Working hours: 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Duration: Permanent

Location: Gloucester

Job Ref: 205237

About the role

Benefact Group, are looking for an Internal Auditor to join our Gloucester office.

The successful applicant will join the Group Internal Audit Team, reporting directly to The Group Chief Internal Auditor. The GIA function is responsible for providing independent assurance to various committees, boards and senior management on the adequacy and effectiveness of the Group’s internal control framework. You will therefore be expected to do this through conducting risk based internal audits in all areas of the Group, including Shared Services, Insurance, Broking & Advisory and Investment Management divisions.

Why join us?

Join a collaborative and inclusive culture that’s committed to making a difference and building a more sustainable future. Ranked amongst the UK's 15 Best Big Companies to Work For in 2025, we offer fantastic career and development opportunities within a rapidly growing, innovative Group - where all profits go to charity and good causes.

What you'll be doing

• Lead and deliver internal audit activity across the group’s internal control framework

• Deliver robust, accurate and timely advice and consultancy services in relation to the development of new or enhanced controls across the Group’s internal control framework (whether alone or as a team).

• Deliver high quality, impactful written reports and verbal presentations to UK and overseas Boards, Board Sub-Committees GMB and senior management in relation to the control environment.

• Build and maintain effective relationships with key stakeholders across the Group on all matters related to governance, risk and internal controls.

• Assist in providing management and staff with appropriate technical guidance, training and support to maintain and improve the level of control awareness throughout the Group.

What you'll need to have

• Qualified Internal Auditor (IIA) or equivalent, qualified accountant, or part qualified accountant or internal auditor with experience in Internal Audit or a relevant discipline

• Financial services experience

• Experience in a similar role

• Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues at all levels

• Self-motivated with a proactive approach

• Comfortable working independently and collaboratively with colleagues

What we offer

• A competitive salary - let's discuss it

• Hybrid working

• Group Personal Pension - up to 12% employer contribution

• Generous annual bonus scheme: on-target bonus between 6% and 24%

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, and a holiday buy and sell scheme

• An array of health and wellbeing benefits, including private healthcare, income protection and life assurance

• £200 annual personal grant to a charity of your choice

• Encouraged to take at least one volunteering day per year

• Employee Assistance Programme

• Full study support to gain professional qualifications

• Access to virtual GP

• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

Hear from the hiring manager

"Group Internal Audit offers one of the best vantage points in the Benefact Group. You'll work across a diverse range of businesses, functions and strategic initiatives, providing assurance and insight to senior leaders and Boards while helping the Group manage its most important risks. No two assignments are the same, giving you the opportunity to continually learn, build relationships and make a meaningful impact. If you're curious, collaborative and enjoy understanding how organisations work, this is a fantastic place to develop your career".

About us

Benefact Group is a unique international financial services Group made up of over 30 businesses. We are owned by a charity and have been the 3rd largest UK corporate donor over a decade*, having given away £250 million since 2014. We have ambitious plans to become the UK’s number one corporate donor, with strategic objectives in place to double the Group’s size.

We believe it’s essential to attract, empower, grow and reward talented people, offering fantastic opportunities for career and personal development. Our giving ethos, 135-year history and the diversity of what we do, has enabled us to build a culture of kindness, great ambition, and of passionate people driven to do better and be better. 

At Benefact Group, we are committed to creating an inclusive culture and building an environment where each and every one of us feels valued and respected. We are a community made up of people with a range of different backgrounds, abilities, perspectives, beliefs and interests and we value the strength this brings to us as a Group. We welcome applications from everyone.

If you need any additional support during the recruitment process, then please let us know.

*Directory of Social Change’s UK Guides to Company Giving 2017-26