The Opportunity: Audit Assistant Our client are seeking a highly motivated Audit assistant to join their team. The Audit Assistant supports the Audit Function by helping review Management Information (MI), preparing basic audit documentation, and assisting in the production of financial and operational reports. The role focuses on supporting senior audit staff with data collection, initial analysis, compliance checks, and administrative tasks essential to the audit process. The role holder contributes to improving revenue recovery and internal controls by maintaining accurate records, identifying discrepancies, and ensuring timely communication with stakeholders. Who are they? Based in Edgbaston, Birmingham, they offer solutions to manage spend effectively and improve performance, working with both public and private healthcare and non-healthcare providers to optimise the use of products and services to identify cost saving opportunities and best value. They were named in Ethisphere’s World’s Most Ethical Companies for the 14th time in March 2024 DUTIES (included, but not limited to): Assist in reviewing uploaded supplier spend information and completing initial gap analysis on supplier accounts. Support the preparation of audit reports by organising data, summarising findings, and highlighting discrepancies to senior team members. Communicate basic analytical outputs to internal stakeholders, ensuring clarity of key metrics and issues identified. Help track and monitor MI upload compliance, follow up with suppliers for missing or incorrect MI, and support them in providing accurate data. Assist in resolving spend compliance issues by coordinating with internal teams and external stakeholders. Maintain organised audit documentation, ensuring data accuracy and adherence to internal processes. Support the identification of process improvements by noting recurring issues and raising them to senior staff or the Continuous Improvement team. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES Solid understanding of financial processes. Excellent attention to detail and analytical skills. Excellent organisation skills, ability to prioritise tasks, effective time management capabilities due to multiple deadlines. Excellent oral, written and presentation skills. Good understanding of business operations. Use of Microsoft Office applications such as Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint. Possesses interpersonal skills to work in a fast-paced environment desirable They offer core benefits such as: Pension 25 days annual leave Bank Holidays Hybrid working (2-3 days from home a week) HTE Me Time - block up to two hours per month in your dairy as HTE Me Time to undertake activities that support your wellbeing Volunteering Leave Employees can access the following voluntary benefits and more, which are available at set times during the year: Cycle Scheme Private healthcare Gymflex Technology at home Private GP consultations Purchase up to 10 days annual leave Electric Vehicle Leasing Scheme REF-227 067