To carry out audits of the Council’s operations in accordance with the relevant Legislation, Public Sector Internal Audit Standards and Internal Audit Service procedures as directed by the Principal Auditor and Corporate Compliance & Governance Manager.

**Key Objectives**

To carry out audits as directed covering the full range of the Council’s activities.

To evaluate the effectiveness of the Council’s operations and systems in managing risks to the achievement of objectives.

To evaluate effectiveness in securing compliance with Legislation and the Council’s Constitution, Policies, Financial Regulations, Contract Procedure Rules and other governance and control processes.

To evaluate effectiveness in recording information on operational and financial performance for reporting to stakeholders including management, Elected Members, statutory bodies and the public.

To carry out all tasks necessary to support an effective continuous audit of the Council’s functions.

To inspect records, examine systems, observe operations, attend meetings, interview relevant parties and physically verify assets etc

To record evidence to substantiate audit conclusions.

To prepare reports for management and other stakeholders presenting an evaluation of the control environment and risk exposure of the area under review which contributes to the Internal Audit

Manager’s Annual Opinion in accordance with Auditing Standards.

To record responses to audit reports and monitoring progression of action plans to secure improvements to controls.

To promote best practice and raise the profile of internal control, risk management, and fraud issues corporately in order to promote improvements to controls and resilience to fraud and error in the Council’s systems.

**SKILLS AND**

**KNOWLEDGE**

**Technical knowledge**

**and qualifications**

Grade C or above (4-9) in four

Relevant qualification such as AAT,

IIA, CIPFA Diploma etc

Experience within an Internal Audit

Environment

Experience of working in the public sector

Working knowledge of the principles of risk management and corporate governance

Understanding of relevant

legislation within local government

The ability to record and report the results of work undertaken methodically and in accordance with Auditing Standards and approved procedures

**Job Types**: Full-time, Temp to perm
Contract length: 7 months

**Salary**: From £13.55 per hour

**Experience**:

- Auditor: 3 years (required)
- Internal Audit Environment: 3 years (required)
- public sector: 1 year (required)

Licence/Certification:

- AAT, IIA, CIPFA (required)

Work Location: One location

Reference ID: RQ906313