At a Glance
- Tasks: Join our audit team to conduct strategic audits and guide junior members.
- Company: Portsmouth City Council, dedicated to making a difference in the community.
- Benefits: Hybrid working, flexible hours, and a supportive work environment.
- Other info: Opportunity for career growth and working with local partners.
- Why this job: Make an impact while developing your auditing skills in a collaborative setting.
- Qualifications: Qualified or part-qualified auditor with strong communication and self-management skills.
The predicted salary is between 47250 - 57750 £ per year.
This is a great opportunity to join our audit team. Internal audit fulfils a statutory requirement to advise, alert and assure the Council on the effectiveness of its systems of internal control. Our internal audit team works in partnership with other local Councils and clients in the Solent area and this role will have the potential to work at these partners.
Within this role you will be responsible for strategic audits along more complex areas, while also guiding more junior members of the team who will assist you in these assignments. For each area to be reviewed you will identify the scope, risk assess, plan the work, carry out the testing and evaluate controls, reporting on findings. You will liaise with all levels of management including directors as well as Members and external auditors and be able to give sound technical advice when required.
Who is the person: We are looking for a qualified member of a relevant professional body (IIA, ACA, ACCA, CIMA) with post qualification experience in an auditing environment. However, part qualified, with a desire to complete, and extensive auditing experience would also be considered. You will have a financial background with a working understanding of risk and controls within a public sector environment and at a senior level. With excellent communication skills and the ability to self-manage and prioritise your own workload, you will have a good understanding of customers' needs but still be able to challenge and persuade positively.
About Portsmouth City Council: Portsmouth City Council is a unique organisation, committed to making a difference, and is guided by core values that set who we are as people, what we stand for, and how we act. We are committed to our values of respect, integrity, collaboration, inclusivity and being people-focussed. These values set out how we can contribute to the success of the council and our own success as individuals.
We offer hybrid working with the expectation to attend the office a minimum of 2 days a week, this remains flexible, depending on the role and subject to business needs. You must demonstrate why you are suitable against each of the points described in the 'Who is the Person' points on the Job Profile using examples from your work/personal experience, which clearly illustrates what you did and the effect it had. If you apply without a detailed personal statement, it is unlikely that you will be successful. You will need to demonstrate that you have the Right to Work in the UK. No post will be offered without it.
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