Independent Director for Audit and Internal Controls

Follow the risk through to remediation

1. Review the completeness of the risk register and whether controls address the business’s most consequential exposures.

2. Challenge internal audit coverage, independence and prioritisation against the organisation’s risk profile.

3. Scrutinise financial reporting controls, procurement exceptions and related-party processes.

4. Track overdue findings and require evidence that remediation has changed the underlying process.

Assurance relationships

You will coordinate with auditors and other assurance functions through approved governance channels.

This is a nonexecutive appointment. The director contributes through the chair to collective board decisions and oversight; management retains responsibility for execution.

What effective oversight will produce

• First quarter: identify gaps between principal risks, control ownership and assurance coverage.
• Within six months: agree a committee reporting format that distinguishes overdue actions from verified closures.
• Within twelve months: assess the effectiveness of control improvements and the quality of escalation to the board.

Experience expected

The role requires board or senior assurance experience in regulated organisations, financial literacy and demonstrated competence in internal control and risk oversight.

Additional useful experience includes relevant audit qualifications and experience working with corporate governance structures in the appointment jurisdiction; any specialist statutory appointment requires separate eligibility confirmation.

Service commitment

An initial three-year appointment is envisaged, with approximately eighteen to twenty-four days annually for meetings, preparation and committee work. Start date, remuneration, travel and on-site attendance will be agreed for the appointment.