Description Job Title: Internal Audit Manager Salary: £53,460-£61,638 per annum Grade: G Contract Type: Permanent Working Hours: 37 hours per week About the department Part of the wider Audit, Risk, Insurance and Counter Fraud Team managing a small internal audit team under the Head of Audit, Risk, Insurance and Counter Fraud. About the Role As an Internal Audit Manager, you will be responsible for: Manage a team of audit staff to deliver internal audit reviews from agreed audit plans to specified quality and timescales. To coach and develop staff to deliver the highest quality service. To act as the client management contact and audit specialist for a range of council service areas and external clients. Lead by example in modelling and embedding the council’s values and behaviours to help build a sustainable highly effective organisation and develop our reputation as a successful council delivering great value for its residents. Provide outstanding leadership and direction to the service, driving service transformation and ensuring excellent joint working with Members and other stakeholders. This role offers the chance to make a real difference by providing outstanding leadership and direction to the service, driving service transformation and ensuring excellent joint working with Members and other stakeholders What We’re Looking For We’re looking for someone who has: Significant relevant experience in a management position with a record of measurable success leading and developing a significant organisational function or service in a large multi-disciplined organisation with comparable scope, budgets and resources including experience of producing a full statement of organisational accounts and all arrangements leading up to that. Demonstrable success at inter-agency working establishing and building partnerships and productive working relationships within a complex policy and service environment with senior managers and councillors, and a wide range of other bodies, such as partner organisations, communities, public agencies and statutory bodies. Essential qualifications: Full CCAB accounting qualification or MIIA (or equivalent CIIA qualification) and Educated to degree level or equivalent or comparable experience DBS Check: NA Benefits of Working with Us At Thurrock Council, we value our employees and offer a comprehensive benefits package, including: Generous annual leave entitlement Local Government Pension Scheme Flexible and hybrid working opportunities (where applicable) Ongoing training and professional development Employee assistance programme and wellbeing support Staff discounts and local offers A supportive and inclusive working environment Important Dates Closing Date (Redeployment Only): 11th September 2025 Closing Date (Internal & External): 21st September 2025 Interview Date: Week Commencing: 22nd September 2025 Additional Information If you have any questions about the role or interview process, please contact: Satinder Jas, Head of Internal Audit, Risk, Insurance and Counter Fraud Satinder.Jas@thurrock.gov.uk To view the Job Profile and Person Specification, please follow the link below: Download Job Profile (PDF Document)