Internal Auditor

Internal Auditor

Our Internal Audit teams are right at the heart of what we do. Surrounded by some of the best Audit specialists in the industry, you’ll bring your own ideas to the business - helping to shape the experience of our customers as part of a forward-thinking team.

We are seeking to recruit an audit professional with initiative, enthusiasm, and ambition to join our team. This exciting role will provide you with the opportunity to join our expanding team. For the right candidate, this role offers the potential for significant personal development and a strong career pathway in the business.

What You’ll Get

The world is changing and it’s important we support our colleagues. People are at the heart of what we do at Primark so it’s essential we provide the right environment for you to perform at your best. That’s why we offer benefits that put you first!

Some of our benefits are:

• 27 days of leave, plus bank holidays; if you want, you can buy 5 more.
• Flexible Working, the opportunity for an early Friday finish, and a subsidised cafeteria.
• Primark Perks – Discounts with some local partner businesses to our offices

What You’ll Do:
In your role, you’ll collaborate with different people across a range of skill sets. Here’s a flavour of your day-to-day:

• Planning, Scope, and Delivery: You will scope and deliver risk-based audits to provide independent assurance to management that all key risks are managed effectively through the evaluation of systems of internal control and corporate governance.
• Teamwork: You will contribute to the effectiveness and development of the Internal Audit function at Primark, evaluate and enhance the maturity of the internal control environment, and provide appropriate guidance and support to the leadership team.
• Collaboration: You will build trusted and effective relationships with relevant stakeholders within our business. This is essential for conducting work reliably and collaboratively and sharing best practices.
• Communication: You will record, track, and monitor agreed actions from all meetings and work with the relevant stakeholders to ensure key milestones are achieved. You will prepare high-quality written reports on relevant governance, risk management, and control issues, communicate these to management, and agree on appropriate action plans, and produce clear working papers to address the in-scope risk areas.
• Partner: You will maintain expert knowledge of internal audit industry best practices, new technologies, and advancements and provide strategically sound recommendations to the business.

What You’ll Bring
Here at Primark, we want everyone to feel valued – so please bring your authentic self to work, of course with some other key experience and abilities for this role in particular:

• You will have experience either in internal or external audits either from industry or practice.
• You will have a professional accounting qualification (ACA/ACCA)
• You will have experience in a risk-based auditing approach.
• You will have effective communication skills which will support you with report writing and engaging with senior stakeholders across the business.
• You are a team player, who wants to develop your career in a growing business, you will be keen to learn about our organisation, take accountability for your work, and shape the internal audit strategy within the organisation through your delivery.

Ready? Good - because we can’t wait to see what you can offer. You’ll be joining a team of diverse, passionate, and talented individuals where you’ll truly belong, collaborating on projects that will shape the future of our industry. If you’re excited about this role but don’t meet all the criteria, we encourage you to apply. You may be the right candidate for this role or another one, and our recruitment team Can determine where your skills may fit in at Primark.

Apply to be part of our future and we’ll help you develop yours.

If you need any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request, during your recruitment journey, such as extended time or breaks between online assessments, a sign language interpreter, mobility access, or assistive technology please contact your talent acquisition specialist.

All offers of employment are subject to background checks, including the right to work, reference education, and for some roles criminal, and financial checks. If you have any concerns please reach out to our talent acquisition team to discuss.

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