Audit & Risk Awards 2025: the winners
View the winners from this year's Audit & Risk Awards
Meet the winners
Outstanding Team - Financial Services Sector
Winner: Together – Group Internal Audit
Highly commended: Paysafe Limited – Paysafe Internal Audit
Outstanding Team - Private Sector (non-FS)
Winner: AstraZeneca Group Internal Audit
Outstanding Team - Public Sector
Winner: HMRC Internal Audit team
Internal Audit Innovation
Sponsored by BDO
Winner: The Exeter Internal Audit Team
Professional Impact
Sponsored by Audit & Risk Recruitment
Winner: Joseph Morgan, Head of Data Analytics and People Development - Barclays Internal Audit
Highly commended: Jessica Kirschel CIA CMIIA PIIA, Head of Internal Audit - National Energy System Operator (NESO)
Diversity, Equality and Inclusion Champion (DEI Champion)
Winner: Eleanor Jeffrey, Head of Internal Audit – Royal London
Highly commended: The Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) Fertility and Baby Loss (F&BL) Community
Internal Audit Rising Star
Sponsored by IAC Recruitment
Winner: Julieanna Gorman, Internal Audit Manager – Standard Life part of the Phoenix Group
Highly commended: Nadine Gee, Internal Auditor – Barclays Internal Audit
Inspirational Leader
Sponsored by Protiviti
Winner: Lyndsey Miller, Audit Director – Nationwide Building Society
Meet our headline sponsor
About the Audit & Risk Awards 2025
The Audit & Risk Awards was held at the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge Hotel, London, on Thursday 19 June. Thank you to all of our attendees, presenters, judges, and sponsors for another fantastic year of recognising excellence in the internal audit profession.
Below you can find out more about our sponsors, judges, and how you can register your interest for the Audit & Risk Awards 2026.
Meet the 2025 Audit & Risk Awards Judges
The fantastic people who have reviewed your nomination forms and selected the people and organisations for the shortlist and the winners!
Headline sponsor
Innovation in Internal Audit category sponsor
Thinking of entering next year?
If you'd like to enter - or attend - the Audit & Risk Awards 2026, you can register your interest now.