Audit Executive (Colindale)
Posted Today by Medico Partners
Negotiable
Undetermined
Hybrid
Cheriton, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Audit Executive role in Colindale focuses on providing expert audit advice and assurance across various services. The position requires proactive engagement in improving audit practices and participating in service developments. The successful candidate will be responsible for completing audits accurately and on time, ensuring value for money in the areas reviewed.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide flexible and responsive audits to a range of services.
- Proactively seek ways of improving the audit approach and associated working practices.
- Actively participate in service developments or projects.
- Take responsibility for the timely and accurate completion of audits.
- Ensure work undertaken reviews the value for money aspects of the area under review, as appropriate.
Key Skills:
- Relevant qualification (e.g., CIPFA, AAT, IIA).
- Degree or equivalent education.
- Sound knowledge of auditing principles and standards.
- At least 5 years’ experience in an internal audit team within a public sector organization.
- Good knowledge of risk-based internal auditing.
- Knowledge of Local Government finance framework and statutory requirements.
- High understanding of services provided by a large local authority in the UK.
- Audit knowledge of contract and procurement issues facing the Council.
- Able to fully utilize standard Microsoft Office products.
- Understanding of computer-based auditing software and techniques.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Cheriton
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Job Title: Audit Executive
Location: Colindale
Department: Internal Audit
Directorate: Assurance & Public Protection
Grade: J
Type of Working: Hybrid
Reports to: Audit Manager
Job Purpose
The primary role of the audit executive will be to become a leading point of audit advice and assurance, this includes:
- Provide flexible and responsive audits to a range of services
- Proactively seek ways of improving the audit approach and associated working practices
- Actively participate in service developments or projects
- Take responsibility for the timely and accurate completion of audits
- Ensuring work undertaken reviews the value for money aspects of the area under review, as appropriate
Criteria
Professional Membership/Qualification
Has a relevant qualification, for example, CIPFA (or other CCAB recognised qualification), AAT or IIA
Education: Degree or equivalent
Experience & Knowledge
- Sound knowledge of auditing principles and standards
- At least 5 years’ experience of working in an internal audit team within a public sector organisation undertaking internal audits from start (scoping) to finish (issue of final report)
- A good knowledge of risk based internal auditing and how to apply this in practice
- Knowledge of Local Government finance framework, including S151, other statutory requirements and codes of practice
- High level of understanding of services provided by a large local authority in the UK
- Audit knowledge and understanding of the contract and procurement issues facing the Council and the assurance response to these matters
- Able to fully utilise standard Microsoft Office products
- An understanding of computer-based auditing software and techniques.
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