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Team: Internal Audit

Salary banding: £40,000 - £47,000

Experience: Mid-Level

Working pattern: Full-Time

Reporting to: Senior Audit Manager

Sponsorship: Unfortunately we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.

This role in 3 words: Inquisitive. Influential. Objective.

Top 3 qualities for this role: Communication. Analytical. Resilient.

 

Where you’ll work:

Home, hub, field. We’re flexible so you can make work, work. Lots of our people go for a mix of hub and home – depending on the needs of your business area we expect hub based people to be in the office at least once a week, and to go to OVO Connection events in-person. We trust you to do what’s right.   We have 3 hub offices: Bristol, Glasgow, and London. They’re all accessible spaces to park your laptop. And each one is designed to inspire people, help them connect, and bring big ideas to life.

Everyone belongs at OVO

At OVO, we are on a mission to solve one of humanity's biggest challenges, the climate crisis. And we know it takes all of us to change the world. That's why we need diverse people from all abilities, gender identities, ethnicities, ages, sexual orientations, life experiences and backgrounds to join us.

Teamworking for the planet

Everything we do here spins around Plan Zero. So, naturally, the team you’ll be joining plays a gigantic role in making that happen. Here’s how:

Our Internal Audit team provides a third line of defence across a wide variety of business areas, working collaboratively with stakeholders to drive risk, control and governance improvements. From enhancing customer journeys, driving progress towards net zero carbon living and meeting our regulatory and compliance obligations, our mission is to deliver high quality and objective assurance to support OVO’s strategy and objectives.

This role in a nutshell:

As an Internal auditor, you’ll work independently or alongside our Lead Auditors to deliver independent assurance against OVO’s principal risks. With a variety of complex regulations and processes governing our business operations, you’ll develop a strong understanding of the risk landscape and carry out detailed analysis and assessments of key controls. You’ll communicate simply and effectively with colleagues across the business to deliver valuable insights and recommendations.

Your key outcomes will be:

• Working on risk-based and mandatory internal audits (as specified by regulators or other external authorities) in line with our annual audit plan.
• Carrying out engagement planning including identification and assessment of risks and controls, and designing the audit work program.
• Fieldwork execution, including carrying out walkthroughs, sampling, data analysis and recording/organising evidence and work papers.
• Building stakeholder relationships and maintaining communication on key findings, recommendations and audit progress throughout the engagement.
• Producing clear and high quality audit reports, and working with management to agree and document action plans.
• Carrying out ongoing audit action monitoring and follow up work.
• Working in accordance with audit professional standards and internal policies to make sure a high quality and consistent audit service is delivered. 

You’ll be a successful Internal Auditor here at OVO if you…

• Have a professional audit certification such as IIA, ACA, ACCA or equivalent and a minimum of 12 months experience of auditing principal risks.
• Have knowledge of internal auditing standards and procedures.
• Understand concepts and application of key governance, risk and control frameworks, and the three lines of defence.
• Understand external rules and regulations and their applicability to large companies.
• Have strong verbal and written communication skills, and are comfortable communicating with stakeholders at all levels.
• Have high attention to detail and excellent analytical skills.
• Are resilient in character and able to operate ethically and effectively in challenging situations.
• Have good time management skills and are comfortable undertaking audits to meet delivery deadlines.

Let’s talk about what’s in it for you

We’ll pay you between £40,000 and £47,000, depending on your specific skills and experience. If your expectations are a little different, have a chat with us!

We keep our pay ranges broad on purpose to give us, and you, flexibility to match your experience to our zero carbon mission.

You’ll be eligible for an on-target bonus of 15%. We have one OVO bonus plan that focuses on the collective performance of our people to deliver our Plan Zero goal. 

We also offer plenty of green benefits and progressive policies to help you feel like you belong at OVO…and there’s flex pay. We'll give you 9% Flex Pay on top of your salary – 4% of this is auto enrolled into your pension, and the remaining 5% is yours to do what you like with. You can use this to buy from our extensive range of flexible benefits, including our green benefits which we've put at the heart of our offering, add to your pension or even take it as cash.

Here’s a taster of what’s on offer: 

For starters, you’ll get 34 days of holiday (including bank holidays). For your healthWith benefits like a healthcare cash plan or private medical insurance depending on your career level, critical illness cover, life assurance, health assessments, and moreFor your wellbeingWith gym membership, travel insurance, workplace ISA, will writing services, dental insurance, and more For your lifestyle With extra holiday buying, discount dining, home & tech loans, and supporting your favourite charities with give-as-you-earn donationsFor your home  Get up to £400 towards any OVO Energy plan, plus great discounts on solar, smart thermostats and EV chargersFor your commute Nab a great deal on ultra-low emission car leasing, plus our cycle to work scheme and public transport season ticket loans Want to hear about our full range of flexible benefits and progressive people policies? Our People Team can tell you everything you need to know.

For your Belonging

To find better ways to support our people, we need to listen to each other’s experiences and find ways to build a truly inclusive and diverse workplace. As part of this, we have 8 Belonging Networks at OVO. Led by our people, for our people - so when you join OVO, you can play a part - big or small - with any of the Networks. It's up to you.

Oh, and one last thing...

We’d be thrilled if you tick off all our boxes, yet we also believe it’s just as important we tick off all of yours. And if you think you have most of what we’re looking for but not every single thing, go ahead and hit apply. We’d still love to hear from you!

If you have any additional requirements, there’s a space to let us know on the application form; we want to make the process as easy and comfortable for you as possible.