Internal Audit Senior Manager

Prudential’s purpose is to be partners for every life and protectors for every future. Our purpose encourages everything we do by creating a culture in which diversity is celebrated and inclusion assured, for our people, customers, and partners. We provide a platform for our people to do their best work and make an impact to the business, and we support our people’s career ambitions. We pledge to make Prudential a place where you can Connect, Grow, and Succeed.

Business Context:
The primary objective of Group-wide Internal Audit (‘GwIA’) is to assist the Board, Group Executive Committee, Group Audit Committee (GAC) and Group Risk Committee (GRC) in protecting the assets, reputation and sustainability of the organisation through the assessment and reporting of the overall effectiveness of risk management, control and governance processes across the Group; and by appropriately challenging Executive Management to improve the effectiveness of those processes.

The job role is to support the Head of Internal Audit with the delivery of audits on an assignment basis across PVA and other Prudential entities as needed by giving assurance on, and identifying opportunities for improvement in, process and controls.

Job Responsibilities:

- To provide a value adding service by contributing to audit reviews of processes, controls and systems, within Prudential and across the other business units in the Group as required.
- Plan one or more audit assignments simultaneously. This will involve collating information on the area being audited including key systems, organizational structure, financial and budgetary information, any legal or regulatory requirements etc. The planned phase will involve dialogue and interviews with the management responsible for the area being audited. The Principal Auditor should then brief the audit team on their respective roles. The Audit Manager should also be kept informed on the evolution of the planning work.
- Document the key processes and associated controls being examined in the audit - the Principal Auditor would be involved in the more complex activities being reviewed. This will involve the use of flowcharts where necessary. The Principal Auditor should be able to complete a control and risk assessment matrix following their documentation of the systems and processes being reviewed.
- Review the working papers of Auditors on the assignment to ensure they comply with the agreed standards. This may involve drafting review points.
- Review, and amend as necessary, the testing programs prepared by the Auditors.
- Perform testing as required.
- Review and approve testing working papers. Discuss findings and draft observations with the Auditors on the team.
- Draft the internal audit report for discussion with the Audit Manager and auditee management.
- Assist the Audit Manager in discussing and finalizing the findings and observations with the management responsible for the activities being audited.
- Support the process of reviewing evidence of delivery against recommendations through to closure.
- Managing a team of Auditors within a matrix structure on an assignment basis, with responsibility for coaching and mentoring individuals and providing feedback on performance following completion of each assignment.

- From time to time, the Principal Auditor may be asked, at the request of Internal Audit Management, to participate in steering committees, project boards and/or other bodies as required. To promote GwIA and the service it provides by building strong and effective working relationships with senior management, other staff and external auditors.