Senior Audit Officer

Eden Brown Synergy; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 54,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Civil Service Pension

Hybrid working

Travel

Job summary

Eden Brown Synergy are working with an Independent Regulator based in Bristol who are looking for an experienced Senior Audit Officer on a permanent basis. The role is based in Bristol with hybrid working and you will be required to visit provider sites.

You will lead audits of data and of the systems that support students’ data, act as the main contact for providers, and report findings to providers and colleagues, with regular travel across England.

Qualifications

• Experience leading audits or assurance exercises to test compliance and controls.
• Strong numerical and data literacy; able to interpret data definitions.
• Ability to challenge data and systems with professional scepticism.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; able to tailor messages.
• Experience reporting audit findings to diverse audiences.
• Capable of managing own workload and changing priorities.
• Experience engaging with stakeholders and managing conflicts.

Responsibilities

• Lead audits and reviews to assess data accuracy and system effectiveness.
• Collaborate with provider staff; be primary contact and conduct face-to-face meetings.
• Report findings to providers and colleagues, supporting regulatory decisions.
• Travel across England to provider sites, including overnight stays.

Skills

Auditing

Data literacy

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Autonomy

Education

CMIIA / CIA / ACCA / ACA or equivalent

Job description

Eden Brown Synergy are working with an Independent Regulator based in Bristol who are looking for an experienced Senior Audit Officer on a permanent basis.

The role is full time and paying 54,439 - 56,968 per annum. The role also comes with a generous Civil Service Pension.

The role is based in Bristol and they do offer hybrid working and you will be required to visit provider sites.

About the role:

• The Senior Provider Audit Officer role is based in the Provider Audit Team, which delivers an assurance programme aimed at ensuring risks are anticipated and addressed, including risks relating to provider data and other key operational processes. The organisation's regulatory approach utilises data obtained from higher education providers, so it is important data is fit for this purpose.
• You will work closely with staff at higher education providers to explore how they collect and manage data and to assess the accuracy of that data. Broader audits conducted by the team explore how key processes impacting on students are designed and implemented, contributing to the organisation's approach to regulating providers' compliance with our regulatory expectations.
• You will lead audits and reviews assessing the accuracy of data and the effectiveness of underlying systems and processes at providers. This includes directing and overseeing the work of colleagues working on the audit.
• You will work closely with provider staff and often act as the primary point of contact, including conducting face to face meetings. You will report findings both to providers and to colleagues at the organisation.
• The role involves regular travel to providers across England, including overnight stays.

About you:

• You'll have worked as an internal auditor, or in a similar role where you tested compliance and assessed the effectiveness of systems and processes.

Essential experience required for the role:

• Experience in leading audits, or similar exercises to test compliance and/or the effectiveness of systems and processes, such as internal audits, similar assurance work or investigations.
• Excellent numerical and data literacy skills. Experience of working with data and an ability to understand new data definitions.
• Experience in applying high levels of professional scepticism, including designing novel approaches to testing in response to emerging risks.
• Excellent communication skills. Experience in managing sensitive or difficult conversations.
• A proven ability to communicate complex technical issues both verbally and in writing.
• Experience in reporting findings from audits or similar exercises and effectively tailoring communications to different audiences.
• Ability to work with high levels of autonomy. Experience of managing own workload, including responding to emerging and changing priorities.
• Experience of working with a range of stakeholders and managing potential conflict while maintaining effective working relationships.?

Desirable experience:

• An understanding of regulation and/or the higher education sector.
• Relevant qualification e.g. CMIIA, CIA, ACCA, ACA.

Thank you

Charlotte

Eden Brown Synergy is an equal opportunities employer.