Audit Manager

Audit Manager
Salary: Competitive
Contract Type: Permanent– 35 hours a week
Location: Hybrid working (office based in Birmingham or Oswestry) – typically 2 days in the office per week

Shape Brighter Futures with Wesleyan

Established in 1841, Wesleyan help trusted professionals—GPs, hospital doctors, dentists, and teachers—secure their financial future. Today, we’re proud to continue that mission with passion and purpose. If you’re looking for a role where your expertise makes a real impact, and you want to work in a culture that values collaboration, innovation, and integrity, we’d love to hear from you.

Make a Difference in Corporate Audit

Corporate Audit provides an independent, objective risk assurance and internal audit service, reporting to the Board via the Audit Committee. The team takes a disciplined, risk-based approach to strengthening governance, risk management and internal controls, helping protect the Society’s assets, reputation and long-term sustainability.

Your Impact

Here’s how you’ll make a difference:

• Lead and deliver risk-based internal audit reviews across strategy, governance, finance and customer operations.
• Build and influence senior stakeholder relationships, acting as a key point of contact between Corporate Audit and the business.
• Provide expert insight into risk management frameworks, helping improve control environments and operational effectiveness.
• Contribute to the development and delivery of the annual risk-based Audit Plan, supporting the Audit Committee and senior leadership.
• Lead, coach and develop audit team members, driving high performance and continuous improvement within the function.

What You’ll Bring

• You’re a credible and commercially minded audit leader who thrives on influencing senior stakeholders and delivering high-quality assurance in a complex, regulated environment.
• Proven experience delivering audits across finance, customer operations or wider financial services environments.
• Strong knowledge of UK insurance regulations, internal audit standards and IFRS, with the ability to apply these in practice.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the presence and confidence to challenge and influence at Executive and Board level.
• Strong analytical thinking, commercial acumen and a proactive approach to continuous improvement.
• Relevant professional qualification (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIIA or equivalent).
• Experience within professional services or Big 4 and exposure to actuarial or insurance modelling environments (desirable).

Benefits That Work for You

We believe rewards should reflect the life you live. Here’s what you can expect:

• Annual bonus to recognise your contribution.
• 28 days holiday (plus a culture day!) – rising to 30 days with service.
• Flexible hybrid working for better work-life balance.
• Company pension scheme – matched plus 2% (up to 10%).
• Free secure underground Birmingham city centre parking (subject to availability, weekend use included).
• Salary sacrifice schemes that help you provide the things that matter – to include PMI, Electric Vehicle Leasing and cashback on everyday essentials.
• Enhanced family leave and two volunteering days to give back to causes you care about.

Why Wesleyan?

We’re building a culture where everyone belongs. Diversity isn’t just a policy—it’s part of who we are. Whatever your background, we want you to feel valued and empowered to thrive. We’re proud supporters of the ABI Making Flexible Work campaign, which means we’re open to discussing flexible working, job shares, and part-time options.
If you need reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, just let us know—we’re here to support you.

What to Know Before Applying

• Right to Work: We’re unable to provide VISA sponsorship, so you’ll need the legal right to live and work in the UK.
• Advert Closing: We typically advertise for two weeks but may close early if we receive a high volume of applications—apply early to avoid disappointment.
• Regulatory Requirements: As a financial services organisation, we adopt the highest standards. This role is subject to regulatory checks, including criminal record and credit checks, and ongoing assessments under the SMCR Framework.

Ready to Shape Your Future?
Apply today and join us in creating brighter financial futures—for our customers, our members, and you.