Description

THE PENSIONS REGULATOR

Senior Internal Audit Manager

Closing date: 2 August 2026

Salary: £75,099 Per Annum

Contractual hours: 35

Basis: Full time

Job reference: REQ000687

Role title: Senior Internal Audit Manager

Contract type: Permanent

Location: Brighton with Hybrid working - 8 days per month in the office

The role and responsibilities

This role is ideal for someone who:

Enjoys helping organisations improve through insight, assurance and continuous improvement.
Values collaboration and building trusted relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.
Is motivated by developing people, supporting learning and building team capability.
Enjoys working across strategic priorities, risk and organisational change.
Likes turning complex information into clear, practical actions that support better outcomes.

The role criteria

As Senior Internal Audit Manager, you will play a key role in helping The Pensions Regulator deliver its objectives by providing independent assurance, insight and challenge across the organisation. Working closely with the Head of Internal Audit, you will lead the delivery of the Internal Audit plan, oversee a team of Internal Auditors, and manage relationships with external delivery partners. You will work with senior leaders to ensure audit activity aligns with organisational priorities, risks and desired outcomes, while helping to strengthen governance, risk management and control frameworks. The role involves overseeing audit work from planning through to reporting and follow-up, providing evidence-based assurance and identifying opportunities for improvement. You will also contribute to organisational transformation by offering insight into change risks, delivery and value realisation. Alongside leading audit activity, you will coach and develop colleagues, build strong relationships across the organisation, and help create a culture of continuous improvement. Through your work, you will support effective decision-making and help ensure that The Pensions Regulator continues to deliver value and positive outcomes for savers and the wider pensions landscape.

You will:

Hold either a Chartered/MIIA internal audit qualification (or international equivalent recognised by IIA Global) or full membership of a recognised CCAB accountancy body.
Extensive senior-level internal audit experience, including engagement with Executive Committee and Board stakeholders.
Experience leading and developing high-performing teams, supporting personal and professional development.
Experience delivering robust, evidence-based and independent assurance opinions to agreed timescales.
Deep knowledge of internal audit standards, governance, risk management and control frameworks.
Knowledge of financial and operational risks and controls in a government context, with the ability to identify weaknesses and develop practical solutions.
Strong communication, consulting and influencing skills, including the ability to provide constructive challenge and translate audit findings into clear recommendations.
Experience working in complex or changing environments, with a focus on continuous improvement, innovation and organisational impact.

The team:

Head of Internal Audit – Grade 4
Senior Audit Manager – Grade 6
Audit Managers (x2) – Grade 7

TPR offers:

Genuine opportunities for learning and development.
A values-led, inclusive environment.
Hybrid working and flexible shift patterns.
A vibrant workplace with employee networks (Disability, Family, LGBT+, Minority Ethnic, Mental Health, Women’s).

Reward and benefits

We offer 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, a hybrid working model, 35 hour working week (full-time), flexible working patterns, and flexitime. We also provide competitive parental leave, as well as a Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 28.97%. Our dedicated benefits portal (Edenred) offers retail, gym, tech and restaurant discounts, and a cycle to work scheme.

Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Our culture

TPR strives to be a high-performing organisation, and we prioritise our people’s growth and well-being. We offer various learning, secondment and development opportunities, support flexible working, and foster a diverse and inclusive environment.

Equality, diversity and inclusion is very important to us and we strive to make sure everyone has an equal opportunity to succeed. Our modern Brighton offices are in Telecom House overlooking Preston Park, they are over two floors of a shared building facility and when designed in 2023 we followed the government’s workplace design guide to ensure accessibility by design was achieved for our section.

We’re proud to have a range of networks and opportunities to bring people together with supportive and safe spaces to connect with one another.

About The Pensions Regulator

With a career at TPR, you’ll be joining an organisation with real purpose and who are proud of their diverse range of skills and experience that positively impact on millions of people. Everyone at TPR plays an important role in helping to keep more than £2trn of savings safe.

Our Corporate Strategy outlines a bold and challenging vision of how pensions regulation should continue to evolve to keep pace with a change in the scale and nature of the pensions landscape. We believe diversity and inclusion are vital to good decision-making for positive saver outcomes. We’re committed to creating a supportive, inclusive, and dynamic work environment where everyone can thrive; understanding the link between the work we do and its positive impact on society.

Find out more about us.

Applications

To avoid disappointment, we would invite you to submit your application as soon as possible, as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can continue to provide a positive candidate experience, with each application being reviewed and considered. Unfortunately, once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications.

Current TPR employees who want to apply for this vacancy should first contact their line manager to discuss their application.

We welcome applications on a part time and job share basis.

Please note that TPR is unable to offer visa sponsorship. All applicants must already hold Right to Work in the UK for the duration of their employment. For more information on Right to Work, please visit Prove your right to work to an employer: Overview - GOV.UK.

Selection and interview

If you are shortlisted for interview, we’ll be in contact with you shortly after the closing date. We aim to respond to every application however due to the large volume of applications this is not always possible. If you have not heard from us within 21 days of submitting your application, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we’re committed to the recruitment, employment, retention, and development of people with disabilities, and to improving their employment opportunities. Candidates who declare that they have a disability and who meet the essential criteria will be an offered an interview. Please note that if we receive a high volume of Disability Confident applicants, we reserve the right to offer an interview to those who best meet the essential criteria.

Diversity and inclusion

TPR is committed to promoting diversity, inclusion and equality in the workplace, creating an environment where everyone is encouraged to be themselves, enabling our people to feel supported, represented and do their best work.

We encourage applicants from all backgrounds and with different identities and experiences to apply for roles with TPR.

Further information

Please visit our website to find out what it is like to work at TPR, our culture, interview process and our commitment to our employees.

If you have any queries about this role, or if you have a disability and wish to request a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process, please email [email protected].