Principal Auditor

Working on behalf of a Local Authority, Aatom Recruitment has a new opportunity for a Principal Auditor on a 3 months contract with a possibility of further extension.

Our small and friendly Internal Audit team seeks a high-calibre candidate to provide interim support to deliver our annual plan of work.

The ideal candidate will have:

* A professional CCAB, CMIIA or AAT qualification or part qualification or a proven track record of relevant experience in a similar role, ideally with a minimum of 2-3 years' PQE and prior experience of local government or wider public sector internal audit;
* An analytical and detail-oriented mindset, with a thorough understanding of risk-based auditing approaches;
* Outstanding communication skills, both written and verbal;
* Ability to independently plan and deliver engagements from end-to-end and produce high-quality outputs.
* IIA qualified (institue of internal auditors)
* Internal audit experience
* Knowledge of auditing and counter fraud standards, guidelines etc. applicable to public sector bodies.
* Part qualified CCAB qualification or IIA/AAT or equivalent with significant experience of audit or accountancy work.
* Significant experience in developing and undertaking planned audits.

Key responsibilities:

⦁ To deliver an efficient and effective provision of a comprehensive internal audit service covering a full range of functions across the authority, including complex, cross-cutting pieces of work.
⦁ To provide advice, counsel and recommendations on the effective management of the council's strategic and higher risk activities
⦁ To ensure that the service is delivered in accordance with agreed professional audit standards, codes of conduct and core council values
⦁ To contribute to providing the annual audit opinion on the robustness of Islington's internal control environment, risk management and governance arrangements.
⦁ To provide professional advice to senior stakeholders as part of internal audit's advisory function.
⦁ To provide these services across all of the council's activities including partners, contracted services and voluntary sector contributors.
⦁ To contribute to the shared audit service with Camden and Cross Council Audit Service and potentially non-Local Authority organisations e.g. London Waste, North London Waste Authority, London Grid for Learning.
⦁ Where requested, present audit reports to senior level boards, such as DMTs, Corporate Governance Group and CMT and/or Members.

We have flexible working arrangements at the council and this role would typically be required to spend one day per week on site. However, we would be happy to consider alternative arrangements and could discuss this further at interview.

If this sounds good to you, please apply for immediate contact or call Anisha directly