Audit Officer

An exciting opportunity for you to pursue a career in internal audit, where you will be supported and trained to undertake professional internal audit assignments and contribute to a high quality audit service across council services. You will meet with clients and identify ways to improve service delivery through robust risk management and internal control.
Term time working patterns can be considered.
What will you be doing?

• On a daily basis you will be assisting in the delivery of a risk based internal audit plan for the council and commercial clients.


• With support and training you will develop your skills to become a high quality auditor, learning to undertake an audit from end to end, including writing reports and meeting with audit clients.You will have the opportunity to undertake professional training to further your career and will be fully supported to succeed.


• Using your eye for detail, you will contribute to problem solving, supporting the team in providing advice and support to a variety of different services across the council.
  
  You'll hold at least 5 GCSE passes at Grade C or higher (or equivalent), including Maths and English and a minimum of 2 A level passes (or equivalent).


• If you already have experience in internal audit and are interested in a move to the council to further your career, we would like to hear from you.


• You must have excellent written and verbal communication skills and a good level of IT literacy.


• You will be able to promote a positive image of the post and the council and have some experience of working independently to deliver outcomes.


• You will be someone who relishes a challenge and has a drive to produce high quality audit work to performance deadlines.
  
  How a career at South Gloucestershire Council is different



• We know our team work best when they have balance in their lives and we offer genuine flexibility to help them achieve that work/life balance.


• We value our staff as individuals, investing in their careers and we are recognised for the quality, breadth and depth of our training and development offer, which helps make the greatest long-term difference in work.


• We recognise that our diverse team of skilled and dedicated people make us a great place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and ensure that individuals are selected, promoted and developed on the basis of their merits and abilities.


Our teams at South Gloucestershire Council are making a real difference to the lives of people who live, work and learn here.

• We're providing essential services across our internal network to ensure we can fully support our community.


• We're positive and forward thinking, always looking for new and innovative ways of working work and we're ambitious about the future.


We've achieved a great deal, but we need talented and dedicated people to ensure we continue to make a difference.
We're making a difference, be part of it!