Principal Auditor

at  Gloucestershire County Council

PRINCIPAL AUDITOR

Date: 11 Jun 2024
Job Location:Stroud

This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.

• Job Title: Principal Auditor
• Job Location: Shire Hall - The post-holder will be required to work across all IA & RMSS partner organisation and external client sites.
• Salary: £45,441 - £48,474 per annum
• Hours per Week: 37.00
• Contract Type: Permanent
• Closing Date: 30/06/2024
• Job Requisition Number: 9326
• This post is not open to job share

About the team
This is a chance to deliver high quality Internal Audit assurance across a diverse range of activities and services within our Audit, Risk and Assurance Shared Service (ARA) partner organisations.
We are looking to recruit a Principal Auditor (Internal Audit) who is self-motivated with a positive, flexible approach and willingness to contribute towards our excellent reputation for providing respected audit, risk and assurance activity.

ABOUT US

For all your hard work, you will receive the following;

• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years continuous service
• Plus, an option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year (pro-rata for part-time staff)
• Family friendly employer offering benefits to help support you and your family
• Career development and qualification opportunities
• Supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision
• Excellent Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone.
• An in-house Occupational Health service
• Employee discount scheme
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network. Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&C’s apply)

Our Shared Service team are professional and supportive. We are also keen for team members to achieve CPD requirements, career progression and satisfaction via further training opportunities.

The successful candidate will be the lead point of contact for an audit portfolio within the Shared Service. Responsibilities would include undertaking high level assignments into complex and high risk areas, as well as being an activity manager for risk based reviews. The post will also have line management responsibilities.
Ideally you will hold a professional qualification (such as CCAB or IIA) and be able to demonstrate knowledge and experience of delivering and leading on risk based internal audits. Full understanding of the principles of Internal Audit and Risk Management are required. The successful candidate will be able to manage their allocated workload and meet deadlines and targets with minimum supervision. Strong communication, negotiating and influencing skills are essential, as you will have exposure to Members, senior officers and stakeholders within our partners. You will have experience of successfully managing others and their work. You will be able to motivate and mentor colleagues to achieve outcomes.
This is a great opportunity to join our dynamic, forward thinking and innovative Shared Service at an exciting time for our sector.