At ABP we aim to hire the brightest and the best. People who are aligned with our values and are passionate about our industry. We are committed to developing our people, whether it be upskilling our employees across a diverse range of skills through our onsite training programs or nurturing the next generation of leaders through our graduate program. No matter what stage of their career our people are at, we empower them to take ownership of their roles.
ABP is one of Europe's leading privately owned agribusiness companies and is the largest beef processor in Ireland and the UK. The company also operates substantial renewable (Olleco), pet food (C&D), and protein divisions. ABP and its affiliates employ over 14,000 people and have over 50 manufacturing plants operating across nine countries. For more information, visit www.abpfoodgroup.com.
ABP Food Group is currently recruiting for the role of an Internal Audit Graduate. The successful candidate will be required to travel throughout the UK and Europe. There is a high degree of travel required to undertake this role.
This role has excellent potential for career progression in the future.
Responsibilities:
To assist the Head of Internal Audit and Audit Manager on protecting assets of the Group by planning and completing financial audits; identifying inadequate, inefficient, or ineffective internal controls and recommending improvements.
Duties:
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Plan financial audits by understanding organisation objectives, structure, policies, processes, internal controls, and external regulations; identifying risk areas; preparing audit scope and objectives; preparing audit programs.
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Assess compliance with financial regulations and controls by executing audit program steps; testing general ledger, account balances, balance sheets, income statements, and related financial statements; examining and analyzing records, reports, operating practices, and documentation.
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Assess risks and internal controls by identifying areas of non-compliance; evaluate manual and automated financial processes; identify process weaknesses, inefficiencies and operational issues.
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Verify assets and liabilities through analysis, comparison of items to systems and all relevant supporting documentation.
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Prepare complete paperless Audit File which will include detailed Audit Working Papers, Notes to file and copies of all relevant supporting documentation.
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Ongoing communication of audit progress and findings by providing information in status meetings; highlighting unresolved issues; reviewing working papers; preparing final audit reports to both the Head of Internal Audit and appropriate site management personnel.
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Strengthen controls by recommending changes in operational and management processes.
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Provide financial control information through the collection, analysis, and summarisation of data, identifying trends and areas warranting further investigation.
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Contributes to team results by welcoming new and different work requirements; exploring new opportunities to add value to the organisation; helping others accomplish related job results as and where needed.
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Update job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.
Required Skills and Qualifications:
The ideal candidate for this role will be degree educated ideally in Accounting, Finance or Business related and will be already working towards or interested in becoming a qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA,)
Key necessary attributes also include excellent communication skills (both written and verbal), attention to detail, integrity, professionalism and objectivity.
Must be comfortable with a level of 65% to 75% travel throughout Ireland, UK and Europe.
