Auditor/Senior Auditor

Maidstone Borough Council; Maidstone; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Generous leave

Free parking

Professional development support

Job summary

Maidstone Borough Council invites applications for an Auditor/Senior Auditor to join the Mid Kent Audit Partnership. The role involves delivering assurance and consultancy audits across four Kent authorities, including Maidstone, with a focus on risk management and counter fraud.

A CIA qualification or equivalent is preferred, with strong communication and analytical skills. The post offers full-time, permanent employment with hybrid working arrangements combining office and home working as

Qualifications

• Experience in internal audit and CIA qualification or equivalent.
• Self‑motivated, organised and able to manage multiple priorities while working independently or as part of a team.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver assurance and consultancy audits across council services; contribute to risk management, counter fraud and special projects.
• As Senior Auditor, review colleagues0work and support delivery of annual audit plans.
• Communicate findings clearly to officers and elected Members to drive improvement.

Skills

Communication skills

Gravitas & negotiation

Task planning & prioritisation

Analytical thinking

Microsoft Office proficiency

Audit management systems

Education

CIA qualification or equivalent

Tools

Audit management systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

Email alerts: You can choose to save your search as a job alert. This alert will notify you by email of any job published in the future that matches your criteria. Should you apply for a position we will request some personal data from you. To review the Recruitment Privacy Notice please visit our website.

The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.

Job details

Mid Kent Audit Partnership provides internal audit and assurance services to four Kent local authorities: Maidstone, Swale, Ashford and Tunbridge Wells. We are a forward-thinking team focused on adding value and driving improvement across our partner organisations.

We are looking for an Auditor or Senior Auditor to join our friendly and professional team. The role of Auditor offers the opportunity to deliver assurance and consultancy audits across a wide range of council services, as well as contributing to risk management, counter fraud activities and special projects.

As a Senior Auditor, you will also review the work of colleagues and support the delivery of annual audit plans. Strong communication skills, adaptability and a collaborative approach are essential.

Our team works closely with officers, senior leaders and elected Members, providing constructive challenge and trusted advice to help drive positive organisational change.

This role is being offered on a full time, permanent basis. The role offers the benefit of hybrid working, combining office-based working across the partnership together with home working, according to business needs.

About You

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Auditor looking to develop their career, or for an established Senior or Principal Auditor seeking a new challenge within a shared service environment.

You will have experience in internal audit and ideally hold a CIA qualification or equivalent professional qualification or experience. You will be self-motivated, organised and able to manage multiple priorities while working independently or as part of a team.

You will also have:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Gravitas and effective communication and negotiation skills with people at every level within the organization
• Ability to clarify tasks, plan work in advance over the medium term, and prioritise to achieve deadlines.
• Good analytical, research and presentation abilities.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and audit management systems.

Most importantly, you will share our commitment to continuous improvement and helping Mid Kent Audit maintain its reputation as a professional, high-performing and respected service.

The Council considers this to be a customer focused role and the ability to converse at ease with customers and stake holders adapting communication style to suit differing audiences and provide advice in accurate spoken English is fundamental to the role.

Selection Process

Following the submission of your application form, it will be reviewed by the recruiting manager. Those that are successful in securing an interview can expect job specific interview assessment on the day, followed by an interview.

About Us

Maidstone Borough Council is a confident organisation with ambition and aspirations to deliver high quality services to our residents and local businesses. We strive to make the borough an attractive place for all and secure a successful economy.

We continue to build on our strengths - assets, knowledge and expertise and our track record for innovation and improvement to create a financially sustainable future so that we can continue with our undiminished plans.

We will only achieve the results we are aiming for through the talents and hard work of all our people. You are encouraged to become part of our vision and in return you can expect support, training, and fair reward from us. We will give you the opportunity to develop the skills to do your job well and create a positive working environment where your ideas about improving how we do things are valued and we manage the changes needed for new ways of working well.

Our Offer

A range of benefits including:

• Highly flexible hybrid working opportunities
• 7am to 7pm flexi time to suit personal circumstances
• Generous holiday entitlement which increases after 5 years LG service plus bank holidays with the option to buy additional leave.
• Additional 3 days leave given to enable a close down of the offices between Christmas and New year
• Free parking
• Range of flexible working opportunities to accommodate people's home/work-life balance include compressed hours, 9-day fortnight, part time.
• Invitations to staff events to celebrate success and support wellbeing that include holistic therapies and outdoor activities
• Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential & independent information and access to counsellors
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with valuable life cover and financial protection for your family
• Life Assurance - three times your annual salary (for members of the LGPS)
• Season Ticket Loan - to help with the cost of your rail/ bus journey, to & from work
• Lease car salary sacrifice scheme allowing you to lease a brand-new car. The monthly fee includes insurance, servicing and road tax.
• Cycle to work scheme
• Staff benefits discounts on leisure, eating out, holidays and shopping
• Excellent learning and career opportunities for committed individuals
• A professional fee payment, if required for the role

Maidstone Borough Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all employee and volunteers to share this commitment.

The Council considers that the successful applicant will have access to the Government's secure network and will need to have a Baseline Personnel Security Standard check completed. In addition to the normal pre-employment checks this requires a criminal record check for unspent convictions and verification of employment history for the preceding 3 years. Where the 3 years of employment history cannot be verified through the most recent employment reference, you will need to provide a copy of your HMRC PAYE record for the 3-year period and will need to explain the reasons for any gaps in employment.

If you would like to discuss this position, please contact Katherine Woodward, Head of Mid Kent Audit Partnership on 01622 602057, Catherine Byford, Audit Manager on 01622 602587 or Mark Goodwin, Audit Manager on 01622 602054.

Interview Dates: 3 rd and 5 th November 2026