Internal Auditor - Programme Assurance

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Ocado Group is an equal opportunities employer and as such makes every effort to ensure that all potential employees are treated fairly and equally, regardless of their sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, age, or disability or union membership status.

About Us

Our teams are putting the world’s retailers online using the cloud, robotics, AI, and IoT. We provide services to partner clients globally via our innovative advanced robotics technology, known as the Ocado Smart Platform ("OSP"), this drives our highly automated, multi-million pound Customer Fulfilment Centres (CFCs). In our CFCs - together with the proprietary software applications - we operate a world-class online grocery business that automates the single pick of products, ready for your online delivery.

About the role

As a trusted advisor, this role plays a key part in fostering and nurturing strong business relationships while delivering independent, value-added programme assurance and advisory services. It presents a unique opportunity for career growth and development.
The primary responsibility of the role is to assist the Programme Assurance Manager in conducting programme and project assurance reviews. This includes evaluating business risks, assessing processes, and scrutinizing internal controls to provide an unbiased assessment of programme and project governance.
Additionally, the role will support the Internal Audit Team in performing independent evaluations of Ocado’s financial and operational processes, including reviewing associated IT controls.
The successful candidate will be expected to continually expand their knowledge of programme assurance, IT risk, and control compliance, providing actionable recommendations for control enhancements throughout their work.

Accountabilities

Programme Assurance

• Assist the Programme Assurance Audit Manager in the development of a comprehensive audit plan designed to provide stakeholders with confidence that key projects and programmes will achieve their objectives and deliver anticipated benefits.
• Assist the Programme Assurance Manager in the planning and delivery of programme assurance reviews, prioritising key risk areas within projects and programmes, and focussing on governance, risk management and internal controls.
• Support in the testing of controls, analysis of data, and evaluation of compliance with policies, regulations, standards, and best practices.
• Contribute to the preparation of clear and actionable reports for management, highlighting critical risks, issues, and opportunities for improvement.
• Contribute to the ongoing enhancement of project and programme assurance practices by providing feedback and insights gained through the audit process.
• Support the monitoring of trends and recurring issues, and oversee the implementation of recommendations to ensure corrective actions are effectively completed within agreed timelines.

Internal Audit Support

• Assist in planning and delivering a diverse range of financial, operational, and technological reviews in collaboration with other members of the Internal Audit team.
• Help document and test controls ensuring alignment with audit standards.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Build collaborative relationships with stakeholders across the organisation.
• Support the team in raising  awareness and embedding strong risk management, control  and compliance requirements across the organisation. 

About you

• 1-2 years of experience within Internal Audit, project delivery or working within a key project control function such as a Project Management Office (PMO).
• Understanding of risk management and internal controls.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Google Workspace applications, as well as collaboration tools such as Slack and JIRA.

What we offer you

Our employee benefits are designed for you, we care about people and we’ve ensured we have a wealth of benefits that focus on your well-being. We regularly review our benefits to ensure we are supporting our employees appropriately.
30 days ‘working from anywhere in the world’ policy 
Wellbeing support through dedicated apps and an Employee Assistance Programme 
25 days annual leave, rising to 27 days after 5 years service (plus optional holiday purchase)
Pension scheme (various options available including employer contribution matching up to 7%)
Generous Private Medical Insurance (within the first month of joining!)
Income Protection (can be up to 50% of salary for 3 years) and Life Assurance (3 x annual salary) 
22 weeks paid maternity leave and 6 weeks paid paternity leave (once relevant service requirements complete) 
Train Ticket loan (interest-free)
Cycle to Work Scheme
Free shuttle bus to and from Hatfield Train Station to the Hatfield offices 
Free shuttle bus to and from Welwyn Garden City Train Station to the Welwyn Garden City offices
Opportunity to participate in Sharesave and Buy as You Earn share schemes
15% discount on Ocado.com and free delivery for all employees (within the first month of joining!