Internal Audit and Counter Fraud Manager

Ready to take the lead on our internal audit strategy and help make a humanitarian impact?

British Red Cross are looking for a proactive and experienced Internal Audit and Counter Fraud Manager to play a vital role in supporting our mission to help people in crisis. You’ll lead on identifying business risks, strengthening internal controls, and delivering meaningful, insight-led reports that help us do more, better. Working with stakeholders across the UK and internationally, you’ll build strong relationships and provide trusted oversight and advice. If you’re dynamic, inclusive, and ready to hit the ground running, we’d love to hear from you. Could you help us be here for humanity?

A day in the life of our Internal Audit and Counter Fraud Manager. You'll be:

• Managing a portfolio of audits, from developing value-adding scopes and plans to producing insightful, timely reports.
• Building strong relationships with stakeholders, to provide critical oversight and advice.
• Enhancing internal controls and processes, promoting opportunities for improvement and ensuring compliance.
• Collaborating with colleagues, actively participating in team meetings, and supporting other team members to achieve shared goals.

• Must be members of the IIA or an equivalent professional body (ACCA, CIPFA, ICAEW).
• Experienced in planning, delivering, and reporting risk-based internal audits, providing robust assurance and clear, actionable insights to senior management.
• Experienced in triaging fraud allegations and undertaking investigations that comply with legal, regulatory, and evidential standards.
• An excellent communicator, with strong verbal, presentation, written, emotional intelligence, and listening skills.
• Proficient in analytical skills, able to effectively use data analytic tools.
• Capable of self-managing your work while understanding the impact of your performance on the wider organisation.
• Committed to maintaining confidentiality of sensitive information, demonstrating high personal integrity and professionalism.

This is a pivotal role that will advance the development and execution of high-impact work across the organisation. You’ll play a central role in shaping our future, helping to manage our internal audit work with purpose in a values-driven organisation.

Interested?

The closing date for completed applications is 23:59 on Thursday the 2nd of July 2026 with interviews to follow soon after.

• Flexible working:Remote and hybrid working, flexitime, compressed hours, and job sharing.
• Holidays:36 days annual leave (including bank holidays) + option to buy 5 extra days.
• Pension scheme:Up to 6% contributory pension.
• Learning & Development:A range of career & learning opportunities.
• Discounts:Blue Light Discount Card, Tickets For Good & employee benefits platform.
• Wellbeing Support:Peer Supporters, CiC (EAP) & Headspace App.
• Cycle2Work:Lease a bicycle through the scheme.

We are proud to champion inclusion as a Disability Confident employer across our UK-based roles and as a Carers Confident employer.

We are dedicated to building an inclusive, equitable and wellbeing‑focused culture where everyone feels safe, valued and can thrive. Guided by our Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Wellbeing Strategy, we foster belonging, psychological and physical wellbeing, and work to remove barriers to fair opportunities. Grounded in compassion and anti‑racist practice, we listen to diverse voices, value lived experience and create environments where staff and volunteers can succeed. Join us and be part of an organisation that leads with care, celebrates difference and helps everyone succeed.