Internal Auditor
Contract: Full-time, Permanent (38.75 hours per week)
Location: Birmingham, West Midlands
Hybrid - a mixture of office and home working (3 days office, 2 from home) with some regional travel.
Salary: Up to £45,000 per annum + (£4,000 Annual Car Allowance)
At Dignity Funerals, we are committed to providing exceptional care to the families we serve. As the UK’s only vertically integrated end-of-life service provider, we operate with compassion, integrity, and dedication to the highest standards. We are looking for an Internal Auditor to join our Assurance team, ensuring that our business continues to operate with transparency, accountability, and excellence.
About the Role
Reporting to the Head of Assurance, you will play a key role in delivering independent, objective assurance over the company’s operations. You will be responsible for conducting risk-based and system audits, providing insights that help strengthen our internal controls and enhance our ways of working.
This role requires a methodical approach, strong analytical skills, and the ability to engage effectively with stakeholders at all levels. While technical expertise is essential, we also value empathy, pragmatism, and a collaborative mindset, ensuring that our audit function supports and strengthens the wider business.
Key Responsibilities
Conducting audits from the Annual Audit Plan in line with internal methodology.
Assessing key risks and controls, ensuring operational effectiveness and compliance.
Engaging with stakeholders throughout the audit process, fostering open discussions and addressing issues with a practical, solutions-focused approach.
Preparing audit reports that provide clear, constructive, and commercially sound recommendations.
Performing follow-up reviews to ensure agreed actions are implemented.
Supporting investigations and assurance engagements as required.
What We’re Looking For
A qualified (or part-qualified) Internal Auditor (CIA), Accountant (ACA/ACCA), or IT Auditor (CISA), or someone with relevant experience in internal audit.
Experience conducting audits across core financial systems, general business functions, and internal controls.
Knowledge of FCA-regulated businesses and multi-site environments is desirable but not essential.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to assess risk and identify opportunities for improvement.
Excellent communication and relationship-building abilities, ensuring a supportive and collaborative approach to audit delivery.
A well-organised individual with strong time management skills and attention to detail.
A full UK driving licence is required, as occasional site visits (less than 10%) may be necessary.
Why Join Us?
At Dignity Funerals, we recognise that working in the funeral sector is more than just a profession—it is a vocation that demands compassion, integrity, and dedication. Our internal audit function plays a critical role in upholding our values, ensuring that we operate to the highest standards and deliver the best possible service to the families who rely on us.
In return, we offer a supportive and professional environment, ongoing learning opportunities, and the chance to be part of a business that truly makes a difference.
If you are a detail-oriented and ethical auditor looking to apply your skills in a company with a meaningful purpose, we would love to hear from you.
Apply today and be part of something truly important.
What we provide to you…
Annual salary of up to £45,000.
25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays.
Annual Car Allowance (£4,000).
Pension Scheme 4% Matched.
Life Assurance X2 Annual Salary.
Free On-Site Parking.
Access to our internal apprentice & personal development schemes.
What are the next steps?
To be considered for this role, please submit your application via the ‘apply’ button, where a member of our Talent Team will review your application.
FCA Regulation Statement
Please note that this role is subject to meeting regulatory requirements. As an FCA-regulated organisation, we are committed to adopting the highest standards and we do this by employing individuals with the appropriate skills, experience and integrity to protect both the company and our clients. If you are considered for a role, you will be providing your permission for us to conduct the relevant checks and assessments that will be carried out during the recruitment and onboarding process. The nature of the checks will depend on whether the role is subject to the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR).
Please note in accordance with our pre-employment checks, all roles will require a criminal record check and further enhanced checks may apply. Certain roles will be subject to ongoing checks in line with the Group SMCR Framework (Fit & Proper Policy). Further details will be explained to you throughout the recruitment process.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Statement
Our Vision is to connect with our clients, colleagues, company, and communities based on our principles whilst celebrating our differences.
We aim to empower leaders and colleagues to seek out and understand new voices and perspectives; to be vocal about inequity and exclusion, and to take decisive, informed, and bold action to promote inclusion and belonging.
Any unsolicited submissions from agencies will be accepted as a direct application from the candidate and no fees will be payable.
We reserve the right depending on application numbers to close or extend the closing dates for positions; we would therefore recommend an early application.
