Senior Auditor (Financial Audit)
National Audit Office, High Heaton, Newcastle upon Tyne
Senior Auditor (Financial Audit)
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National Audit Office, High Heaton, Newcastle upon Tyne
- Full time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
Posted today, 9 Oct | Get your application in now to be one of the first to apply.
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: 925ac0efa7f840938ecea7895b65617c
Full Job Description
- Working in accordance with the NAO's values and championing our diversity and inclusion.
- Be aware of NAO's strategic objectives and organisational initiatives, as well as other circumstances and events relevant to your work and specialism.
- Balance multiple projects and priorities to deliver a complex, challenging portfolio of audits to a high quality standard.
- Utilise technical of financial reporting to assess accounting judgements around key areas in clients' financial statements.
- Using professional judgement and scepticism to assess the quality and validity of audit evidence and challenge where greater assurance is needed.
- Influence and provide value to our clients by building your understanding of their operations and challenges
- Contributing to the development of our approach to financial audit, supporting improvements in our audit methodology, audit software, use of financial data, and operational working practices.
- Collaborate with Hubs and other specialist teams to both offer and access expertise from across the NAO
- Independently and proactively develop your own technical skills and knowledge
- Comply with corporate responsibilities and support others to do so.
As the NAO continues to provide crucial accountability for UK Taxpayers, we are looking to recruit talented, high-performing individuals to our Senior Auditor role to lead and deliver some of our key audit engagements. The role offers a great opportunity for newly qualified and experienced Chartered Accountants who are looking to develop their skills and make an impact through their work. Candidates should have a strong working knowledge of financial audit procedures, with an interest in public sector audit. Those with experience of auditing companies and charities are also encouraged to apply., Candidates must be: - CCAB Qualified (ACA, ACCA ,CIPFA, ICAS and Chartered Accountants Ireland) Skills and Experience Essential
- Experience of IFRS and international standards on auditing.
- Recent post-qualification experience in leading external audit engagements.
- Exceptional project management skills, able to deliver high quality audit work while protecting the welfare of your teams.
- A proactive approach to problem solving and relationship building to maximise the influence of our work with government bodies and other stakeholders.
- Collaborative, engages well with colleagues at all levels, and invests in their development and the wider success of the organisation. Desirable
- The ability to lead, develop and motivate diverse teams and support all colleagues to deliver great work and achieve their potential.
- Experience of public sector or charity audits.
- Experience in implementing and embedding transformational change in financial audit methodologies, software and use of data.
- Working in a Centre of Expertise that provides assurance over complex transactions and balances.
- Experience in supporting a firm's second and third line of defence work to improve the quality of their work
- Auditing Shared Service or complex IT environments