Senior Internal Auditor

Overview

We’re Kingfisher, a team made up of over 74,000 passionate people who bring Kingfisher - and all our other brands: B&Q, Screwfix, Brico Depot, Castorama and Koctas - to life. That’s right, we’re big, but we have ambitions to become even bigger and even better. We want to become the leading home improvement company and grow the largest community of home improvers in the world. And that’s where you come in.

At Kingfisher our customers come from all walks of life, and so do we. We want to ensure that all colleagues, future colleagues, and applicants to Kingfisher are treated equally regardless of age, gender, marital or civil partnership status, colour, ethnic or national origin, culture, religious belief, philosophical belief, political opinion, disability, gender identity, gender expression or sexual orientation.

We are open to flexible and agile working, both of hours and location. Therefore, we offer colleagues a blend of working from home and our offices, located in London, Southampton & Yeovil. Talk to us about how we can best support you!

As a Senior Internal Auditor at Kingfisher, you’ll play a key role in helping our business thrive by identifying opportunities to improve controls, reduce risk, and enhance performance. You’ll work across our banners to deliver audits and advisory activities that support our purpose of making home improvement accessible for everyone.

What’s the job?

• Lead and deliver audits and advisory activities across financial, operational, and technology areas, aligned to the Group Audit plan.
• Assess risks and controls in key processes, using data-driven techniques.
• Collaborate with senior stakeholders to agree actions that improve efficiency and reduce risk.
• Produce clear, concise reports for senior leadership and Board-level audiences.
• Support continuous improvement and innovation in audit methodology and tools.
• Share insights and best practices across the audit function and wider business.
• Build strong, consultative relationships across business.

What you’ll bring

• Proven experience in internal audit, ideally within a large, complex, multi-banner organisation.
• Strong understanding of financial, operational,
• Qualified accountant or auditor (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CMIIA, CISA), is preferred
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Comfortable working with large data sets and using data analysis tools.

Be Customer Focussed - constantly improving our customers experience

• I listen to my customers

• I use available data to help make decisions

Be Human - acting with humanity and care

• I do the right thing

• I am respectful

Be Curious - thrive on learning, thinking beyond the obvious

• I build and share new ideas

• I try new things and share my learnings

Be Agile - working with trust, pace and agility

• I have courage to be creative

• Done is better than perfect, I aim for 80/20

Be Inclusive - acting inclusively in diverse teams to work together

• I embrace allyship

• I have self-awareness and a desire to learn

Be Accountable - championing the plan to deliver results and growth

• I own my actions

• I understand the Kingfisher plan and how it relates to my role

At Kingfisher, we value the perspectives that any new team members bring, and we want to hear from you. We encourage you to apply for one of our roles even if you do not feel you meet 100% of the requirements.

In return, we offer an inclusive environment, where what you can achieve is limited only by your imagination! We encourage new ideas, actively support experimentation, and strive to build an environment where everyone can be their best self. Find out more about Diversity & Inclusion at Kingfisher here!

We also offer a competitive benefits package and plenty of opportunities to stretch and grow your career.

Interested? Great, apply now and help us to Power the Possible.

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