[Internal Auditor- Central - Permanent - Full Time]

Something Extraordinary Every Day™

As our Internal Auditor, you will be responsible for auditing the effectiveness and efficiency of internal controls for marketing offers and guest facing transactions, including gift card sales, membership rewards, frequent flyer partnerships, vouchers and VIP offers.

The role will involve an initial secondment to work with the Senior Finance Officer to analyse and monitor claims made through the partnership system, before transitioning into the Internal Audit team.

What you will be doing

• Regular audits of partnerships, membership and VIP offers to ensure they are proportionate, provide a suitable return on investment and controls and systems are effectively managing the risk of misuse.
• Reviews of compliance with governance processes over the use of and management of gift cards.
• Supporting with the development and implementation of a system of controls and review of new and existing cash-based reward offers.
• Regular audits of key transactional systems to ensure the effectiveness of controls.
• Building strong working relationships with the Hospitality and Marketing functions to be able to influence and advise on the development of proportionate controls which manage risk but allow the functions to operate efficiently.
• Supporting the Director of Internal Audit and Internal Audit Manager with the completion of planned and special audits.
• Support and cover for the Brand turnover audit process.
• Support the development of IT solutions to aide efficiency and improve preventative and detective controls.

What makes you special

Every colleague is an entrepreneur at heart and this drives our organisational culture, which values invention, innovation and risk taking. To be successful with us, you’ll have:

• Experience in Audit with personal experience of leading audits and building relationships with key stakeholders.
• Attention to detail and critical thinking.
• Strong analytical and excel skills.
• The ability to manage and organise large quantities of complex data and format and combine it in such a way that if can be analysed and interpreted.
• The ability to work to deadlines and working under pressure at times to meet these deadlines.

There’s no one quite like us

The Bicester Collection are the worlds’ leading luxury shopping destinations, and we are committed to creating magical and memorable experiences for our guests. Taking the name of the founding Village, The Bicester Collection distinguishes the 11 Villages in Europe and China as one collection of destinations for our guests, our brand partners, our travel and tourism partners, our corporate and financial media, and our internal teams.

Our Vision is to be the best shopping destination in the world. Our Mission is to make the lives of others better - our brands, our guests, our people and our communities. Our Brand Promise is to offer something extraordinary every day. Our Five Values are the glue that bind us together and allows us to lead ahead:

• Authenticity - Always do the right thing
• Innovation - Think outside of the box
• Passion - Do what you love and love what you do!
• Critical Thinking - Challenge the obvious
• Vision - Be mission driven always

Why we’re exceptional

The key to our success is the quality and commitment of our people. To work in one of the teams at any of the Villages is to play an active role in redefining both the art and the science of retail. This creates a dynamic approach that underpins our ability to anticipate future trends in a fast changing world. In return for your Authenticity, Critical Thinking, Innovation, Passion and Vision, you’ll receive a generous salary and we’ll also reward you by:

Looking after you: You’re entitled to 25 days of annual leave (plus UK Bank Holidays) and your birthday off, plus extra leave if you are getting married or moving. We provide above industry average life assurance cover, income protection, pension, personal travel insurance, dental and eyecare, private healthcare, access to a virtual GP app, Employee Assistance Programme, cycle to work scheme and flu vaccinations

Treating you: Discounts throughout our villages, discounts with other retailers (known as My Choices) and a very generous employee referral bonus

Championing you: You’ll be working within a creative and collaborative environment like no other, with the opportunity to develop your professional and personal skills while advancing your career

Come and live your story with us

The key to our success is the quality and commitment of our people. The Bicester Collection is made up of 1,200 colleagues of 50 nationalities. We are diverse in background, age, experience and leadership style. We believe that an inclusive workforce makes magic happen, and with this in mind we welcome everyone - regardless of age, gender identity, race, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability or ethnicity - to be a part of our family. We are offering a fantastic opportunity for a professional and commercially focused individual to join us. We have huge ambition for what we can achieve together and we want to have fun!