Auditor
Salary: Band: 7 - 8 depending on experience, £29,777 - £36,647 p.a.
37 Hours per week
Portsmouth City Council
At Portsmouth City Council we're all about developing our staff, because we want to build a bigger and better city but we need the best employees to do so.
With a little over 207,000 residents and 7,000 businesses throughout this city, this unitary authority's main goal is to ensure the best care and development of all those within the city. From customer service to multi-million pound projects, our residents are at the heart of everything we do.
Your New Role
Internal audit fulfils a statutory requirement to advise, alert and assure the Council on the effectiveness of its systems of internal control.
This means focussing on key risks that prevent objectives being achieved. We test the controls needed to mitigate the risks, and how effectively the controls are working. Being an auditor is not all about finance and numbers. The breadth of a Council's activities ranges from Libraries and Museums to multi-million pound redevelopment projects.
If you have a keen eye for detail, a desire to understand how things work and a methodical approach then you have the skills to be an auditor. You will be responsible for specific audits relating to operations along with any work as at the direction of the Audit management. For each area to be reviewed you will identify the scope, risk assess, plan the work, carry out the testing and evaluate controls, reporting on findings. You will liaise and collaborate with some levels of management including Directors and external auditors; give sound technical advice and may get involved with ad hoc investigations. You will also conduct operational audits at PCC's external clients which may involve some travel. The role is spread over two pay bands which means once certain competencies are met the candidate can progress to the higher band.
The team has progression opportunities and professional training may be offered should the successful candidate show promise within the role.
What you'll need to succeed
We are looking for a highly motivated individual with a good educational standard or experience in a compliance background. You will have excellent communication skills and a good understanding of customers needs but still be able to challenge and persuade positively. With good analytical and report writing skills you will be able to use your initiative to analyse problems to enable you to reach agreement on solutions whilst managing your workload and working to deadlines. In addition, you will have excellent IT skills especially with Microsoft Word and Excel.
Please read the job profile for the full details of this exciting opportunity. You will need to demonstrate that you have the Right to Work in the UK. No post will be offered without it.
What you'll get in return
We really appreciate our employees and fully realise they are essential to our success and look to offer an inclusive, supportive working environment where employees can reach their potentials with a healthy work life balance, offering the following rewards:
- Generous annual leave (27 days per year rising to 31, pro rata for part time hours) with the potential to purchase additional leave.
- A fantastic pension which allows you the opportunity to pay in more for that greater return.
- Flexible working hours.
- Access to a wide range of training and development opportunities including apprenticeships.
- Extensive wellbeing support through the Employee Assistance Programme
- Discount on travel, travel loans and the bike loan scheme
- Discounts on a wide range of goods and services – access a range of discounts and offers from thousands of restaurants, shops and more.
Staff rewards: https://careers.portsmouth.gov.uk/working-for-the-council/
Application process:
How to apply: Please read the full job profile (click here) for further details on the post and remember to demonstrate why you are suitable against each of the points described in the 'Who is the Person' points on the profile. This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work / personal experience, which clearly illustrates what you did and the effect it had. You may wish to attach an additional letter or document to supplement you application. Please read this alongside the 'How to apply' document on the home page of the careers portal. PLEASE DO NOT JUST SUBMIT A CV.
We are a disability confident employer - committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible and welcome applications from all areas of society.
You will need to demonstrate that you have the Right to Work in the UK. No post will be offered without it.
Closing: 4 April 2024 @ 23:59 pm.
Applications received after this may not be considered.
We will email applicants from time to time; please ensure you check e-mail folders as sometimes our e-mails may go into spam/junk folders.
Should you require any support in completing the application form please contact recruit@portsmouthcc.gov.uk.