Head of Internal Audit
Balfour Beatty VINCI, Coleshill, Warwickshire
Head of Internal Audit
Salary Not Specified
Balfour Beatty VINCI, Coleshill, Warwickshire
- Full time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
Posted today, 8 Oct | Get your application in now to be one of the first to apply.
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: f94e27fe76724cc89402778b12429cce
Full Job Description
- To define the internal audit environment, processes, tools and techniques to deliver effective and efficient Business Risk and Internal Audit management, incl. compliance with UK Corporate Code of Governance
- Provide constructive, independent challenge and leadership of approach to Internal Audit across IPTAN/BBV
- Work closely with the Finance and Commercial CVA team so that audits align with CVA requirements to minimise disallowed costs
- Work closely with operational leadership, commercial teams and finance leadership to ensure audits & controls are monitored, challenged and improved (where necessary), through internal audit programme aligned with identified risk, Balfour Beatty VINCI is a long-established joint venture between two powerhouses for the delivery of critical infrastructure across rail, transport and other iconic projects in the UK and beyond. We started working together over 30 years ago to deliver the Channel Tunnel, as members of the TransManche Link consortium. In the Midlands, it is Balfour Beatty VINCI's role to design and build the route, ready for tracks and signalling to be installed. Our work with HS2 Balfour Beatty VINCI have been awarded a 90km section of the HS2 project from Long Itchington in Warwickshire to the centre of Birmingham and then on to Handsacre in Staffordshire. Overall, we will be building the following across all our sites:
- 9.3km of viaducts
- 62 overbridges
- 35 cuttings
- 56 culverts
- 62 embankments
- 2 twin bore tunnels and 2 cut and cover tunnels
- 28 underbridges and 11 underpasses Diversity and Inclusion Balfour Beatty VINCI (BBV) is delivering equal opportunities for everyone that is part of the team and for people that are yet to join us. We are an inclusive employer and welcome people from all backgrounds to come and join our team, including people with different physical abilities and neuro diversities. We are working to represent the communities Balfour Beatty VINCI works in through our workforce. We have embedded Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity (ED&I) Champions across our sites and are guided by strong accreditations that ensure we demonstrate our ability to support our people effectively. We care about being inclusive and that means we encourage applications from people with diverse set of backgrounds and experiences. BBV is a Disability Confident Leader and we welcome applications from candidates with a disability. Flexible working We recognise and respect that people work in different ways and we are open to discussing what flexibility you may need during the recruitment process, balanced against our project requirements.
- The individual will have a strong academic background and be a qualified accountant with at least 10 years PQE
- They will be a self-starter, highly motivated, energetic and dedicated, with a strong track record of promotion in the organisations that they have worked in
- They will be used to operating at Senior Executive / Board level, familiar with presenting to these groups and holding challenging conversations with them
- They will have experience of both building and leading high performing teams, with a willingness to embrace and drive best practice
- They will be used to delivering through others, largely outside of their direct reporting line, necessitating strong influencing skills
- The successful applicant will be passionate about their work and adaptable to change
- They will have strong communication skills and an ability to gain trust and respect at all levels of the organisation.
- They must be independent and objective, but commercially astute and always demonstrate highest standards of Ethics, Compliance and Integrity
- Relevant experience gained within a contracting/projects environment is preferable but not essential.
- The role may require some travel, but will be predominantly based in Birmingham Please note candidates will need to have a current valid right to work in the UK to be considered for this role.
Balfour Beatty VINCI is working with a range of organisations to design and build 90km West Midlands stretch of HS2 - Britain's new high speed railway. Our work is essential to enable HS2 trains to travel between London and Birmingham as well as continue their journey up to Manchester. It's an incredibly exciting time to join us - we're at peak construction with work really ramping up on a broad range of assets including bridges, tunnels and viaducts. Plus you'd join 9,000 people across 72 nationalities working on this exciting section of HS2 across the region.