Lead Internal Auditor

Location: Newbury, United Kingdom; hybrid working with office attendance 2–3 days per week and at least 8 days per month.

Company

hirify.global is building a major UK mobile network provider focused on connectivity, digital infrastructure, and closing the digital divide.

What you will do

• Lead end-to-end, risk-based finance audits from planning through reporting.
• Conduct operational audit engagements when required by the business.
• Build relationships with senior stakeholders, including executive leadership and finance leaders.
• Identify, document, and present audit issues, recommendations, and results.
• Represent Internal Audit in governance forums and support the promotion of audit activities.
• Use data analytics and introduce improved, industry-leading auditing techniques.

Requirements

• Professional accounting qualification such as ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent.
• Strong experience in finance, accounting, and internal audit, ideally from a Big Four firm or large corporate environment.
• Strong understanding of financial controls, financial reporting, billing processes, and risk management.
• Excellent communication, report writing, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Independent, analytical, and commercially minded approach with the ability to recommend pragmatic solutions.
• High proficiency in Microsoft 365, particularly Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Teams, plus familiarity with audit and data analysis tools.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid working with flexibility around office days, agreed with the line manager and team.
• Basic salary plus bonus and hirify.global benefits.
• Up to 28 days of annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Pension plan, discounts, vouchers, parental leave, learning tools, and paid charity time.
• Employment is subject to criminal and financial background checks to meet Financial Conduct Authority standards.