Internal Auditor

Introduction:

Planet Fitness is the fastest growing Health and Wellness Group in the country, with a national footprint covering 47 Clubs which include our brands Planet Fitness and Just Gym. 

Purpose of the role:

Ensuring that and auditing strategy and system is in place and which identifies and analyses risks to the business.  

Key Responsibilities would include:

• Contributing and ensuring that an auditing strategy and system is in place which identifies and analyses risks to the business.

• Determine and plan the scope and objective of an internal audit.
• Advise on the development of the scope and objective of the audit, specifying the resource requirements, engagement work program and working papers.
• Ensure awareness of the workings in the audit and the areas of concern to management and relevant stakeholders.
• Remains current with auditing best practice and legislation to ensure the analysis and review of a variety of areas in the business depending on the scope identified in the audit plan.
• Analyzing the operations in a way which closely follows the rules and procedures supporting the organization’s goals and objectives to determine compliance to these procedures.
• Analyzing and evaluating the internal controls to determine its effectiveness in mitigating risks and threats and to ensure the reliability of financial reports and compliance to laws and statutory reports.
• Evaluates methods used by the company to protect its assets and assesses the relevance of safeguards.
• Responsible for ensuring the required audit work and findings in line with defined expectations and goals.
• Provides work papers, system descriptions and audit findings to ensure the retained documentation supports the audit work performed.
• Responsible for co-ordinating with management to ensure audit delays are minimised and audit fieldwork and reporting timelines are met.
• Communicating progress of the Internal Audit to management throughout the audit.
• Responsible for the preparation of the audit report for submission and distribution to the various stakeholders and the adequacy and effectiveness of stakeholder action plans are assessed and implementation is monitored and reported in writing.
• Participates in the follow-up process with management to monitor implementation of remediation plans.
• Professionally communicate and present findings to senior management, reporting on the policies adopted for auditing, and the programs and activities of the audit.
• Uses their specialist knowledge of audit procedures to assist with the review of the outcome of the audit process in terms of its objectives, quality, completeness and feedback.

Knowledge, Skills and Attributes

• Finance degree
• Possesses specialist auditing knowledge and a process driven individual.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Display impeccable attention to detail and the work they produce is of superior quality.
• Displays excellent analysing and problem-solving ability.
• Demonstrable analytical and reasoning skills.
• Ability to interpret complex processes, policies and financial and legal documents.
• Ability to identify risk within complex processes.
• Ability to understand and interpret data.
• Requires audit knowledge and skills in finance/accounting and/or information system operations and related standards.
• Specialist at gathering, analysing and evaluating facts.
• Ability to establish rapport and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders as well as co-sourced staff.

Requirements

• Finance degree
• Member of Institute of Internal Auditors
• 5 years’ experience in commercial business

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