Salary: Competitive per annum
Hours: 37.5 per week, Monday to Friday
Location: Hybrid, 3 days a week in our VHQ, Crawley
Contract: Permanent
Closing Date: 18th May 2025
At Virgin Atlantic Airways, we believe that everyone can take on the world, and it’s our vision to become the most loved travel company. As we embark on this next exciting stage of our journey, we’re harnessing our spirit of entrepreneurship and innovation to challenge the status quo.
Join our team of forward-thinkers who approach the world with a different lens. We value individuals who are vocal about driving positive change and are willing to dive into both big and small tasks. If you’re ready to take your career to new heights, this opportunity is for you.
This role is accountable for supporting the continuous development of a mature control environment across the Virgin Atlantic group. You will assist the business in successfully executing strategic objectives through the identification and mitigation of risk and control weaknesses, providing assurance to our Board of Directors and Executives on matters related to Governance, Risk, and Control. Reporting to the Head of Internal Audit, you will manage the delivery of comprehensive assurance and advisory services, proactively advising and assisting the leadership team and top management in the identification and cost-effective mitigation of risks.
- Manage the delivery of the annual audit plan, providing regular performance feedback, career guidance, and coaching to help the Senior Internal Auditors be at their best whilst delivering high-quality and impactful audit work.
- Conduct a limited number of audits each year, focusing on areas of high complexity, high risk, and heightened sensitivity.
- Own and continuously develop the Internal Audit methodology, MI, and reporting activity required to ensure quality in all audit engagements and outputs.
- Responsible for managing the in-house assurance team and the relationships with our main co-source partners
- Build trusted relationships with our Senior Leadership community, enhancing the credibility and effectiveness of the Internal Audit function whilst providing valuable advice on efficient risk management.
- Formulate an assurance map across the organisation from having built an overview of second line and other assurance activity that is taking place
- Support the Head of Audit with the Quarterly Top Risk identification and reporting activity, including attending and supporting quarterly Executive Level/C-Suite Risk workshops and risk discussions.
- Represent internal audit at internal governance forums and steering committees, particularly those with a strong enterprise risk linkage, ensuring that the audit function is represented as an active, interested, and vocal partner.
- Develop and upkeep the Group’s Whistleblowing policy, ensuring processes and third-party vendors used to facilitate whistleblowing reporting remain fit for purpose.
- Coordinate and/or lead investigations in accordance with Virgin Atlantic’s investigation guidelines regarding any allegations of fraud, corruption, or serious misconduct posing a significant risk to Virgin Atlantic.
- Provide advisory services and special assignments that enhance efficiency, improve revenue, and reduce costs, whilst promoting and influencing the adoption of best practice control and governance.
- Provide guidance, training, and support to risk owners in each directorate on managing risk and compliance with the group's enterprise risk management requirements.
- Facilitate regular consideration of risk policies and risk appetite with the Main Board and Audit Committee.
- A degree or a diploma in audit, risk, finance, business, or a related field.
- One or more professional qualifications in accountancy or audit, with a minimum of 5+ years post-qualification experience (e.g. ACCA, CIA, CISA/ISACA).
- Experience in team leadership roles within a dynamic and challenging environment (ideally within an audit/risk function).
- Demonstrated ability in senior management stakeholder engagement, management, and reporting.
- Demonstrated ability leading change through cross-functional teams in fast-paced and complex business settings.
- Sound understanding of the standards of relevant professional bodies and ability to fully comply (e.g. IIA).
- Excellent time management and organisational skills - able to meet tight deadlines and juggle multiple demands.
- Prior “Big 4” experience and/or experience in a similar role within the aviation and travel/tourism sector (desirable).
- Experience interfacing effectively and regularly with executive leadership/C-suite, and/or board of directors (desirable).
- Specific deep-field expertise in at least one relevant discipline (e.g. certified fraud examiner, forensic auditing, advanced data modelling, continuous audit testing and scripting, IT technical auditing, M&A/corporate due diligence) (desirable).
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Our customers come from all walks of life and so do our colleagues. That’s why we’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer and actively encourage applications from all backgrounds. At Virgin Atlantic, we believe everyone can take on the world - no matter your age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disabilities, religion, or beliefs. We celebrate difference and everything that makes our colleagues unique by upholding an inclusive environment in which we can all thrive. So that everyone at Virgin Atlantic can be themselves and know they belong.
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