Now Hiring: Audit & Risk Manager
Are you a detailoriented professional with a passion for internal audit, risk management, and compliance? We're looking for an experienced Audit & Risk Manager to join the HRI Group and play a key role in strengthening our governance framework.
Reporting to the Head of Governance, Risk & Compliance, this role will oversee internal audit processes, drive effective risk monitoring and reporting, and manage insurance across multiple entities within the group - including those supported by shared services. The successful candidate will be a proactive contributor to our organisation's risk culture and internal control environment.
This is a fulltime permanent position based in Ballymany, Newbridge, Co. Kildare, with the flexibility to work in a hybrid model.
If you're ready to take the lead in a highimpact role within a collaborative and forwardthinking team, we'd love to hear from you.
Key Responsibilities:
Internal Audit
* Proactively manages internal audit process for the Group from audit planning to reporting.
* Monitor and manage compliance with agreed timelines for implementation of internal audit recommendations across the Group, escalating as required in a timely manner.
* Actively guide and support operational teams to ensure prompt conclusion of audits.
Risk Management
* Ensure HRI's operational Risk Management Strategy, Policy and Processes remain robust and effective and where possible, are continuously improved. This will include the review and measurement of key risk and performance indicators, risk modelling, assessments and oversight.
* Work with senior management to ensure risk management principles and practices are and remain embedded in operational decision making and processes.
* Proactively support and consult with department heads and risk owners, holding workshops, devising training and leading risk reporting to focus on reducing risk and managing mitigations.
* Provide a comprehensive review of HRI's operational risk landscape and develop risk profiles to facilitate comparative analysis.
* Perform risk assessments and draft risk reports on behalf of the CRO for Senior Management, Board and Risk Committees.
* Provide Risk Management services to entities with a shared service agreement.
* Leverage technological developments to enhance management and oversight, and to improve productivity and innovation.
Insurance
* Manage the relationship with the insurance broker, ensuring quarterly service reviews and coordinating the annual renewal process for the HRI Group.
* Actively manage all claims and claim reporting with the insurance broker and the Risk management team.
* Seek to enhance incident reporting across the Group.
Provide insurance services to entities with a shared service agreement.
Annual Report & Statutory Reporting
* Manage production of the annual report consulting with the wider finance team and the communications team to ensure the annual report is best in class.
* Ensure sustainability reporting for HRI is introduced in a timely and efficient manner, working with a wider finance team.
Continuous Improvement
* Drive continuous improvement in processes, leading process reviews and working in collaboration with wider organisational teams to identify opportunities to automate and streamline reporting processes, reducing manual intervention, and improving data integrity.
* Support the adoption and effective use of technology and BI tools (e.g., Power BI).
Governance & Compliance
* Ensure data integrity and accuracy within financial systems and reports.
* Ensure financial controls and governance are adhered to across business functions.
* Ensure compliance with company policies and legislation.
Team Leadership
* Provide leadership and mentorship as required across wider governance, risk, and audit team.
Qualifications
* Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or a related field (required).
* Professional accounting qualification ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or CPA (required).
Skills and Experience
* Evidence of at least 10 years postqualification experience, with at least 4 years in a risk and/or audit function in either a commercial body or commercial semistate body.
* Excellent analytical, strategic thinking, and problemsolving abilities.
* Strong business acumen and understanding of operational drivers.
* Effective communication and stakeholder management skills with the capacity to influence, negotiate and drive performance.
* Resultsdriven, with a record of delivering compliance while maintaining excellent relationships.
* Excellent analytical, strategic thinking, and problem solving abilities.
* Effective communication and stakeholder management skills with the capacity to influence, negotiate and drive performance.
* Proven ability to manage multiple priorities in a demanding environment, with the adaptability and resilience required.
* Ability to maintain confidentiality.
* High proficiency in Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
* Experience leading systems improvements and developing reporting frameworks.
* Strong teamwork and internal customer focus skills.
* Indepth knowledge of accounting principles and regulatory frameworks.
* An interest in ESG Reporting Standards is desirable.
* An interest in horse racing, while an advantage, is not essential.
HRI KEY COMPETENCIES
Customer Focus
Creates an environment where the customer (internal or external) is placed first.
Supports the Risk & Compliance team to ensure customer needs are met.
Ensures customer satisfaction is a priority.
Developing Self
Is selfaware and proactively seeks feedback, using it for personal and professional development.
Reflects on behaviour, adapting approach to different situations.
Is open to new ideas, drives continuous improvement within the team and across the business.
Energy & Pace
Results driven. Sets and delivers against SMART objectives for their area.
Is accountable and delivers sustainable results, using resources effectively.
Understands the wider business and its goals.
Is flexible and adaptable to the needs of the business and delivers accordingly.
Innovation & Change
Reviews processes and ways of working always striving for best practice and improving standards.
Is creative and innovative and supports others in the organisation to develop opportunities for creative thinking and innovation.
Looks for innovative ways to provide a better service to our stakeholders.
Implements change in a supportive, reassuring way, bringing others on the journey with them.
Leadership
Motivates and empowers others through a 'can do' approach.
Understands strategic intent and aligns objectives and messages accordingly.
Team
Contributes to a team environment where everyone contributes to the team objectives
Ensures productive and positive communication.
HRI places a strong emphasis on diversity, inclusion, and equality at all levels of the organisation. Any candidate who requires reasonable accommodations at any stage of the selection competition should indicate their requirements. Any queries in relation to any disability or other issue which may be addressed through making such reasonable accommodations can be addressed to or telephone Appointment to this role is subject to the candidate's eligibility to work in Ireland. HRI is an equal opportunities employer.
Closing date for applicants is 8th October 2025