Senior Internal Auditor

Centrica
Windsor
11 months ago
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Join us, be part of more. 

We’re so much more than an energy company. We’re a family of brands revolutionising how we power the planet. We're energisers. One team of 21,000 colleagues that's energising a greener, fairer future by creating an energy system that doesn’t rely on fossil fuels, whilst living our powerful commitment to igniting positive change in our communities. Here, you can find more purpose, more passion, and more potential. That’s why working here is #MoreThanACareer. We do energy differently - we do it all. We make it, store it, move it, sell it, and mend it.

About your team: 

You’ll be working centrally within our mission control room, aka Centrica’s group functions. From Finance and Data Science, to our Wellbeing and People teams - this is the engine of our energy system, where our various Centres of Excellence power up each of our brilliant businesses, ensuring they have all the support, technologies, and capabilities they need to get our customers to Net Zero by 2050.

We have an exciting opportunity to join Centrica's growing Internal Audit team!

We are seeking an experienced Internal Auditor to join our team. The role providesa great opportunity to work in a friendly team who are passionate about making a difference for Centrica and being part of the energy industry’s transition to a greener fairer future, by supporting our operational businesses. 

We're looking for someone who has successfully worked in an internal audit team and ideally has a solid understanding of asset operations. The right person would be enthusiastic, keen on getting to know the business and can apply auditing methodologyto help improve Centrica and share best practice. 

Do you have a strong background in internal audit… Do you have strong analytical skills and an eye for detail... Do you have an ambition to learn, whilst getting great exposure to senior management and working across a variety of strategically important areas…

Look no further, keep reading below. 

Location:UK Flexible 

Travel:Limited travel to the relevant Centrica sites to facilitate planning, understanding and delivery of audit portfolio 

What You'll Be Doing...

As part of a team, contribute to delivering individual audits, and the associated reports, in order to provide assurance to the Audit Committee, and to business management. This will involve, identifying risk, checking the effectiveness of risk mitigation and recommending practical and value adding improvements; sharing best practise and celebrating outstanding performance  Delivering audit assignments to schedule and to a high standard  Applying experience, initiative and judgement to business operations reviewed in audits  Contribute to departmental initiatives e.g., enhancing root cause analysis, using AI in auditing.

What We Need from You...

Ambition and a genuine passion for making a difference  Understanding of risk within an operational asset environment  Analytical skills with a strong attention to detail and the ability to propose practical actions  Effective written and verbal communications, including being able to tailor messages to a variety of stakeholders  Capable of manipulating data to drive audit insight and efficiency  Able to understand, identify and articulate risks and controls in relation to a range of asset related projects and operations and to be able to apply our audit approach to assessing these. Robust and independent mindset with the confidence to raise issues appropriately  Able to work effectively as part of a team to deliver to deadlines 

Work Experience and Education

Experience in Internal Audit  Degree qualifiedor equivalent, with professional qualifications desirable 

We have tailored our well-being & benefits package around our employees as follows:

Competitive salary and bonus potential Car Allowance Employee Energy Allowance Pension scheme  Electric car lease scheme 25 days holiday allowance, public holidays, and the option to buy up to 5 additional days  Excellent range of flexible benefits, including technology vouchers & travel insurance

Why should you apply?

We’re not a perfect place – but we’re a people place. Our priority is supporting all of the different realities our people face. Life is about so much more than work. We get it. That’s why we’ve designed our total rewards to give you the flexibility to choose what you need, when you need it, making sure that you and your family are supported not only financially, but physically and emotionally too. Visit the link below to discover why we’re a great place to work and what being part of more means for you.

If you're full of energy, fired up about sustainability, and ready to craft not only a better tomorrow, but a better you, then come and find your purpose in a team where your voice matters, your growth is non-negotiable, and your ambitions are our priority.


Help us, help you. We would love for you to share any information about yourself throughout our recruitment process so that we can better understand you and help shape your journey.

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