Senior Finance Auditor - Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom - Seven Resourcing

Seven Resourcing

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Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Seven Resourcing are looking for a temporary Senior Auditor to work remotely with Newcastle City Council. This position is initially for a period of 3 months and is paying £29.30 per hour. The role will involve working from Monday - Friday (9am-5pm).

The role:

To contribute towards the delivery of an effective and efficient internal audit service to the Council (and relevant external bodies).

Key Responsibilities:

To plan and complete complex internal audit assignments as allocated by the Principal Auditor in line with internal quality standards, performance targets and professional audit standards.
To provide advice and guidance to officers of the Council, partners, project groups and boards in respect of improving efficiency and effectiveness of the control environment, system development and the prevention and detection of fraud.
To undertake the external audit of grant claims and provide an independent opinion to a funding body on whether grant monies have been spent in line with the grant criteria.
To interpret complex cases of suspected fraud and corruption and conduct investigations in line with legislation and industry standards to achieve the most appropriate outcomes for the Council as allocated by the Principal Auditor.
To provide input and feedback to the Head of Audit and Strategic Risk to contribute towards the formulation of the annual and strategic audit plan prior to it being approved by the Audit Committee for the relevant body.
To identify, develop and report on cost effective, efficient and practical audit recommendations to address control weaknesses, inefficiencies, poor value for money and inadequate performance, which when implemented add value to business processes acrossthe Council, and to discuss these with Senior Management.

Applicant Requirements:

Qualifications:

D PIIA; MAAT or part qualified CCAB.

Experience:2+ years working within a similar role.

Compliance:2 x references and proof of right to work in the UK.

Travel:
Clean UK driving license with the ability to commute to and from work independently.

Hours:37.5 hours p/w.

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