Internal Audit Apprentice RBKC617409

at  Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

JOB SUMMARY:

Salary range: £28,545 - £30,771 per annum
Work location: London
Hours per week: 36
Contract type: Temporary up to 24 months
Closing date: 14th July 2024
Interview date: Week Commencing 22nd July 2024

ABOUT US:

Drive Change, Manage New Risks, and Innovate with Technology. Be at the Heart of Supporting Councils Post-Pandemic
Now is a great time to be joining Internal Audit in local government. The sector has gone through unprecedented changes over the last few years and was at the forefront of responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic. With change and new ways of working comes different risks that a council needs to manage. Internal Audit are right at the heart of supporting organisations to help mitigate these risks, through timely assurance provided in innovative ways, using data and technology wherever possible.
In Kensington and Chelsea, we put local people and local businesses at the heart of decision-making, working in partnership with them to provide quality services that are responsive, effective and efficient.
A number of vacancies located at different Councils for Internal Audit Practitioner Level 4 Apprenticeships.
This role is within the Cross Council Assurance Service (CCAS). This is a service in which Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PwC) in contract with several public service organisations, provide internal audit, assurance, and advisory services under a framework contract. The number of public service organisations in this agreement is over 40 and includes local authorities, housing associations and NHS bodies.

This year 5 local authorities are recruiting to a post within each authority. In addition to the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea*, the other authorities are The Royal Borough of Greenwich, London Borough of Enfield, London Borough of Lewisham and Southend-on-Sea City Council. You will find further details on their websites.

• Kensington & Chelsea also provide the internal audit service to the London Boroughs of Hammersmith & Fulham and Westminster City Council.

WHAT YOU WILL DO AND GAIN

In addition to working towards a nationally recognised formal qualification, participants will develop as an internal audit professional and will have the opportunity to work cross-borough and alongside Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PwC) colleagues.
You will spend 20% of your working hours gaining skills and knowledge to work towards the Level 4 apprenticeship standard. This will typically include on-line learning, attending workshops, webinars, coaching or shadowing.
This is a flexible / hybrid role with some office days, as we feel that these are important to support you as an apprentice learning new skills.
You will be part of a group of trainee local authority internal auditors and will be given support from your host borough, the apprenticeship training provider MBKB and your fellow trainees and more senior internal auditors. There will be opportunities for work shadowing and mentoring. As a group, CCAS hold this as a top priority: you won’t be alone and you will be fully supported as you work through your apprenticeship.

In addition to working towards your apprenticeship you will, with the support and guidance of supervising officer/s:

• Conduct audit assignments and follow-up activities from the current audit plan;
• Research the activities being audited by spending time with council services; walking through how they operate a task/process; and reviewing policies, processes and standards related to the activity being audited;
• Use your ideas, technology and data skills to enhance the way audits are delivered and provide maximum insight; and
• Communicate the results of audit work to audit management and audit clients, by contributing to written (e.g., audit reports) and verbal communications.

Please refer to the Job Description for more information.

PLEASE APPLY ONLINE EXPLAINING HOW YOU MEET THE REQUIREMENTS SET OUT IN THE PERSON SPECIFICATION AND JOB DESCRIPTION. CV’S WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS ROLE.

We reserve the right to extend or close this vacancy early without warning subject to the volume of suitable applicants.