About Us
Job Title: Principal Auditor
Salary Range: £44,773 - £57,381 per annum
Permanent
Full Time / Part time
Location: Wandsworth Town Hall or Partner Location
You will be required to be in the office at least two days a week
Are you an experienced Auditor with Public Sector knowledge and experience?
The Audit team at Richmond and Wandsworth’s Better Service Partnership is a shared service that provides internal Audit to five London Boroughs (Richmond, Wandsworth, Kingston, Merton, and Sutton) delivering an effective and cost-efficient service whilst building positive relationships to improve and maintain the quality of services delivered to residents and service users.
As a Principal Auditor you will be managing up to two internal auditors as well as initiating and completing risk-based audits across a wide a variety of financial and non-financial essential council services. You will be supporting and mentoring more junior members of the team, ensuring compliance with the Global Internal Audit Standards, and the delivery of high-quality work which is delivered on time and within budget.
You will escalate non-compliance issues, recommend improvements, and provide assurance on governance, risk, and control issues. Your findings will be meaningful and address the root cause of issues you identify. You will construct professionally written, clear audit reports for Service Managers and Directors to implement changes, improve controls and ensure compliance.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

You will be IIA qualified/part-qualified at CIA level or above or hold a CCAB or AAT qualification or similar. Alternatively, you will have at least 5 years’ experience auditing in a Local Government or other public sector body, charity or not for profit organisation.
You will have a ‘can do’ attitude and be a team player that actively supports and raises up those around you and embrace our values: Embrace Difference, Think Bigger, Put people First, Lead by Example and Connect Better.
Experience of managing a varied workload and of dealing with conflicting and changing demands for both you and the colleagues you support.
You will have strong leadership skills with the ability to coach and motivate a small team of internal auditors.
Experience of working with Excel, Power BI or other data analysis software is very desirable to support our team as we move towards using data analysis techniques in our work.
Effective communication and people skills that support your relationship building with colleagues at all levels.
Commitment to maintaining and improving your own skills and knowledge through CPD and the quality of services provided by our partners.
If you are enthusiastic about making a positive impact on the ability of Richmond and Wandsworth’s ability to deliver services, possess the required qualifications or experiences, and thrive in a challenging yet highly rewarding environment, we invite you to apply for this opportunity.

Leadership and Management: You will lead a team of up to two Auditors, supporting and mentoring them in the delivery of their roles and leading them on technically challenging audits.
Auditing: You must be able to demonstrate a thorough understanding of end-to-end internal Auditing in a local government, or similar setting across a range of audit areas relevant to a public sector organisation.
Communication: You will have extensive experience of communicating both verbally and in writing at all levels to a high standard.
Building relationships: You will need to be able to build strong professional relationships with service leaders and those being audited to build trust and credibility and to gain access to personnel and information required to complete your audit work.
Prioritisation: You will be able to prioritise a varied workload, reach tight deadlines and ensure that all work is carried out to the highest possible standards.