Senior Internal Auditor

AVEVA is creating software trusted by over 90% of leading industrial companies.

Job Title: Senior Internal Auditor

Location: Cambridge Science Park

Employment Type: Full-time

The job

Join our Internal Audit team as a Senior Internal Auditor (Lead Auditor), delivering risk-based audits across AVEVA’s global business. You’ll own audits end-to-end - from planning and fieldwork through to clear, practical reporting - while building trusted relationships with stakeholders and providing day-to-day coaching to colleagues. The role combines independence and professional judgement with a pragmatic, collaborative style, helping the business strengthen controls and manage risk as it grows and changes. We’re a supportive, high-performing team that values curiosity, clear communication, and delivering work we’re proud of.

Key responsibilities

Lead and deliver comprehensive risk-based internal audits in compliance with GIAS, evaluating the effectiveness of controls in place to manage business risks.

Accountable for completion and quality of engagement workpapers, ensuring a clear audit trail and evidence sufficiency across the team.

Design and tailor the audit programme/testing strategy, adjusting in response to issues identified and emerging risks.

Lead key engagement touchpoints: kick-off, regular status updates (audit debrief), and closing meetings, ensuring clear communication and timely resolution of obstacles.

Essential requirements

Three years audit experience essential (external and/or internal), with demonstrable experience leading audits/workstreams end-to-end.

Professionally qualified accountant (preferred, not essential), CIA or similar qualification.

Excellent report writing and editing skills; able to translate complexity into clear messages.

Good working knowledge of GIAS and disciplined application in practice.

Strong ethical judgement and understanding of independence/conflict requirements.

Strong stakeholder management; confidence to challenge constructively and facilitate difficult discussions.

Willingness to travel up to 25%.

Desired skills

Personal ownership for audit outcomes (planning, fieldwork, first-draft reporting) and raising issues early.

Calm, pragmatic, and resilient under pressure.

Constructive challenger; role-models integrity, independence, and professionalism.

Proactively escalates risks and scope limitations.

Highly organised and diligent with engagement admin responsibilities, completing required processes accurately and on time

Finance at AVEVA

Our team of almost 500 Finance professionals are central to AVEVA’s £1bn+ business. We cover everything from procurement and FP&A to sales forecasting and internal risk management, and we’re playing a leading role in our company’s transition to a subscription-based business model.

AVEVA is laying the groundwork for serious, sustainable growth, meaning there’s a lot for the team to do – and a lot of interesting opportunities. We’ve got a skilled and well-staffed team, strong leadership with a clear vision, and a big role to play in the business’s transformation: it’s a great time to be joining us!

Find out more: https://www.aveva.com/en/about/careers/

UK Benefits include:  

Flexible benefits fund, emergency leave days, adoption leave, 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), pension, life cover, private medical insurance, parental leave, education assistance program.

It’s possible we’re hiring for this position in multiple countries, in which case the above benefits apply to the primary location. Specific benefits vary by country, but our packages are similarly comprehensive.

Find out more: aveva.com/en/about/careers/benefits/

Hybrid working

We work in a hybrid way at AVEVA. Most roles are based at a local AVEVA office, with an expectation of being on-site 50% of your working hours to support collaboration and connection. Some positions are fully office-based depending on the nature of the work, and certain roles that support specific customers or markets may be remote. The working arrangement for this position will be confirmed during the hiring process.

Hiring process

Interested? Great! Get started by submitting your cover letter and CV through our application portal. AVEVA is committed to recruiting and retaining people with disabilities. Please let us know in advance if you need reasonable support during your application process.

Find out more: aveva.com/en/about/careers/hiring-process

About AVEVA

AVEVA is a global leader in industrial software with more than 6,500 employees in over 40 countries. Our cutting-edge solutions are used by thousands of enterprises to deliver the essentials of life – such as energy, infrastructure, chemicals, and minerals – safely, efficiently, and more sustainably.

We are committed to embedding sustainability and inclusion into our operations, our culture, and our core business strategy. Learn more about how we are progressing against our ambitious 2030 targets: sustainability-report.aveva.com/

Find out more: aveva.com/en/about/careers/

AVEVA requires all successful applicants to undergo and pass a drug screening and comprehensive background check before they start employment. Background checks will be conducted in accordance with local laws and may, subject to those laws, include proof of educational attainment, employment history verification, proof of work authorization, criminal records, identity verification, credit check.  Certain positions dealing with sensitive and/or third-party personal data may involve additional background check criteria.

AVEVA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to being an exemplary employer with an inclusive culture, developing a workplace environment where all our employees are treated with dignity and respect. We value diversity and the expertise that people from different backgrounds bring to our business.  AVEVA provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify your recruiter. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.