Principal Audior - Sefton
Contract - Full Time - 5 Days per week - 37 hours
Hybrid Work Available
Duties/Responsibilitie
1. The Principal Auditor will assist the Audit Manager in the efficient planning, monitoring and control of all audit activity together with the supervision of staff within the Team.
2. Deputise for the Audit Manager in his/her absence.
3. To assist the Audit Manager in the preparation of Annual and Operational Audit Plans.
4. The Principal Auditor is directly responsible to the Audit Manager for carrying out and completing within allocated timescales, a wide range of Audit activities undertaken by the Team including systems audit review, risk audit review, regularity, probity audits, ICT audits and value for money exercises / reviews. Directing or conducting audits of more complex or specialised audit work.
5. As directed by the Audit Manager, to carry out fraud or other special investigations, and/or other ad-hoc exercises/projects.
6. Be aware of and continually assess the risks arising from areas of audit review, advise Audit Manager and report to Departmental Managers as appropriate.
7. To assist the Audit Manager to undertake reviews of the internal control environment comprising risk management, control and governance.
8. Provide advice on sound procedures and controls for financial/other systems and on the Councils financial procedure rul...