Full Time, Permanent
There has never been a more exciting time to join Bristol City Council. As a diverse and ambitious organisation, our vision is to work together as one council, with our city partners and our citizens towards a sustainable and equitable Bristol that enables everyone to be safe, well and thrive in our city. Our focus is on prevention measures that will support achievement of long-term positive outcomes for the communities and people we serve. Our recently refreshed Corporate Strategy explains more (Corporate Strategy 2025 to 2030) but if you strive to make a difference, enjoy working collaboratively and have a passion for promoting good governance, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.
About the Role:
In this role you will lead and shape the work of the Internal Audit Team and provide thought leadership in ensuring the delivery of a high-quality audit plan and proactive fraud prevention strategy.
Working with all levels of management you will influence to drive improvements in internal control, good governance and risk management processes which are essential to help the Council deliver its vision and objectives, leading delivery of a risk-based audit plan across the council and its companies. We also provide services for other clients who you will also be involved with.
You will also lead on developing and delivering a programme of counter-fraud work that will support the Council in fraud prevention to minimise losses in support of financial sustainability goals of the council.
You will lead and develop a small but high-performing team of audit and counter-fraud professionals ensuring resilience in the team is maintained and professional audit and counter fraud standards are understood and complied with.
About You:
We are looking for a dynamic, experienced and qualified internal auditor or accountant with current membership of a relevant professional body who has a forward looking, innovative, value adding and commercial thinking outlook coupled with capability to lead a team of internal audit and counter fraud staff with integrity in a fast paced and complex environment.
Your experience should include demonstrable success of leading internal audit work in a large and diverse organisation including building effective working relationships with clients, impactful communication and motivating colleagues to deliver.
You will have experience in applying modern auditing techniques including an understanding of the control environment in IT systems and the benefit of using data and analytics to enhance assurances offered.
You will understand fraud risks facing organisations you have worked in and have implemented strategies to prevent or minimise the risk of fraud.
If you are ambitious, the job offers excellent training and development opportunities to enhance your personal career prospects.
Why Bristol City Council?
At Bristol City Council, we go that extra mile for our people; we offer a work environment which is fast moving and supportive, giving you the chance to use your skills and develop new ones within a high-profile organisation. For the majority of our roles hybrid working arrangements are available, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice - mixing both home and office working.
Join us and you'll receive an excellent rewards package including flexible working and flexitime, membership of the Local Government Pension scheme, and a generous annual leave allowance. In addition, you'll be working in a supportive environment where you'll have the chance to make Bristol a better place and contribute to its future.
How do I apply?
If you share our values and are ready to be part of our exciting journey please select the apply button below.
To be shortlisted for interview you'll need to demonstrate how you meet each of the essential criteria in the Person Specification within the Further Information section of your application. On occasion we will receive high numbers of applications, we may then shortlist against the desirable criteria along with the essential criteria, so if you can, please demonstrate how you meet this in your application.
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We're a Disability Confident employer which means we value recruiting and retaining disabled people. Any job applicants who consider themselves to be disabled and meet the essential criteria in the Person Specification are guaranteed an interview. We'll make reasonable adjustments throughout the interview process and provide continued workplace support throughout your career.
Please note that this role is subject to a Basic DBS Check.
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