Senior Auditor

Urgent Response Healthcare; Kettering; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Kettering is seeking a Senior Auditor. The role involves planning and conducting audits, providing assurance on internal controls, and ensuring compliance with standards. Ideal candidates will possess strong internal audit and risk management knowledge, be proficient in Microsoft Office, and hold a relevant accounting qualification. Excellent communication and analytical skills are essential for delivering clear reports and engaging with stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Practical knowledge of Internal Audit and risk management.
• Good knowledge of data protection and confidentiality issues.
• Ability to produce clear and well-presented reports.

Responsibilities

• Plan and carry out audit assignments following professional standards.
• Document all audit evidence clearly for management review.
• Develop effective relationships for the delivery of the Audit Plan.

Skills

Internal Audit

Risk Management

Microsoft Office

Data Protection

Analytical Skills

Education

Qualified Accounting Technician (AAT)

CIPFA / PIIA / CMIIA / CCAB Qualified

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Job description

Job Title

Senior Auditor Grade: K

Reports to: Audit Manager / Chief Internal Auditor Directorate

Service area: Finance, Internal Audit

Purpose of the Job

The Senior Auditor role plays a valuable role in the delivery of assignments within the Internal Audit Plan. This will include both financial and non-financial controls and potential work with partners and schools. The post holder is required to plan and deliver audits which will provide assurance over the adequacy and effectiveness of internal controls operating for the Council and its partners. The role will require the post holder to identify risks, assess controls and inform an assurance opinion over a diverse range of services delivered to our local communities. The role will assist in providing clients with independent assurance that their service is being delivered in line with statutory requirements, risks are identified and effectively managed, control systems are appropriate and value for money is achieved in line with the Council's objectives.

Principal Responsibilities

• To plan and carry out audit assignments, in consultation with audit management, having due regard to professional standards (utilising the relevant tools and techniques), internal quality procedures and any requirements of Internal Audit management.
• Provide a draft report and working papers clearly documenting all audit evidence for management review. File papers should be prepared logically and in accordance with established procedures.
• To develop and maintain an appreciation of audit and risk management techniques. To maintain an awareness of organisational risks and the controls / risk mitigations needed to manage those risks in order to provide assurance that the risk mitigation framework is designed and operating effectively.
• To help ensure services treat customers equitably and deliver what the customer requires in accordance with service standards and Council priorities.
• Represent Internal Audit, as and when required by management, whether within the Council, with partners, or on an inter-authority or other basis.
• To develop effective relationships with all parties that would be associated with the delivery of the Audit Plan and individual audits.
• To assist in resolving ad hoc queries from service department management and/or provide advice and guidance to service department management as and when required, or as directed.
• To ensure the ongoing quality of Internal Audits to all clients, ensuring compliance with the Public

Person Specification Attributes

Essential criteria:

Education, Qualifications and Training: Qualified Accounting Technician (AAT); or Part professionally qualified e.g. CIPFA / PIIA / CMIIA / CCAB Fully qualified e.g. CIPFA / PIIA / CMIIA / CCAB. Experience and Knowledge: Practical knowledge and understanding of Internal Audit, risk management and/or finance dealing with a variety of services, including non-financial systems. Appreciation of risks, controls and materiality within financial and non-financial systems. Knowledge and application of principles, standards and procedures required for Internal Audit and compliance reviews, particularly those laid down in the Public Sector Internal Audit Standards. Good knowledge of data protection and confidentiality issues. Appreciation of financial accounting practices in Local Government and/or schools. Knowledge of internal auditing methodologies; systems based and compliance auditing. Ability and Skills: Time management / prioritisation – ability to achieve deadlines, meet audit time budgets, and juggle several pieces of work. Initiative in taking assigned audits forward. Microsoft Office knowledge. Proficient in the use of Word and Excel, and ability to interrogate financial systems. Ability to produce clear, constructive and well-presented reports based on sufficient and reliable evidence, and ability to get messages across in respect of audit results and conclusions. Aptitude in developing constructive working relationships and customer focused in delivering work assigned and in responding to ad hoc queries. Ability to work confidently with managers at all levels within the Authority when conducting an audit, and able to raise areas of concern about systems and processes with confidence, and challenge managers and officers where responses to audit findings are inappropriate. Ability to encourage, support, supervise and train other team members and being able to work with other members of the team as appropriate to deliver individual audit assignments, and share knowledge. Analytical skills – ability to identify relevant data and information, and analyse and interpret it, such that appropriate audit conclusions can be drawn; and to determine the appropriate regulation, policies and legislation pertinent to the audit in question and draw out the key points.

Equal Opportunities Ability to demonstrate awareness/understanding of equal opportunities and other people's behaviour, physical, social and welfare needs.