Internal Audit Manager

Audit & Risk Recruitment have been mandated by a global private manufacturing business to find an ambitious, driven and proactive Internal Audit Manager to join their Barcelona hub in Spain. You will be in the office near Montmeló (closest hub is Barcelona) 4 x per week and travel across the EMEA region 25% of the time to deliver governance, risk management, and internal controls across the business.

As an Internal Audit Manager (equivalent to Senior Manager in some companies), you’ll lead and deliver operational and financial internal audit activities across the global operations, partnering closely with senior stakeholders to provide insight, challenge and assurance. This is a high-visibility role with real impact on how the business operates. You will report directly to the Internal Audit Director and manage three junior members of the team.

This role would offer a direct path to becoming the Director.

Responsibilities

• Plan, manage and execute complex risk-based internal audits across operational, financial, and compliance areas
• Lead audit engagements end-to-end, from planning through to reporting and follow-up
• Communicating with key senior stakeholders
• Supporting the second line of defence as required in internal control initiatives and implementation of SOX (Sarbanes Oxley) as part of the IPO readiness programme.
• Drive and manage the Enterprise Risk Management framework
• Identify control weaknesses and work with management to drive practical improvements
• Leading extremely large project teams e.g. on plant sites (over 300 people)
• Prepare clear, concise audit reports for senior leadership
• Coach and mentor audit team members with direct responsibility of three people

Requirements:

• Circa 7 to 10 years’ audit experience: combination of external audit, internal audit from the Big 4 and inhouse roles. If directly from Internal Audit in the Big 4, you would need to be a very experienced Manager or recent Senior Manager.
• You may also have external audit experience only, but you would need SOX experience/controls testing.
• At least 2 years’ experience as a Manager, leading at least a team of 2.
• Strong knowledge of internal controls, risk management, and audit methodologies, especially over logistics, purchasing, maintenance, and production areas.
• Knowledge or experience with AuditBoard is a plus
• Experience working in an international or manufacturing environment is a plus
• Confident communicator who can influence and challenge constructively
• Professional qualification (CIA, ACCA, ACA, or similar) preferred
• Fluent English required; Spanish is a strong advantage

Apply if you are looking for genuine career development and a strong collaborative team, as well as international exposure in a transformational function. This is for you if you are seeking a dynamic environment and a business which is consistently growing and developing! Note: no sponsorship or relocation support can be offered at this stage. EU nationals looking to relocate to Barcelona are welcome to apply.

Salary: from 77,000 EUROS per annum plus bonus.