Hybrid Internal Auditor — Governance & Risk Specialist

Sheffield City Council; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid and flexible working

Generous holiday entitlement

Career development opportunities

Support for staff with unpaid caring 0

Job summary

Sheffield City Council is recruiting for an Internal Audit post within the Finance and Commercial Services directorate. The role manages reviews from scoping to final reports, applying risk-based methods under Global Internal Audit Standards, with hybrid working and occasional site visits.

Applicants should have a relevant technical qualification such as AAT, CCAB or CIA, or equivalent audit or financial experience, and be prepared to work across Council operations to provide evidence-based

Qualifications

• Relevant technical qualification such as AAT, part-qualified CCAB or CIA, or another relevant professional qualification

Responsibilities

• Agree the scope of internal audit reviews
• Undertake fieldwork on audit reviews
• Discuss findings with audit clients
• Secure agreement to audit recommendations
• Issue final audit reports
• Apply risk-based audit approaches and professional techniques consistently
• Provide evidence-based assurance on governance, risk management and internal control
• Communicate clear, practical recommendations that support better service delivery
• Work across the full range of Council operations, resources, services and responsibilities
• Work with colleagues at all levels and with stakeholders
• Prioritise competing tasks effectively

Skills

Analytical skills

Interpersonal skills

Organisational skills

Numeracy

Literacy

Prioritising tasks

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

AAT / CCAB / CIA qualification

Audit/financial experience

Tools

Professional standards awareness

Job description

Sheffield City Council is recruiting for an Internal Audit post within the Finance and Commercial Services directorate. The role manages reviews from scoping to final reports, applying risk-based methods under Global Internal Audit Standards, with hybrid working and occasional site visits.

Applicants should have a relevant technical qualification such as AAT, CCAB or CIA, or equivalent audit or financial experience, and be prepared to work across Council operations to provide evidence-based