Job summary
The Senior Internal Audit Manager leads the delivery of complex and high‑profile internal audit work across HM Land Registry, providing assurance that supports effective governance, risk management and internal control at Executive Board level. The role involves managing and developing a small team of senior auditors, leading high‑risk audit assignments, and building strong professional relationships with senior stakeholders across HMLR and wider government. You will act as a trusted business partner, influencing leaders, presenting to Audit and Risk Committees, and continuously improving audit methodology, quality and use of technology to deliver high‑quality, value‑adding assurance services.Job description
As a Senior Internal Audit Manager, you’ll have the opportunity to work at the heart of HM Land Registry, leading high‑profile and complex audits that influence senior decision‑making and strengthen governance across the organisation. You’ll manage and develop a talented audit team, build trusted relationships with senior leaders, present your work at Audit and Risk Committees, and collaborate with assurance partners across government, while continuously improving audit approaches, quality and use of technology.Person specification
To be successful in this role, you must hold one of the below Technical Memberships/Qualifications:
- Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors UK & Ireland
- Other Institutes of Internal Auditors that are part of IIA Global; OR
- Accountancy - Fully Qualified, current member of one of the five CCAB bodies (ICAEW, ACCA, CIPFA, ICAS and Chartered Accountants Ireland) or CIMA.
In addition, you will be able to demonstrate current practical internal audit experience and strong audit and assurance expertise, with the ability to establish relationships and influence diverse senior stakeholders. You will also develop effective governance, aligned to strategic priorities, reduce risk and manage internal control arrangements. You can effectively communicate, negotiate and challenge in a professional manner, whilst managing other assurance providers to ensure maximum value in providing assurance.
Please note you will be required to work a minimum of 30 hours per week in this post.
Due to the nature of the role some travel to other HMLR offices may occasionally be required, including overnight stays.
Where an individual taking up the responsibility will be based in Swansea Office, the ability to speak Welsh is desirable, however this will not be assessed during the process.
For more information about the role, please see the attached candidate guidance.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Seeing the Big Picture
- Changing and Improving
- Communicating and Influencing
- Managing a Quality Service
- Delivering at Pace
Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
- You must be a current member of the Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors (UK & Ireland or IIA Global), or a fully qualified accountant and member of a CCAB body (ICAEW, ACCA, CIPFA, ICAS, CAI) or CIMA.
Benefits
Alongside your salary of £61,923, HM Land Registry contributes £17,939 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.#WeAreHMLR
At HM Land Registry our vision is a world leading property market as part of a thriving economy and a sustainable future. We are unique in terms of the economic and social impacts of our work, our ability to make a positive difference to the lives of our customers, our sense of mission, and our great people. They are the foundation of all we have achieved and all we aspire to in the future. We want our people to feel proud to work for HM Land Registry and able to fulfil their full potential.
We have a strong and positive culture, a commitment to inclusivity, an emphasis on continuous learning and development, and flexible ways of working. We offer competitive pay, generous annual leave, attractive pension options and a wide range of other benefits.
- We have integrity – we value honesty, trust and doing the right thing in the right way.
- We drive innovation – we are forward-thinking, embrace change and are continually improving our processes.
- We are professional – we value and grow our knowledge and professional expertise.
- We give assurance – we guarantee our services and provide confidence to the property market.
Things you need to know
Artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths, Experience and Technical skills.To apply for this post please copy and paste your CV into the online application form, detailing your qualifications and work history. You will be asked to provide information on how you meet the 'Essential Technical' Skills and Qualifications from the attached job description.
In addition, the Personal Statement (in no more than 750 words) should demonstrate evidence of the essential experience criteria listed below:
- Recent practical internal audit experience demonstrating strong audit and assurance knowledge and expertise
- Demonstrable evidence of making improvements to reporting quality or audit methodology, processes and outcomes
- Ability to influence a diverse senior stakeholder community to develop effective governance, risk management and internal control arrangements
- Establishing relationships with and taking account of the work of other assurance providers to ensure maximum value and minimum overlap in providing assurance
In the event of a high volume of applications we reserve the right to pre-sift on the leading essential experience criteria:
- Recent practical internal audit experience demonstrating strong audit and assurance knowledge and expertise
The final stage will consist of a blended interview and a pre-prepared presentation which will be conducted as a face-to-face interview, w/c 13th April 2026. The interviews will take place at our Coventry Office. The topic for the pre-prepared presentation will be provided to you when you are invited to interview.
The blended interview will test the experience and behaviours listed in the Vacancy Description within the attached Candidate Pack as well as the strengths associated with the role. We want to hear your first, unrehearsed, natural response to strength questions, and so we don’t advertise which strengths are being tested.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/success-profiles
Candidates may refer to notes within their interview, but they should be used as a prompt only.
Please review your application form before clicking ‘submit’ – once you have submitted, you will not be able to amend your application. Ensure your application form is received by the closing date for receipt of applications – this is 11:55pm on the advertised date.
HMLR is accredited to the Disability Confident Scheme (DCS), which denotes organisations which have a positive attitude towards disabled people. DCS applicants who meet the minimum criteria at shortlisting may be invited to attend an interview.
There may be occasions where it is not practicable or appropriate to interview all DCS applicants that meet the minimum criteria for the job.
For example, when we receive high number of applications. In these circumstances we may select the DCS applicants who best meet the minimum criteria for the job, rather than all of those that meet the minimum criteria, as we would do for non-disabled applicants.
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Visa Sponsorship
Please note that we will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa where a role is in a certain business critical category. This role does not meet that category, and we will not sponsor a skilled worker visa.
You must ensure you have the appropriate right to work in the UK before applying.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.Nationality requirements
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
- UK nationals
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
- individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
- Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.
Diversity and Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see theCivil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).Apply and further information
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Job contact :
- Name : Harnaik Dhillon
- Email : Harnaik.dhillon@landregistry.gov.uk