Graduate Trainee Auditor

**Team**:IAR - Principal Auditor 1

**Job Family**:Advising CBG8
**Salary**:£26,845 - £29,568 per anum pro rata
**Hours**:37 hours per week

**Location**:Working from home and any CBC offices, including Priory House, Shefford. You will be expected to attend a CBC office location on a monthly basis, and as needed to carry out your role

**Contract Type**: Hybrid - Fixed Term - 36 Months

**Closing Date**:23rd April 2023

**Interview Date**:To be confirmed

**About Us**

Central Bedfordshire is an ambitious authority, determined to be an exemplary one. Our strategic location and high quality of life mean we are one of the fastest growing areas in the country.

As a council we face the same challenges every business does - investing in the right places and delivering great results. Except for us, it’s all about our 289,000 residents. We’re totally focussed on helping to improve their lives and making Central Bedfordshire a great place to live and work.

We have set values and principles to represent the way we work and how we operate as an organisation. You can view a list of these in detail on our website.

This is a great time to join us on our journey.

**About the role**

Do you have an inquisitive mind and enjoy understanding how things work? Are you enthusiastic and quick to learn new things? If you answered yes, then a career in Central Bedfordshire’s Internal Audit team may be for you.

The Council faces many strategic, financial and operational risks that can stop it from achieving its goals. Internal Audit take a deep and objective look at the organisation and give independent assurance whether it has the right systems and control processes in place to manage potential threats and that these are operating effectively. This could be your opportunity to find your greatness working at Central Bedfordshire Council.

You’ll be working on a wide variety of projects, so it’s important that you’re adaptable and highly organised. Strong verbal and written communication skills are essential as you’ll be communicating at all levels, often explaining complex information both in meetings and in written reports. An interest in analysing data with good IT skills is desirable.

Join us, and take advantage of a generous rewards package, flexible working and the chance to learn and progress. Find your greatness by helping us to deliver better services to the local community.

**What we can offer you**

As well as joining a friendly, dedicated, and hardworking team you will have access to numerous benefits, including:

- A hybrid working arrangement giving you the option to work from home and access any CBC office location. We recognise and value the importance of supporting our employees to balance their home and work life and to be able to work in the most efficient way.
- A £250 one-off hybrid worker payment to help you adapt your home for safe and suitable working conditions
- A comprehensive IT package to support you to work safely and effectively
- The ability to work abroad for up to a month a year
- Generous family friendly policies and practices
- A welcoming and inclusive environment that empowers differences
- Friendly and supportive staff networks
- Annual leave allowance 24 days + statutory holidays rising to 31 days with length of service.
- Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS). This is a valuable part of our rewards package for employees and includes Life Assurance. You can find out more on the Bedfordshire Pension Fund website.
- An exceptional Employee Assistance Programme which helps support employees with workplace changes as well as other work, family and personal issues
- A huge variety of courses and role-specific training and learning to help you succeed and develop
- Access to discounts on top UK retailers and local retailers

Central Bedfordshire Council has its own vision and values that are integral to everything we do. Our area vision is to make Central Bedfordshire 'A great place to live and work’.

Sustainability matters to us. We aim to lead by example in tackling climate change. Read more about the action we’re taking on our website: Climate change - tackling it and our strategy

You will be expected to demonstrate how you meet the key accountabilities and competencies detailed within this Recruitment Pack; Graduate Trainee Auditor