Internal Auditor

The starting salary for this full-time, permanent position is £34,356 per annum based on a 36 hour working week.

We currently work on a hybrid basis, with an expectation that everyone within our service will share time between working from one of our available offices and working from home.

Are you self-motivated, able to develop excellent working relationships and looking for a career in a fast paced and challenging profession? If so, we have the right job for you!

We are excited to be hiring two Auditors to join our fantastic, forward-thinking Internal Audit service based at Surrey County Council, with the opportunity to work across all of our partner and client organisations.

Rewards and Benefits

• 26 days' holiday (prorated for part time staff), rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 30 days after 5 years' service
• Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave
• An extensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
• Up to 5 days of carer's leave per year
• Paternity, adoption and dependents leave
• A generous local government salary related pension
• Lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, shopping and many more
• 2 paid volunteering days plus 1 team volunteering day per year
• Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources

About the team

Orbis Internal Audit is a unique concept, providing Internal Audit and Counter Fraud services across East Sussex County Council, Brighton & Hove City Council and Surrey County Council. We are a service of 38 Auditors with a wide range of skills and experience. We are unique in that the entire service delivers work not only to their own sovereign authority, but also to other partners, clients and customers, which maximises the impact, efficiency and effectiveness of our service and resources. This creates great opportunities for everyone within the service to learn and understand how different organisations work.

We are responsible for providing assurance to our clients in relation to internal control, governance and risk management, supporting each organisation to achieve its overall objectives.

We invest hugely in developing new Internal Auditors, both internally and externally by offering support through buddying, mentoring & coaching, on the job training and access to a wide variety of professional and personal development opportunities.

In November 2022, the Orbis Internal Audit service was externally assessed against the Public Sector Internal Audit Standards (PSIAS) by the Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors. This covers an assessment of compliance with the Professional Standards, benchmarking against best practice, and an assessment of Internal Audit's profile and impact within client organisations. We were assessed as achieving the highest level of conformance available against the Standards and were deemed 'Excellent' in our reflection of the standards and our focus on performance, risk and adding value.

About the role

You do not need to have any formal audit or accounting qualification, nor will you need experience within an internal audit environment. You will need to be self-motivated and able to work on your initiative and within a team. We're looking for your willingness to learn and be able to demonstrate how your current skill set can transfer to the role of Internal Auditor. The ability to undertake work to specified timeframes and budgets is crucial as is the ability to develop excellent client relationship skills remotely and in person.

To support you we have developed a robust induction programme to give you access to the skills and training you will need to be successful in the role. You will need to possess the flexibility and skills to receive a hybrid induction.

Shortlisting criteria

To be considered for shortlisting for this position your application will clearly evidence:

• Self-motivation and ability to work on your initiative and effectively as part of a team
• Willingness to learn
• Ability to undertake work to specified timeframes and budgets
• Ability to develop excellent client relationship skills remotely and in person
• Visits to client sites and other locations within the Orbis Partnership will be required to meet the needs of our partners and clients, you will need to demonstrate your ability and willingness to travel around the South East

Contact us

Please contact us for any questions relating to the role. This could be to discuss flexible working requests, transferable skills or any barriers to employment.

The job advert closes at 23:59 on 02.06.2024 with Interviews taking place in person at Woodhatch Place, Reigate, Surrey on Monday 10th June 2024.

We look forward to receiving your application, please click on the apply online button below to submit.