About the role
Reporting to the Compliance Manager, the Internal Auditor is responsible for independently assessing Workman’s adherence to regulatory requirements, internal policies, and risk management frameworks.
The role has an immediate and significant focus on the delivery of ISO 27001:2022 internal audits and the ongoing assurance of the organisation’s Information Security Management System (ISMS) across 11 UK offices.
This also includes the planning, execution, and reporting of Cyber Essentials Plus audits, IT backup and restoration audits, and physical security audits at each location.
What matters most in this role
This plays a key role in supporting and strengthening Workman’s compliance culture through structured audit planning, effective execution, clear reporting, and continuous improvement of internal controls and processes.
A strong understanding of regulatory requirements and internal policies is inherent to identifying control and knowledge gaps. Attention to detail is essential.
Your ability to collaborate across different teams and build relationships with senior stakeholders is crucial. It is important to challenge results and practices objectively and strategically.
Day to day, you’ll
- Independently manage the ISO 27002: 2022 internal audit across all offices and the firm.
- Support the ISO 9001: 2015 audits which take place twice a year.
- Lead compliance spot-checks on all offices and departments to ensure continuity of practices.
- Ensure client due diligence questionnaires are received, processed and analysed accordingly.
- Prepare audit reports and document finding clearly, objectively and inline with ISO standards.
- Provide guidance to stakeholders on internal audit trends, compliance regulations and best practices.
- Providing ad hoc training or responding to compliance queries from internal stakeholders
How we see the role developing
- Support the Property Management Accounting team with their ISO 9001: 2015 annual audits.
- Understand and manage all other ISO internal audits across multiple functions of the business including; ESG - ISO 14001: 2015, H&S ISO 45001:2018
- Conduct ISO 22301:2019 internal audits across the firm.
- Help lead all ISO Audits across practices in our office in Paris.
What we expect from you
- Experience in internal audit, compliance, risk or governance roles.
- Knowledge of ISO accreditation frameworks.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
- Experience in the property industry is beneficial but not essential.
- High levels of integrity, discretion and professional judgment.
- Excellent diary management
About Workman
As the UK’s leading independent commercial property management specialist, Workman has an enviable position within the property industry.
We are proud of our longstanding relationships with many of our clients, some of whom we have worked with for more than 25 years. Our clients include leading institutional and sector-specialist investors, private property companies, public sector bodies and a growing number of overseas investors.
Our core belief
Great Workmanship starts with getting the fundamentals right.
Even though we're in the property business, we're all about the people.
Everything we do is built on collaboration, empowerment, autonomy, and integrity – not just words, but how we actually work.
Benefits
Why Workman?
Hybrid working to offer you a great work life balance, with a minimum of three days in the office.
Core working hours to allow for added flexibility and helps ease your commute to the office.
Study support (where applicable)
Discretionary annual bonus and salary reviews.
Healthcare, life insurance & wellness programme.
Long service additional holidays, your birthday off and an extra day between Christmas and New Year.
Lifestyle benefits to suit you: gym membership, cycle to work, buy and sell holiday to name just a few.
Social events throughout the year including a firm wide Christmas party!
Generous referral bonus.
Skills Required
- Experience in internal audit, compliance, risk or governance roles
- Knowledge of ISO accreditation frameworks
- Excellent attention to detail
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills
- High levels of integrity, discretion and professional judgment
What We Do
Workman is the UK’s leading independent commercial property management and building consultancy specialist. We offer a service dedicated solely to the fundamentals of property management and building consultancy excluding other services normally associated with multi-disciplinary firms. We believe this specialist combination provides significant benefits for our clients. Our property management service has been developed from working for a range of leading institutional funds, investors and property companies and the managed portfolio now totals over 4,000 properties nationwide collecting over £1.8bn in rent. Within property management our dedicated retail team provide specialist property management services on all retail assets, including more than 90 shopping centres and 200 retail parks. Our building consultancy specialists provide professional advice across a wide range of disciplines including due diligence, project management, defect diagnosis, contract administration and all landlord & tenant matters. The firm has been operating for nearly 40 years and continues to achieve steady growth. We pride ourselves on the skill and calibre of our employees, with more than 750 dedicated professionals in 12 UK offices and a growing presence in France. For more information about Workman, our services and career options please visit our website at workman.co.uk or call 020 7227 6200.
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