Audit Manager

Tesco; Welwyn Garden City; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - GBP 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading grocery retailer in Welwyn Garden City is seeking a dedicated professional to join their Group Audit team. The role involves managing a portfolio of audits, reporting to executive stakeholders, and using innovative technologies to enhance audit functions. Qualified candidates will have relevant accounting qualifications and experience in internal audit, alongside strong problem-solving and project management skills. This full-time role offers flexibility in working arrangements and opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Collaboration in modern office settings

Qualifications

• Experience within internal audit is crucial.
• Strong ability to identify pragmatic solutions.

Responsibilities

• Own a portfolio of audits and perform ad hoc audits.
• Write Audit Reports and provide timely information to stakeholders.
• Embed technology approaches using Automation and Data Analytics.
• Manage change projects and identify improvement opportunities.
• Drive own audit training and self-learn about the business.

Skills

Problem-solving ability

Project management experience

Change management experience

Strategic audit experience

Operational audit experience

Education

Accountancy qualification and/or IIA qualification

Job description

Overview

This is a fantastic opportunity to join our Group Audit team! We are a global team and have the opportunity to work in different functions across the entire Tesco Group. We also get to collaborate with a wide variety of people across all levels within the business and share our findings with the Executives. We love to be innovative in the work that we do in order to streamline and simplify the way we work.

This is a full-time role, but we’re open to part‑time arrangements for the right candidate.

Responsibilities

• Owning a portfolio of audits each year, from detailed planning of the audit purpose/objectives – including performing ad hoc “in‑flight” audits and programme assurance engagements of ongoing change initiative
• Responsibility for writing Audit Reports and key audit deliverables, providing accurate and timely information to key stakeholders such as the Executive and Audit Committee and Board reporting.
• Embedding new technology approaches including the use of Automation, Continuous Improvement and Data Analytics to providing greater assurance and insights.
• Managing change projects and applying design thinking to identify ways to improve the Group Risk and Audit function and contribute to / help to deliver other improvement projects.
• Driving own audit training including self‑learning about the business and the industry and following our Business Code of Conduct and always acting with integrity and due diligence.

Qualifications

• Accountancy qualification and/or IIA qualification.
• Experience within internal audit is crucial.
• Project management and change management experience.
• Strategic and operational audit experience.
• Problem‑solving ability to identify pragmatic solutions.

Benefits

At Tesco, we champion a balance that lets you thrive both in and out of work. Spend 60% of your week collaborating with colleagues at our office locations or local sites and the rest remotely. Whether you’re just kicking off your career, juggling passions, or navigating big life events, we’re here to support you. We always welcome a conversation about flexible working, so talk to us throughout your application about how we can support.

About Tesco

You might know us as a supermarket, technology company or even for our award‑winning mobile network. Truth is, we’re all of those things, and much more. Our colleagues work with one goal in mind, helping to make every day a little better for our customers, colleagues and communities all over the world. No two customers are the same, neither are our colleagues.

Disability Confident Leader

We are proud to be an accredited Disability Confident Leader, where everyone’s welcome. That’s why we commit to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you need support with your application, click here for more information. And if you’re interested in joining our team but don’t tick every box, don’t let that hold you back from applying.