Role Responsibility Do you have drive, enthusiasm, and a passion to help continually improve Internal Audit? If yes, then come and be part of our amazing team here at Kent County Council. We are delighted to be recruiting into the Audit Manager role as part of our Internal Audit team. Our Internal Audit and Counter Fraud Team has recently won the Excellence in Public Sector Audit at the Public Finance Awards and is a supportive and innovative team with responsibility for independently reviewing one of the largest Councils in the UK and over 20 clients, including Councils, Kent Fire and Rescue Service, trading companies and Canterbury Cathedral. Working for the largest County Council in the country and the variety of clients will give you the opportunities for a wide range of experiences of how a large public sector body works. We aim to make a real difference to support and protect our stakeholders and our range of clients, and you will play a key role in how we continually move our service forward and be empowered to fully display your skills to make this difference. You will be joining a service which is fully committed to your development. We also want to make a difference in your life, well-being and your career, and it is not just the technical nature of the job that will play a role in how you advance – it is the team and the culture that will be key to your job satisfaction and the advancement of your career development. The ideal candidate will have: A forward-looking, innovative, value adding and business thinking outlook. Extensive knowledge and application of forward-thinking internal audit approaches. Communicates with impact and gravitas. Knowledge of professional standards. Stakeholder relationship management experience. Experience of supervising and motivating staff. What we Offer/ Benefits Experience of working with a diverse range of stakeholders and clients. Training and Development opportunities to enhance your career prospects. A competitive salary. Generous annual leave allowance Local Government Pension Scheme A range of health and wellbeing support options This role will be based in Maidstone, although remote working is central to how we operate. It will be expected that the post holder will attend the office on a regular basis for team meetings and team days and there will be a requirement to visit external clients across the County. If this role sounds like the right fit for you, we look forward to hearing from you. Interviews will be face to face and are planned to be held week commencing 12 th May 2025. As part of the interview process for this role you may be required to complete additional testing. This post is subject to a Basic Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service. This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.