Job Description

We recognise the value in having people with a variety of backgrounds, experience and skills in our business. That means the role requirements here should be seen as a guide, not a checklist. If you have more, less or different experiences, but really relevant skills, we’d love to hear from you.

We work flexibly and will help you to find a healthy balance of remote working and time in our fantastic Southampton office, collaborating, taking part in events and getting to know people that makes working with us so rewarding. We welcome the opportunity to discuss reduced hours and job share arrangements.

The Role

Risk Advisory and Assurance Services (RAAS) is a diverse global team, recognized by the Audit Committee and senior management as their partner for providing advisory and assurance services on the company’s most significant strategic,financial, operational, technology and compliance risks.

The Senior Audit Consultant is responsible for leading end to end reviews of complex business processes and controls in order to provide an independent assessment of their design and effectiveness. Further, they leverage best practice to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of operations and provide meaningful business insight.

The Senior Audit Consultant is accountable for the following: 

• Develop the planning and scoping for complex/multi-functional reviews to ensure appropriate audit coverage.
• Perform walkthroughs to develop understanding of processes & controls, identify areas of risk and develop tests accordingly.
• Perform testing, data analysis and benchmarking, as appropriate, to assess controls.
• Identify issues/opportunities to improve operations and the related root cause and impact.
• Prepare reporting to communicate audit results.
• Lead meetings and present to management on issue/opportunities identified.
• Effectively manage project progress and status, including budget/milestone tracking and reporting

Our role categories range from CUK15 (entry level) to CUK1 (Brand President) so you can clearly see internal development opportunities. This role is a CUK08 and is offered on a fix term 9 month contract, with at least three days based in our Southampton office.  There will be travel within the role to work on board our ships, visit our global talent partners around the world and to attend global and regional conferences.

About You

Fresh ideas and different perspectives are what excite us most and help us to succeed. Alongside bringing these to the role, you’ll also need:

• Relevant bachelor’s degree (ideally in accounting or business) and / or a Professional Qualification (such as ACA, ACCA or CIA) is required.
• Professional experience with a management consulting firm or large/complex internal audit department (ideally within the Big 4).
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong project management, time management and organisational skills.
• Prior success conducting internal and/or external audits.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Teams.

Being part of our team has its advantages…

We’re a holiday company so we know there’s more to life than work. Our comprehensive range of benefits are designed to help your personal and financial health and wellbeing.

• A friendly welcome with help settling in
• Home and office-based hybrid working (minimum two office days)
• Regular office events including live entertainment, lifestyle events and charity partner fundraisers
• Extensive learning and development opportunities
• Annual bonus
• Minimum 25 days leave, bank holiday allowance and holiday trading scheme
• Employee-led networks
• Employee Assistance and Wellbeing programmes
• Recognition scheme with prizes and awards
• Employee Discounted Cruising plus Friends and Family offers
• Contributory Defined Contribution Pension scheme
• Company paid private medical and dental insurance and health assessment
• In-house Occupational Health help and access to digital GP
• Life Assurance
• Parental and adoption leave
• Employee Shares Plan
• Electric Car and Cycle to Work schemes
• Onsite restaurant offering range of healthy cooked and grab and go meals
• Discounted retail and leisure via discounts portal

Please note: Being able to create unforgettable holiday happiness is a brilliant opportunity so we often receive high volumes of applications for our roles. In these cases we may close our job adverts early and aren’t able to consider applications once this happens.

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