Senior Auditor

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council; Birkenhead; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government council in Birkenhead is seeking a Senior Auditor to join their Internal Audit team. You will be responsible for the planning and delivery of audits, manage your own portfolio of work, and provide strategic insights into improving governance and risk management. The ideal candidate is passionate about public sector improvement and may be working towards a professional qualification. Benefits include a generous pension scheme and hybrid working options.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

Flexible and hybrid working

Staff discounts

Annual leave starting at 28 days plus public holidays

Qualifications

• Passionate about improving the public sector.
• Team player and great communicator.
• Desire to think innovatively and strategically.

Responsibilities

• Manage delivery of varied portfolio of work.
• Review and evaluate a range of organisational functions and services.
• Provide assurance on risk management, governance, policy and internal control.

Education

Recognised professional qualification such as CCAB or CIIA

Job description

Overview

Wirral Council is recruiting a Senior Auditor to join the Internal Audit team. Senior Internal Auditors undertake the planning and delivery of a variety of internal audit reviews of areas of Wirral Council's services, policies and procedures. Through their programme of work, Senior Internal Auditors challenge existing processes, identifying inefficiency, waste or fraud, and look for innovative and creative ways to improve the way the Council works. Internal Audit helps the organisation manage risks and acts as a catalyst for change.

Role

Senior Auditor x 2

About the Role:

This is a great opportunity to develop your career in local government within a forward-thinking and inventive Internal Audit team, working within an innovative and supportive Council. You will take responsibility for reviewing and evaluating a wide range of organisational functions and services including finance; social care; major infrastructure projects; high-value contracts; and complex partnership and joint working arrangements across the region. The Internal Audit team also provides advice and consultancy across the Council, aiming to add value and improve governance, risk management and control.

As a Senior Internal Auditor, you will have responsibility for managing the delivery of your own varied portfolio of work, which may also include fraud investigations. The supportive team environment will help you develop your skills across all areas of audit, by working closely with experienced colleagues.

Your work will provide assurance on the effectiveness of the organisation's risk management, governance, policy and internal control processes, and you will work with audit clients to agree improvements and innovations based on your ideas and recommendations.

About the Candidate

Successful applicants will be passionate about improving the public sector. They will be team players and great communicators, with the desire to think innovatively and strategically about how to improve the way systems and services work, challenge current processes, and work closely with senior management and key stakeholders across the organisation. Previous experience in Internal Audit or finance is desirable but not essential, and applications from individuals with a range of transferable skills are welcome.

Successful candidates will either already be qualified or working towards a recognised professional qualification such as CCAB or CIIA or demonstrate qualification to this level via equivalent experience.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Mark Niblock via markniblock at wirral.gov.uk or Iain Miles via iainmiles at wirral.gov.uk.

If you are a Wirral resident or unemployed and need help with your application, contact Involve Northwest's employment and skills team at info at involvenorthwest.org.uk or call 0151 644 4500 or 0151 652 4349.

Working at Wirral

We offer a values-driven environment with staff wellbeing being a priority. Benefits include staff discounts, a generous pension scheme with employer contributions, life cover and ill-health protection, flexible and hybrid working, family-friendly initiatives and an annual leave package starting at 28 days plus public holidays. We champion an inclusive culture and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds.

We want you to be your best at work and welcome accessibility considerations during the recruitment process. If you’d like us to accommodate your needs, please contact recruitment at wirral.gov.uk.

Please note that employees in formal redeployment situations will be considered first for vacancies.

Applications will be accepted until midnight on the closing date. The council reserves the right to close early if sufficient applications are received. Applications must be made through the Jobs page after registration; post submissions are not processed. All applicants invited to interview must evidence their right to work in the UK. Details of required documents are on the Jobs page.

The job description and supporting documents will not be accessible after the closing date, so download a copy now if needed. Recruitment agencies are not accepted unless stated.

Salary range

• £40,777 - £44,075 per year