ABOUT THE ROLE
As Director of Assurance you will be responsible for identifying, prioritising, and managing risks. This will include ensuring financial and operational controls are operating efficiently and effectively, and ensuring compliance with relevant laws, corporate governance standards and to the Group ethical policies. Key to this is providing independent assurance to the Audit Committee, Chief Executive and Group Finance Director.
We are the world’s largest university press. We have both a worldwide reach and a personal understanding of local needs, partnering on the ground to adapt publications and resources to meet the individual needs of communities, societies, and countries. We partner with researchers, educators, and technology partners to stay ahead of the changing ways people around the world are accessing and sharing knowledge. With a presence in more than 50 countries and millions of customers around the world, an idea launched at OUP can have global impact.
Key accountabilities:
- Develop and maintain an assurance strategy for the Press.
- Deliver, through the Group Internal Audit (GIA) team, assignments from the audit plan to a high standard and within targeted deadlines and budgets, producing clear and concise audit reports.
- Define and maintain the corporate risk management framework.
- Supervise the Group Risk Manager in arranging Group level insurance cover for a cross section of risk classes as required by ExCo.
- Coordinate the follow-up with management on progress on all audit recommendations made in previous audit reports.
- Take responsibility for specific organisational projects including internal GIA projects and those allocated by the Audit or Finance Committees or senior OUP management.
- Support management in the development of processes, systems, data and reference documentation by providing independent advice on controls design and risk management.
- Prepare strategic and operational audit plans, through interaction with senior management (including ExCo members), together with a sound understanding of OUP's business strategy and associated risks.
- Oversee, as well as contribute personally to, the development of team members.
We operate a hybrid working policy that requires a minimum of 2 days per week in the Oxford office.
