Principal Auditor

Wigan

Full Time

£35,235 - £39,513

Permanent

Expires 05/01/2025

**About the Role**:
**Wigan Town Hall**

**Library Street**

**Wigan**

**WN1 1YN**

**Salary: Grade 8, £35,235 - £39,513 per annum.**

**37 hours per week**

**Your role**:
You will be joining a supportive team of auditors who deliver a planned programme of internal audit reviews and responsive advice to all council services.

In your role you will be supported by your audit manager, who will allocate your reviews and provide ongoing supervision and assistance. We will offer you learning opportunities to further your development.

**About you**:
Ideally you will have or be studying towards an accountancy or audit qualification.

If not, you may have relevant financial experience, with proven organisational management skills and be familiar with Internal Audit working practices and quality standards.

You will have excellent communication skills and be able to use your own initiative to think laterally and creatively to propose practical solutions to any audit issues identified.

**About us**:
Wigan Council has been voted ‘Overall Council of the Year’ at the APSE (Association for Public Service Excellence) Awards. We are signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment ensuring that your service will be continuous or 'unbroken' between the supporting organisations.

The Progress with Unity plan is a place movement for change for the next decade, bringing a new era for Wigan Borough. It draws on the strengths of our individual organisations, recognising that together we can achieve much more for our communities by delivering on our 2 place missions; create fair opportunities for all children, families, residents and businesses and make our towns and neighbourhoods flourish for those who live and work in them.

We are a well-regarded service that is integral to the governance, risk management and internal control framework of the council.

Here at Wigan, we are proud to support flexible working patterns, when the service can accommodate this. We also take a blended approach to where we work, depending on the work we do. This may include working from home, the office, or the community. We like to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits

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**Interview date: Tuesday 14**th** January 2025**

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