Synthomer is a leading supplier of high-performance, highly specialised polymers and ingredients that play vital roles in key sectors such as coatings, construction, adhesives, and health and protection – growing markets that serve billions of end users worldwide. Headquartered in London, UK and publicly listed there since 1971, we employ c.3,900 employees across our 5 innovation centres of excellence and more than 29 manufacturing sites across Europe, North America and Asia. Around 20% of our sales volumes are from new and patent protected products.
At our innovation centres of excellence in the UK, Germany, China, Malaysia and Ohio, USA we collaborate closely with our customers to develop new products and enhance existing ones tailored to their needs, with an increasing range of sustainability benefits. Since 2021, we have been proud holders of the London Stock Exchange Green Economy Mark, which recognises green technology businesses making a significant contribution to a more sustainable, low-carbon economy.
We’re looking for a driven, curious Internal Auditor to join our Group Finance – Internal Audit, Risk & Compliance team. This is a unique opportunity to step into a global, commercial environment and deliver real impact—providing independent assurance to senior leadership, including the Executive Committee and Board.
You’ll play a key role in delivering our global audit plan, partnering closely with senior stakeholders across the business while gaining exposure to a wide range of operations and processes across an international organisation 🌍.
Ideal for someone perhaps in a large practice environment looking to make the move into industry, this role offers the chance to broaden your commercial insight, deepen your expertise, and see the tangible impact of your work first-hand.
What you’ll be doing
Audit Planning
Develop a strong understanding of audit areas and core business processes
Conduct research and risk assessments using both internal and external data
Design detailed, risk-focused audit test programmes
Audit Fieldwork
Perform walkthroughs and assess control design and effectiveness
Deliver audit fieldwork independently, maintaining high-quality standards
Ensure all audit documentation is complete, accurate, and well-evidenced
Audit Reporting
Produce clear, concise, and impactful audit reports
Present findings to stakeholders and agree practical, value-adding action plans
Management Actions
Support the tracking and reporting of audit findings
Work closely with stakeholders to ensure timely implementation of agreed actions
Planning & Projects
Contribute to the annual risk-based internal audit plan
Take part in ad-hoc reviews and project work across the business
What we’re looking for
Essential:
Degree-level education (please include final grade/score)
Professional qualification in Accounting or Internal Audit
(CIA, ACA or equivalent)
Experience in Internal or External Audit
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Ability to communicate and influence stakeholders at all levels
Excellent written and presentation skills
High attention to detail and strong organisational ability
Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
Desirable:
Experience using data analytics to enhance audit testing
Familiarity with Generative AI tools for research and productivity
Commercial awareness with a proactive, logical approach
What we offer
Exposure to senior stakeholders across a global organisation
Opportunities for ongoing development and professional growth 🚀
A collaborative, supportive, and high-performing team environment
Location & Travel
Based in London Victoria (4 days in the office)
This role offers exciting international exposure, with approximately 10–15% global travel ✈️ to support audit assignments
We are looking for individuals who are genuinely enthusiastic about travel and comfortable working across different cultures and environments. Please note that candidates must hold visas that allow unrestricted global travel, as this is an integral and rewarding part of the role.
🌍 Global Benefits Overview
💰 Competitive, market-aligned compensation
🎯 Discretionary global bonus scheme
📈 Discretionary Long-Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) – for senior positions
🚗 Company car or car allowance – varies by region and role
🩺 Healthcare – tailored to regional locations
👶 Parental leave and family support – maternity, paternity, adoption (aligned with regional policies)
🏡 Working options – flexibility where it matters, based on role and business needs
📚 Learning & development opportunities – training, online platforms, buddy/mentorship programs, Internal Synthomer University with L&D offers
💙 Wellbeing support – employee assistance program (EAP), mental health resources, wellbeing initiatives
🌱 Retirement / pension contributions – plans vary by country
🤝 Culture of Inclusion – where everyone can thrive
🏆 Performance culture, global reward & recognition programmes
Skills Required
- Degree (minimum 2:2 or equivalent)
- Professional qualification in Accounting or Internal Audit (CIA, ACA or equivalent)
- Experience in Internal or External Audit
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels
- Excellent written and presentation skills
- High attention to detail and strong organisational ability
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
- Experience using data analysis to support and enhance audit testing
- Familiarity with Generative AI for research and productivity
- Commercial awareness and a proactive, logical approach
What We Do
Synthomer is a business-to-business speciality chemicals producer. We create value for all our stakeholders by applying our expertise and innovation capabilities to provide high-performance water-based polymers and ingredients to a wide range of blue-chip customers in multiple attractive end markets. Synthomer are headquartered and stock listed in the UK. We have more than 30 operational sites across Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Asia including four innovation centres of excellence. The Company employs around 4,200 entrepreneurial, highly skilled employees with the expertise and experience to drive our success worldwide.
