Internal Audit Lead

We're looking for an Internal Audit Lead to join our team on a 6 month fixed term contract. This role is all about helping the business run better - spotting risks early, improving ways of working, supporting teams across our business to do their best work and to get things right the first time, every time. You'll work closely with colleagues in stores, distribution centre, and the support office, delivering audits that are practical, forward-facing, and genuinely helpful (there is no box-ticking for the sake of it). What you'll be doing

• Planning and delivering internal audits across our stores, vet's practices and support functions
• Getting to know how the business really works and identifying what's going well - and where things could be improved
• Acting as a trusted business partner to the wider business
• Reviewing processes and controls, and suggesting clear, sensible recommendations
• Talking through findings with teams in a collaborative, supportive way
• Helping shape the internal audit plan by highlighting emerging risks and themes
• Following up on agreed actions to make sure improvements happen
• Working alongside wider IA team including the co-source auditors
  
  Minimum four years of experience in internal audit (either in-house or from practice)
• Comfortable leading audits and managing your own workload
• Flexible and adaptable, to meet the evolving needs of the business and a responsive IA plan
• A practical mindset - you understand how businesses operate and focus on what really matters
• Confident communicator who can build positive relationships at all levels
• Organised, curious, and happy working in a fast-paced, multi-site environment
• A professional qualification (or working towards one) - ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CIA, or similar. Pets at Home will not fund any completion of a qualification.
Nice to have (but not essential)
• Retail, veterinary/clinical or multi-site business experience
• An interest in using data to make audits more insightful