Senior Auditor

Hays PLC; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established national organisation is seeking a Senior Auditor to join their team in Newcastle. This role offers the chance to work with some of the UK's most prominent public service organisations, leading external audits and managing teams to ensure high-quality delivery. You will engage with executive-level stakeholders, drive accountability, and contribute to the improvement of public services. The position comes with a generous benefits package, including access to a civil service pension scheme and flexible working opportunities. If you are a motivated leader with a passion for audit, this is an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact.

Benefits

Civil Service Pension Scheme

Flexible Working

Opportunities for Development

Generous Holiday Allowance

Qualifications

• Post-qualification experience in leading external audit.
• Ability to build and manage relationships with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Manage financial audit teams to deliver high-quality audit work.
• Engage with senior stakeholders and ensure effective accountability.

Skills

Leadership

Negotiation

Stakeholder Engagement

Financial Audit

Team Management

Education

Relevant Financial Qualification (CCAB)

Job description

Financial Audit, Newcastle, ICEAW, External Audit, broad portfolio

Your new company
Well-established national organisation with responsibility for auditing across public service organisations.

Your new role
This is an opportunity for a senior auditor to work with an established team auditing some of the UK's best-known large and complex organisations. You will have responsibility for taking forward a number of audits in the Companies Act portfolio.
Providing operational delivery for the delivery of high-quality external audit work from large teams with a wide range of experience, including highly experienced senior members. In this role, you will support effective accountability and scrutiny, engaging with senior stakeholders in the organisations within the portfolio. You will take responsibility for the direction of the work, collaborating with peers and the wider organisation to add value and make a difference to the effectiveness and efficiency of the work delivered.
You will manage and motivate financial audit teams to deliver audit work that is both high quality and delivers insight to help improve public services. With extensive access to knowledge hubs and centres of expertise to identify ways of adding real value to the portfolio of organisations within your responsibility whilst supporting the delivery of the organisational development strategy and plan.

What you'll need to succeed
You will hold a relevant financial qualification (CCAB) with recent post-qualification experience in leading external audit. Demonstrable skills are needed in leading the delivery of high-quality audit work across a range of clients to competing deadlines, leading through others, while protecting the welfare of the wider team.
Your ability to build and manage both internal and external relationships, engage executive-level stakeholders effectively, and have well-honed skills in negotiation and influencing to ensure the maximum success of the work.
With a strategic focus, you will enjoy collaborating with colleagues, have demonstrable leadership and motivational skills, and a commitment to self-development.

What you'll get in return
With an outstanding suite of benefits, most significantly, you will have access to the civil service pension scheme, flexible working, opportunities for development, and a generous holiday allowance.

What you need to do now
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