Internal Audit Associate

Job Description

Internal Audit Associate
Circa £32,000 dependent on skills & experience
Permanent, full time (37 hours) with flexibility for part time
Huntingdon – hybrid role, 2 days a week in the office

Dive into a world of opportunity, and join our team!

The purpose of Internal Audit is to provide independent, objective assurance and consulting services designed to add value and improve Anglian Water’s risk and control environment. The mission of internal audit is to enhance and protect organisational value by providing risk-based and objective assurance, advice, and insight. The internal audit function helps Anglian Water accomplish its objectives by bringing a systematic, disciplined approach to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of governance, risk management, and control processes.

You will be part of Anglian Water’s Group Internal Audit team, assisting in carrying out internal audits to assess and enhance controls to mitigate key risks across the organisation. This role will provide support to the three Group Internal Auditors by working with them to gather evidence and documentation and deliver in-depth audit testing. The role will add value to the organisation by increasing the depth of audit testing currently undertaken.

An internal auditor qualification will be offered within this role, which can take anywhere between 18 months and 3 years to complete, in which you will then be certified.

Key responsibilities

• Perform audit fieldwork under supervision, including testing of internal controls and transactions
• Calculate sample sizes and choose samples for audit testing
• Document audit findings accurately and clearly, using standard workpapers
• Carry out walkthroughs of key processes to understand how controls operate in practice
• Identify and report on control weaknesses, inefficiencies, and areas of non-compliance
• Active contribution in audit meetings by presenting and discussing outcomes

As a valued employee you’ll be entitled to:

• A competitive pension scheme where we double-match your contributions up to 6%
• Private healthcare for your peace of mind
• An annual bonus scheme
• The opportunity to volunteer in your local community
• 26 days holiday (plus Bank Holidays), increasing with service, with the option to swap Christmas and Easter for religious holidays
• Life cover (8x your salary) and personal accident cover (up to 5x your salary)
• Flexible benefits to support your well-being and lifestyle
• Paid time off for illness, both physical and mental
• Free parking at all office locations, sites, and leisure parks
• Excellent family-friendly policies, including 26 weeks of full pay for maternity/adoption leave and 4 weeks of paternity/partner pay, with the opportunity for shared parental leave

What does it take to be successful?

• Educated to A Level or equivalent
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Inquisitive, competent mindset
• Post education experience working in an office environment
• High attention to detail
• Proficient in MS Word, Excel and Outlook

Inclusion at Anglian Water:

Inclusion is for everyone and we are an equal opportunity employer, which means we’ll consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and their passion for creating better outcomes, and we’re committed to creating an environment where all our colleagues feel they belong.

Closing date: 11th January 2026

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