Internal Auditor – Public Sector

Job Title: Auditor

Location: Newham

Salary: £32,430 – £39,774

Job type: Full time, Permanent

Closing Date: 15^th November 2020

Newham is a vibrant inner-city borough with excellent transport links to the rest of London and South-East England, including Kent, Essex, Surrey and Middlesex. Proud to be home to one of the youngest and most diverse cultures across the country; 72% of the borough’s population are from BAME communities, contributing to 220 languages being spoken in the area.

The Role:

They are looking for a dynamic, experienced auditor ready to take responsibility as a senior member of the team. You will play a key role in ensuring there is an embedded and robust control environment.

You will:

• Manage your own time and resources proactively, to ensure delivery of your own projects, promptly identifying issues and risks and providing solutions and recommendations in a timely manner
• Undertake complex bespoke assignments, special investigations, consultancy exercises, value for money and other specialist audits
• Be responsible for the delivery of a portfolio of audits, working on more than one project at a time across all Council services, to budget and quality standards and in accordance with Public Sector Internal Audit Standards
• Deliver clear and accurate reports that meet the Council’s requirements and carry out activities to ensure that agreed management actions are completed
• Take responsibility for ensuring that the audit team’s audit work and audit procedures are clearly documented and that supporting working papers and files are maintained to specified standard

With a new leadership team and a collective ethos of improvement, they want to forge a new path at Newham. You’ll introduce more robust planning, help manage or mitigate risk – and help them invest further in their resident-centric services.

Key Requirements:

• Studying for or have achieved the Certificate in Internal Audit or Business Risk with the Institute of Internal Auditors; OR Professional CIPFA Certificate in Investigative Practice; OR equivalent
• An understanding of Fraud and Control issues
• Can deal with conflicts in a reasoned, persuasive manner
• To be flexible regarding work location and willing and able to access alternative sites as required by the role

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Candidates with the relevant experience or job titles of; Internal Auditor, Auditor, Accountancy Auditor, Senior Accountancy Auditor, Audit Senior, Finance Consultant, Internal Audit, ACCA, AIA, ACA, CCAB, AAT Qualified, Risk Management, Corporate Auditor, Company Auditor, Fraud Auditor, Compliance Auditor, Compliance, Operations Auditor may also be considered for this role.