Location: Chesterfield Borough Council, The Arc Clowne / Hybrid
Reference: JOB/25/00587
Salary details: £40,476.00 - £43,693.00 per annum
Job term: Full Time
Appointment type: Permanent
Hours: 37 hours per week
Closing Date: 16 March 2025
Are you ready to take the next step in your audit career?
We are looking for a keen and enthusiastic individual to join our Internal Audit Consortium Team that consists of three partnering authorities.
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a team providing an internal audit service to Bolsover, Chesterfield, and North East Derbyshire Councils. You will be responsible for ensuring that your team meets the Global Internal Audit Standards and for assisting the Head of the Internal Audit Consortium in the management, development, and continuous improvement of the team.
The post will be based predominantly at Bolsover District Council, leading a small team but may involve working at any of the Consortium’s partner locations.
Your key responsibilities:
* Conduct audits utilising modern internal audit techniques covering a wide spectrum including financial systems, operations, contracts, IT and fraud across all departments of constituent authorities.
* Serve as the primary contact for the Consortium on-site responding to client enquiries on all audit matters.
* Lead, develop and manage a small team of auditors.
* Review audit work completed by auditors to maintain consistently high-quality standards in alignment with Global Internal Audit Standards.
* Design risk-based test schedules for new and emerging audit areas.
Professional development: Opportunity to lead and develop a small but dynamic audit team.
Career growth: Access to ongoing learning and development opportunities.
Generous annual leave entitlement: Starting at 28 days with 33 days after 5 years’ service plus bank holidays.
Employee benefits: Discounts with local and national retailers, payment of professional body membership, Employee Assistance Programme.
The successful candidate will be Association of Accounting Technicians qualified or a part-qualified member of an accounting institute or have an equivalent level of organisational and procedural knowledge.
Preferably, you will have experience managing staff and working in an internal audit environment.
A basic disclosure check will be required from the Disclosure and Barring Service to obtain access to the National Fraud Initiative database.
For an informal discussion on any aspect of the post, please email Jenny Williams (Head of Internal Audit Consortium) at jenny.williams@chesterfield.gov.uk.
How to apply:
CVs are not accepted for this vacancy
Please download and complete the application form attached / below and return it by email to hrjobs@chesterfield.gov.uk. Your application must be received no later than the closing date shown below.
Candidates must possess the necessary right to work authorisation to enable them to work for Chesterfield Borough Council. Regrettably, we are unable to provide sponsorship or assume sponsorship of an employment visa at this juncture.
Provisional Interview Date: 4 April 2025
Please be aware that Derbyshire County Council is placing this advert on behalf of this organisation and you should refer directly to its website for details of the terms and conditions attached to this post. Any queries regarding this advert or the recruitment process should be made directly to the organisation.
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