Job Details:
Job Reference: HCC621741
Salary Range: GBP 32,149 : GBP 35,241 per annum
Work Location: Elizabeth II Court, Winchester (Hybrid Working)
Hours per week:37
Contract Type:Permanent
Early applications are encouraged as interviews will commence as and when suitable candidates are identified
Are you a motivated and enthusiastic individual with excellent communication skills and experience of managing and controlling work to professional standards? If so, and you are also looking for an opportunity to develop existing skills or learn skills in a new area, a career in internal audit could be the role for you
The Southern Internal Audit Partnership (SIAP) provide internal audit and consultancy services to a wide and growing portfolio of public sector partners and clients in the South of England. We pride ourselves on delivering an innovative, customer focused service aligned to the business needs of our clients and to achieving improved outcomes.
This is supported through our External Quality Assessment conducted by the IIA that confirmed our compliance against all aspects of the Public Sector Internal Audit Standards (PSIAS) and more recently our self:assessment against the Global Internal Audit Standards in the UK Public Sector that came into effect from April 2025.
SIAP offers a range of progression paths. Through continued support and developmental opportunities, you will be able to progress in your Audit career.
The Role:
In joining the team, you will be responsible for the delivery of assignments using a risk:based audit approach across a portfolio of partners and clients. You will work closely with both internal audit and client managers to establish potential risks and their corresponding control mechanisms; evaluate your findings and reporting the outcomes to the client.
What you'll do:
Auditing:
:Carry out internal audit reviews for a variety of partners and clients across the South of England with some supervision from the Audit Manager for more complex reviews
:Using a risk:based approach, review risks facing the client and design a programme of work to review, evaluate and test the internal control framework in place to manage the risks. Analyse findings to assess the impact on the risk environment
:Form an opinion on the adequacy and effectiveness of the control framework currently in place to provide assurance to senior managers, Chief Officers and Members
:To negotiate on required actions to address identified weaknesses and agree timescales and responsibilities
:Undertake the completion of work in the audit certification of grant claims, ensuring compliance with grant instructions
:Contribute to the development of the audit practice
Team Working:
:Plan and co:ordinate workloads to ensure that the audit plan is achieved within the agreed timescales and to high standards
Scheduling, Recording and Reporting:
:Individual audit assignments are scheduled and agreed with clients to ensure that they can be completed within agreed timescales
:To ensure that audit findings are clearly documented to provide adequate evidence to support the opinion on the control framework
:Draft audit reports following the completion of fieldwork and to contribute to the audit reports drafted by Senior Auditors on more complex audits
Communication:
:Communicate promptly and appropriately with clients to ensure that they understand the purpose of the audit and that the audit meets their needs
:Feedback audit findings to clients promptly and clearly so that they understand the impact of the findings on their business objectives and the level of risk involved. Ensure that key risks are highlighted
Participation:
:Contribute to the continued development of the Partnership by attending and actively participating in meetings and section briefings and demonstrate a commitment to providing high quality services consistently
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