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- Tasks: Plan and execute audits while ensuring compliance with professional standards.
- Company: Join a dynamic public sector team focused on integrity and transparency.
- Benefits: Competitive pay, hybrid work options, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in public service through impactful auditing.
- Qualifications: AAT qualified or part-qualified in relevant accounting fields.
- Other info: Collaborative environment with a focus on diversity and inclusion.
About The Role
Contract Length: 3 months
Location: Hybrid/Northampton – able to attend offices as required for individual audits
IR35: Inside
Pay Rate to Intermediary: £28.02 per hour
Spinwell is recruiting for a Senior Auditor for an excellent opportunity within the public sector.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SENIOR AUDITOR
- 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.
SKILLS/EXPERIENCE OF THE SENIOR AUDITOR
- Qualified Accounting Technician (AAT); or Part professionally qualified e.g. CIPFA / PIIA / CMIIA / CCAB
- 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.
- 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.
If you are a Senior Auditor, apply now or send your CV to Spinwell! We welcome all applications regardless of background, in line with our commitment to diversity, equality and inclusion.
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Senior Auditor - Council employer: Spinwell Global
Contact Detail:
Spinwell Global Recruiting Team
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How to prepare for a job interview at Spinwell Global
✨Know Your Audit Standards
Make sure you brush up on the Public Sector Internal Audit Standards and any relevant compliance reviews. Being able to discuss these confidently will show that you’re not just familiar with the theory but can apply it practically in your role.
✨Prepare for Scenario Questions
Expect questions about how you would handle specific audit situations or challenges. Think of examples from your past experience where you successfully navigated risks or improved processes, and be ready to share those stories.
✨Showcase Your Analytical Skills
Be prepared to demonstrate your analytical skills during the interview. You might be asked to interpret data or discuss how you would approach a particular audit. Practise explaining your thought process clearly and logically.
✨Build Rapport with Interviewers
Remember, this role involves working closely with various stakeholders. Use the interview as an opportunity to showcase your interpersonal skills. Engage with your interviewers, ask them questions, and show that you can build effective relationships.
