Senior Auditor

Pertemps Buckinghamshire; Aylesbury; Hybrid; GBP 48,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent recruitment agency seeks a Senior Auditor to join Buckinghamshire Council's Audit, Assurance & Fraud team. You will play a vital role in delivering high quality audits and support the Chief Internal Auditor with compliance assessments. The position requires strong financial auditing experience, ideally within local authorities, and the ability to work independently. Benefits include flexible working, career development opportunities, and a welcoming team environment.

Benefits

Health and wellbeing initiatives

Career development opportunities

Team social and charity events

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of auditing experience, preferably in public sector.
• Experience dealing with senior management.
• Ability to conduct audits independently.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and respond to the Audit mailbox daily.
• Ensure the Whistle Blowing hotline is active.
• Conduct audits per professional standards and regulations.
• Assist in updating audit plans and programs.
• Evaluate client's compliance with financial regulations.
• Stay updated on audit practices and issues.

Skills

Financial auditing

Communication with senior officers

Audit planning

Client compliance assessment

Job description

Contract Details

Contract - Temporary until 31/03/2026
Pay Rate - £24.00 per hour PAYE
Hours - Full time, 37 hours per week (Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 5:30pm)
Start Date - Immediate
Work Schedule - 2 days in the office alongside remote working and site visits
Office Location - Buckinghamshire Council, Walton Street, Aylesbury HP20 1UA

Overview

Looking to grow your career in the public sector?
Pertemps Recruitment, in partnership with Buckinghamshire Council, is offering an excellent opportunity to join their Audit, Assurance & Fraud team as a Senior Auditor. This is a great chance to contribute to a vital public service while developing your skills in financial auditing.
You'll play a key role in delivering a high quality service to internal and external clients through the conduct of audits, production of audit reports, providing advice and consultative services and contributing to the overall development of the service and audit planning. This will support the Chief Internal Auditor in providing an opinion on the system of internal control that support the management of strategic and operational risks.

Responsibilities

As a Senior Auditor, your responsibilities will include:

• Checking the Audit mailbox each day and responding accordingly to emails received
• Ensuring that the Whistle Blowing hotline is monitored at all times
• Carrying out audits with due professional care and in accordance with professional standards, the Audit manual and performance standards
• Assisting in the design and update of audit plans, design of audit programmes and overall development of the audit service.
• Assessing client working practices and business risks to ensure compliance with Financial Regulations, Standing Orders and best practice to provide assurance to Senior Management.
• Maintaining up to date knowledge of progression in professional audit developments and current issues.

Qualifications

We're seeking candidates who can hit the ground running with strong experience in financial auditing, ideally within a local authority setting. You will need:

• At least 2 years prior Auditor experience
• Experience of dealing with senior officers i.e. Service Directors
• Ability to scope audits on your own
• A full clean UK driving licence is preferred due to county-wide client visits

Why Join Us

As a flexible employee of Pertemps, one of the UK's largest independent recruitment agencies, you'll benefit from professional support and a trusted partnership approach.

Joining Buckinghamshire Council means becoming part of an organisation that values being Proud, Ambitious, Collaborative, and Trustworthy. You can expect:

• A supportive and inclusive culture
• Opportunities to contribute meaningfully to your community
• Access to health and wellbeing initiatives
• Career development and training opportunities
• A welcoming team environment with regular social and charity events

Ready to Apply

Submit your application online today - we’re reviewing applications as they come in, so don’t delay.
For further details, contact Pertemps Aylesbury and ask for the Buckinghamshire Council team.
We may close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received