Internal Auditor

Are you an experienced audit or assurance professional looking to develop your career within a global technology business?

We’re looking for an Internal Auditor to join our Assurance team in Newcastle. You’ll help deliver the Internal Audit Plan for Sage Group plc, working across a varied portfolio of audits alongside Assurance colleagues and our third-party co-source provider. The role offers excellent exposure to Sage leadership and the opportunity to build trusted relationships with stakeholders across the organisation.

At Sage we have a hybrid working pattern - candidates must be able to work in the Newcastle office 3 days a week and 2 from home.

Key Responsibilities

What you’ll be doing:

• Planning and delivering assigned audits, from initial scoping and fieldwork through to reporting

• Producing an Audit Planning Memo for each review and ensuring the appropriate stakeholders are engaged

• Documenting audit work to Sage Assurance quality standards using our dedicated audit management tool

• Keeping management informed of progress, findings and potential issues throughout each audit

• Coordinating and leading audit opening and closing meetings

• Producing clear, accurate and high-quality audit reports

• Supporting management to develop remediation action plans and tracking agreed actions through to completion

• Contributing to the continued development of our Assurance methodology and internal audit practices

• Supporting management information and KPI reporting

• Building effective working relationships across the business and with third-party providers

We’re looking for someone who is:

• Proactive, collaborative and comfortable taking ownership of their work

• A confident communicator with the ability to engage diverse stakeholders across different business areas.

• Motivated by learning and professional development

• Able to challenge existing ways of working constructively

• Highly organised, comfortable managing competing priorities and able to deliver high-quality work within agreed deadlines.

Ideally, you’ll bring:

• At least two years’ experience delivering internal audit or related assurance services

• Practical knowledge of internal audit methodologies and relevant professional standards

• Experience planning and carrying out high-quality control testing

• Exposure to IT internal audit, information security or another related risk area

• Experience using audit management or similar management software

• Experience working within a multinational organisation with distributed teams and functions

• Willing to travel internationally when required, which may account for up to 20–25% of the role

We’re also looking for someone committed to continued professional development and willing to work towards an appropriate professional qualification. A degree, professional internal audit qualification such as IAP, CIA, AAT or CISA, or progress towards a relevant qualification through an apprenticeship or technical route would be advantageous.

Your benefits (Only Applicable for UK Based Roles)

Benefits video – https://youtu.be/TCMtTYUUiuU

• Generous bonuses and pension scheme: Up to 8% matched pension contribution plus 2% top-up by Sage.

• 25 days of paid annual leave with the option to buy up to another 5 days

• Paid 5 days yearly to volunteer through our Sage Foundation

• Enhanced parental leave

• Work away scheme for up to 10 weeks a year

• Access to various helpful memberships for finances, health and wellbeing

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