36620 - Internal Auditor - Bristol

Environment Agency; West of England; Hybride; GBP 52 000 - 65 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

The Environment Agency’s Internal Audit team offers challenging work that strengthens governance, risk management and internal control across the organisation. This role delivers audits from planning through reporting and contributes to improved environmental outcomes.

With support from an Audit Manager, you will identify risks, design testing plans, and communicate findings clearly. The team values collaboration and flexible working arrangements.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering internal audits from inception to completion.
• Ability to design and deliver testing plans and clearly communicate findings.
• Understanding of governance, risk and internal control frameworks.

Responsabilités

• Deliver a suite of internal audits from the annual plan.
• Identify risks in terms of reference agreed with stakeholders.
• Design testing plans and clearly communicate findings through reports and exit meetings.
• Collaborate with the team and use data analytics and AI-enabled tools where appropriate.

Connaissances

Auditing

Governance

Risk management

Communication

Outils

Data analytics

AI-enabled tools

Description du poste

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Do you want your work to make a real difference to people, communities and the environment? Joining the Environment Agency’s Internal Audit team lets you undertake challenging work that makes a difference. Every day, our work helps strengthen how the organisation delivers on its mission to create a better place for people and wildlife. If you enjoy variety, interesting topics and seeing the impact of your work firsthand, this role offers a rewarding and meaningful career.

We provide independent assurance by reviewing the adequacy and effectiveness of corporate governance, risk management and internal control across the organisation. This is a varied and engaging role where no two audits are the same. Our work spans the breadth of the Environment Agency’s activities - one audit could be reviewing flood defences and the next waste enforcement. Auditors value the opportunity to work on novel and complex topics, visit environmental assets and projects, and see first‑hand how their work contributes to protecting and improving the environment.

With the support of an Audit Manager, you will be responsible for delivering a suite of internal audits from the annual plan, taking assignments from inception through to completion. This includes identifying risks in a terms of reference agreed with stakeholders, designing and delivering testing plans, and clearly communicating findings through exit meetings and formal reports.

We are a collaborative team that stays connected through regular contact, including monthly in person team meetings. We encourage innovation and continue to modernise our approach, including the use of data analytics and AI‑enabled tools including risk engines and report‑writing generators.

We are fully committed to building an inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and support flexible working arrangements wherever possible. Please indicate any preferences regarding your working arrangements in your application.

The team

We are a team of seven headed by the Deputy Director of Internal Audit, reporting to the Director of Legal and Audit Services. We have a dotted line to the CEO and Chair of the Audit Risk and Assurance Committee and have a good relationship with these roles.

We work closely with the Government Internal Audit Agency who are the professional practice leads in central government and have a wide network with other government auditors.