If you are looking for an opportunity to showcase your expertise and demonstrate your eye for detail, this role will offer you the chance to work in a tight team of experts to inspire change and process within the audit.
What part will you play? If you’re looking for a place where you can make a meaningful difference, you’ve found it. The work we do at Markel gives people the confidence to move forward and seize opportunities, and you’ll find your fit amongst our global community of optimists and problem-solvers. We’re always pushing each other to go further because we believe that when we realize our potential, we can help others reach theirs.
Join us and play your part in something special!
The opportunity:
The purpose of Markel ’s Internal Audit department is to provide independent, objective assurance and consulting services crafted to add value and improve Markel’s operations.
Our team operates globally and consists of twenty-seven permanent staff, including five London-based staff. The department covers insurance operations, IT audit, corporate shared services, Markel Ventures, insurance linked securities (ILS) and program business. As a member of the Internal Audit Team, you will coordinate reviews and assess the design and effectiveness of internal controls over the insurance operations.
You will work to understand and assess key risks and controls, whilst adhering to our audit methodology to ensure timely and accurate analysis of business processes, controls, governance, and supporting technology. You will contribute to the overall success of the department and Markel by suggesting ways to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of audit processes.
What you’ll be doing:
Identify, understand, and assess Markel's risks, controls, and governance and communicate the results of your work to audit clients and other stakeholders.
Plan, organise, and prioritise activities in order to complete assigned tasks in a timely and efficient manner with minimal oversight.
Assist and/ or lead in planning the audit scope, preparing the audit program, and applying appropriate auditing procedures.
Identify issues, deviations, and root causes and effectively communicate (both written and verbal) issues and proposed solutions to audit management and clients and then diligently follow-up on actions through to closure.
Prepare and organise work papers, document conclusions, and prepare formal audit reports in accordance with established guidelines.
Work collaboratively within the Audit department, look to build and foster internal customer relationships, and maintain a positive working relationship with external auditors.
Have a basic understanding of IT General Controls and can complete defined audit program steps in this area.
Provide input and suggests improvements to audit department internal processes.
Willing and able to provide constructive feedback to other auditors. Looks to share knowledge/expertise gained from experience.
Use data analysis techniques within an audit to accomplish audit objectives and to present the visual results.
What you will bring:
ACCA or equivalent, Internal Audit or Risk Certifications preferred (UK)
Strong communication skills with the ability to make presentations to leadership.
Analyse processes and recommend alternatives to mitigate risks.
Ability to take ownership for small to medium sized projects.
Excellent Excel skills and having experience of using data analysis tools would be beneficial
Internal Audit experience in financial services, preferably within the insurance industry.
Experience in the insurance industry or financial services operations would be useful.
Who we are:
Markel Group (NYSE – MKL) a Fortune 500 company with over 60 offices in 20+ countries, is a holding company for insurance, reinsurance, specialist advisory, and investment operations around the world.
We’re all about people | We win together | We strive for better | We enjoy the everyday | We think further
What’s in it for you?
- A great starting salary plus annual bonus & strong benefits package
- 25 days paid holiday plus Bank Holidays, with the opportunity to buy/sell extra leave
- Fantastic company pension scheme, private medical and dental cover, life assurance, travel insurance cover, income protection, season ticket loan as well as other great benefits on offer
- There are countless opportunities to learn new skills and develop in your career and we can provide the support needed to do just that!
Are you ready to play your part?
Choose ‘Apply Now’ to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you.
Markel celebrates the value of a diverse workforce that brings experience and expertise from a wide variety of backgrounds and life circumstances. Whatever your background, if you feel you meet the requirements of this role then we want to hear from you. We are also happy to consider candidates who are looking for flexible working patterns.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided with all reasonable accommodations to be able to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions if successful. Please contact us via email at rec@markel.com or call us at 0161 507 5827 to request any accommodations that may be needed. This includes any alternative formats of any documents or information on how to apply offline.
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