9/16/2025 A) Senior Audit Manager

Overview

Join RSA and make a difference every day. Whether you are just beginning your career or looking to take the next progressive step in your journey, RSA Insurance is an organization where you can be yourself, learn and develop and a place where your ideas and contributions matter.

With offices in Belfast, Galway, and Dublin, we have embraced hybrid work empowering our people to work flexibly and to suit their individual needs, which enables them to deliver great service to the customers we look after every day. Our Dublin office is also home to our sister-company RSA Insurance.

At RSA and 123.ie we empower our customers to make a difference in their lives. And the same goes for our employees. We are proud to have 32 different nationalities represented in our workforce. Our diverse customer base benefits from the diverse perspectives of our teams that serve them, solving complex problems with creative ideas.

As proud member of the Intact family, we're part of something bigger with a presence in North America, the UK, and Europe. Our business has grown organically and through acquisitions to over $21 billion of total annual premiums.

We want you to thrive and grow with us – and we'll give you all the tools, flexibility and learning opportunities you need to do it.

And, if you bring your best, then we promise to give you, our best.

Culture and Community

RSA is a purpose-driven business – our purpose is to 'help people, businesses, and society prosper in good times, and be resilient in bad times'.

We do that by living our values – Integrity, Respect, Customer-driven, Excellence, and Generosity – in everything that we do.

We provide an open and honest workplace – where everybody contributes, and every view is listened-to and respected.

Generosity is in our DNA and is the value that guides and enables our people to help others, protect the environment and make our communities more resilient. It drives our efforts to care for people and to give our time, financial resources and talent. We're also committed to helping society adapt to a changing climate taking reasonable care to ensure that our business activities are conducted in an environmentally sustainable manner.

Our stats don't lie… in our annual engagement survey

87% of our people celebrate the diversity in their teams and the wider company

90% of our people feel safe to speak up and share if they've made a mistake

91% of our people feel valued and respected by leadership

89% of our people are benefiting and thriving through our hybrid working model

Senior Audit Manager

The Senior Audit Manager plays a critical role in preparing and delivering a risk-based 6+6 Audit Plan, providing independent assurance and insight that supports the Board and Executive Management in protecting RSA (an Intact company) assets, reputation, and long-term sustainability. Intact Financial Corporation is the largest provider of property and casualty insurance in Canada, a leading provider of global specialty insurance, and a leader in commercial lines in the UK and Ireland. The role holder will be part of a Global team of 75 within the Intact Group Corporate Audit Services team.

This role is responsible for leading the execution of audit assignments across a broad portfolio of business and technical areas, ensuring high-quality outcomes that support continuous improvement in governance, risk management, and internal controls. The Senior Audit Manager will shape audit scopes with sound judgment, oversee audit delivery, and provide coaching and guidance to audit teams. They will also foster strong relationships across the organisation, acting as a trusted adviser to stakeholders. In addition, the role supports the Head of Audit in driving ongoing enhancements within the audit function, including the integration of best-in-class data analytics to strengthen audit effectiveness and insight.

Key Responsibilities:

- Lead a team of Internal Auditors to deliver a portfolio of high-quality and technical audits that meet audit objectives and stakeholder expectations.
- Ensure compliance with local legal/regulatory requirements, Audit Methodology, and Professional Practices Standards.
- Role model and manage the performance appraisal programme to recognise contributions, develop potential, plan succession, and promote work-life balance.
- Assist in delivering reporting requirements to the Executive and local Audit Committee.
- Support the Head of Internal Audit in managing the function, with a focus on resource allocation and performance management.

Audit Execution & Issue Management

- Oversee issue tracking and escalation mechanisms to ensure timely and sustainable resolution of audit findings.
- Promote a strong risk and control culture across the organisation.
- Contribute to the identification, development, and promotion of best practice methods, tools, and frameworks for Internal Audit.
- Encourage innovative and relevant practices to enhance audit effectiveness.

Stakeholder Engagement

- Support the management of internal and external stakeholder relationships to foster open dialogue.
- Represent the team on management and/or Board Committees as appropriate.
- Role model and embed the Internal Audit Vision, Strategy, and Operating Model.
- Establish strong relationships with UK and North America audit teams to enable cross-regional synergies and consistent service quality.

What does it take to thrive in our team?

We believe that to build a best-in-class, future proof Internal Audit function we need a diverse range of academic backgrounds, skillsets and thinking.

Strategic & Technical Expertise

- Demonstrates strong commercial insight with a strategic and consultative approach; able to see the big picture while identifying critical details.
- Strong understanding of internal control, risk management, governance processes, and auditing methodologies.
- Strong understanding of insurance industry practices and regulatory requirements.
- Strong understanding of data analytics and Artificial Intelligence tools to enhance audit effectiveness and insights.

Leadership & Delivery

- Ability to lead, coach, and develop audit teams or contribute to a culture of continuous improvement.
- Excellent organisational skills and ability to multi-task to ensure timely delivery.
- Produce high-quality deliverables; stay focused under pressure; and balance detail orientation with strategic thinking.

Communication & Stakeholder Engagement

- Strong relationship-building and influencing skills; able to act as a trusted adviser and communicate effectively at all levels of the business.
- Strong report writing skills and ability to assimilate and communicate complex issues clearly and effectively.
- Ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships with peers, management, and key stakeholders.

Personal Attributes

- Self-motivated, proactive, and able to work independently; volunteers for new challenges and is comfortable being challenged.
- Demonstrates curiosity and courage to challenge the status quo, ask probing questions, and think on their feet in a fast-changing environment.
- Demonstrates excellent academic credentials and consistent career progression.

Requirements:

- Degree and professional qualification in a relevant field (e.g. CIA, ACA, ACCA, or actuarial qualification)
- Extensive experience of delivering Internal Audit or External Audits and of Financial Services, preferably
- Minimum 7–10 years of experience within Financial Services (preferably insurance industry), either directly or through a leading accounting/consulting firm, including 2–3 years overseeing teams.
- Excellent track record of being results orientated and have strong interpersonal, communication, and influencing skills
- The role is Dublin based and hybrid (2 days per week in the office).

Regulatory Requirements:

- This role is defined as a "controlled function" by the Central Bank Reform Act 2010 Regulations 2011. Therefore, any appointment will be conditional on the company being satisfied that you meet the requirements as set out in the Fitness & Probity standards issued in this Act.

RSA Insurance Ireland DAC and its affiliate companies consider applicants on the basis of qualifications and without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, disability or any other legally protected status.

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