Internal Auditor

My client is proud to be one of the largest independent firms in the North East with exciting growth plans. They offer a fantastic range of benefits and development opportunities to support talented, motivated, and entrepreneurial people.
As a result of their success, they are looking to recruit an experience auditor working with the internal audit team to undertake the audit/assurance work for a range of clients, at present predominately in the education arena.
They have a variety of flexible working options available to support work-life balance including hybrid working, nine-day fortnight, and flexible start and finish times.
The main tasks and responsibilities of the role include:

- Planning of the assignment - liaising with the client/setting up working papers for the relevant testing
- Preparing audit reports and presenting findings to management
- Assist the wider audit and accounts team in the delivery of statutory audits and accounts preparation
- Acting as a point of contact for clients for ad hoc queries
- Providing training, guidance, and support to members of the team as required
- Attending clients' premises predominantly across the North-East and Yorkshire depending on office location
- AAT L4 qualified.
- Proven experience in a similar role
- Recent general practice background
- Experience of involvement in or leading audits
- Strong project management and organisational skills
- Be resilient with the ability to work under pressure and deliver quality outcomes.
- Must have excellent IT skills, including working knowledge of Excel
- The ability to check work for accuracy and have good attention to detail.
- The ability to travel to clients' premises as required.
Desirable
- Internal audit qualification awarded by the Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors
- Knowledge of the industry accounting packages such as Sage, IRIS, Access, and Xero
- Knowledge of the education sector.
In return, they offer a competitive salary, a salary sacrifice contributory pension scheme, and 22 days of holiday plus statutory holidays.
They also offer additional benefits such as a flexible leave scheme, discounted health care, and various health and wellbeing initiatives. They also offer the ability to accrue Time off in Lieu (TOIL) and pay for professional subscriptions.