value-added assurance activities as necessary under the direction of the Head of Governance & Security.
  

The Skills we are looking for:

• A minimum 5+ years of experience in a combination of the following disciplines: internal audit, operational risk, compliance risk, technology risk, or the management of a process or business with accountability for risk or assurance
• An appropriate professional qualification or certification in accounting and/or auditing, including ACA, ACCA, CPA or CIA
• Experience of leading audit teams in a telecommunication and/or Regulatory environments would be advantageous.
• Prior experience of developing and implementing internal audit practices in line with the International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing
• Excellent executive presence, leadership, and communication skills. Ability to partner and influence cross-functionally.
• Strong attention to detail, analytical skills and keen to collaborate with data specialists to design audit tests and acquire relevant insights from data.
• Ability to work with ambiguity, and respond to a rapidly changing, highly innovative environment.
• Ability to look at risk in a holistic manner across the business understanding interdependencies and trade-offs.
• Can deliver on time under pressure with a high level of integrity and flexibility, sense of urgency, attention to detail and quality standards.
• Demonstrable strong interpersonal, communication and influencing skills to be able to affect change across all levels of the organisation representing the best needs of the business while understanding the business/stakeholder needs.
• Strong commercial awareness and understanding.
• Experience managing people.
• Prior professional services and/or consulting industry experience is desirable, but not essential. 

Benefits of Working at Three

• Flexible working with our new Hybrid model, our employees will enjoy more flexibility working from home and our office locations (2/3 days per week office based). Please see job description for the office location of this role
• Competitive salary, annual performance bonus & pension contribution
• 25 days holidays plus 2.5 company days
• Annual Leave buy or sell (buy or sell up to 5 days AL each year)
• Healthcare Insurance through our flexible benefits programme
• Life assurance, phone & laptop, subsidized canteen
• Access to learning & development tools such as LinkedIn Learning
• Free on-site parking

You may think you know us, but we’re full of surprises. Intrigued? Join us and Be Phenomenal. Apply now at: https://www.three.ie/careers

Three Ireland is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. If you do not ‘tick every box’ in the job description above, there are likely other valuable attributes and skills you have that would make you a great fit for the team. If you feel this role is for you, then please apply! We are committed to equal employment and growing a diverse workforce.

We embrace those of any race, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, religion, disability, marital status, family status, civil status or membership of the traveler community, and we want our teams to reflect this!

If you require reasonable adjustments at interview, please let us know when scheduling your interview, or alternatively please email recruitment.support@three.ie

Benefits of Working at Three

• Flexible working with our new Hybrid model, our employees will enjoy more flexibility working from home and our office locations (2/3 days per week office based). Please see job description for the office location of this role
•  Competitive salary, annual performance bonus & pension contribution
•  25 days holidays plus 2.5 company days
•  Annual Leave buy or sell (buy or sell up to 5 days AL each year)
•  Healthcare Insurance through our flexible benefits programme
•  Life assurance, phone & laptop, subsidized canteen
•  Access to learning & development tools such as LinkedIn Learning
•  Free on-site parking

You may think you know us, but we’re full of surprises. Intrigued? Join us and Be Phenomenal. Apply now at: https://www.three.ie/careers

Three Ireland is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. If you do not ‘tick every box’ in the job description above, there are likely other valuable attributes and skills you have that would make you a great fit for the team. If you feel this role is for you, then please apply! We are committed to equal employment and growing a diverse workforce.

 We embrace those of any race, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, religion, disability, marital status, family status, civil status or membership of the traveler community, and we want our teams to reflect this!

 If you require reasonable adjustments at interview, please let us know when scheduling your interview, or alternatively please email recruitment.support@three.ie