Principal Auditor - IT Specialist

Role Responsibility

We are looking for a committed person to take our delivery of IT Audit to the next level. Our Internal Audit team provides high quality audit services for Kent County Council as one of the largest Councils in the UK and other clients including other Councils, the Fire and Rescue Service and Local Authority Owned Companies.

Following a recent restructure, we are delighted to be able to recruit for an experienced and enthusiastic IT Specialist Principal Auditor to strengthen our Internal Audit and Counter Fraud team. 

You will endeavor to deliver insightful and value adding audits that help improve the way the Council and its companies operate, including looking to identify opportunities for processes to be more efficient and effective.

The successful candidate will have:

• A recognised IT qualification such as CISSP or CISA
• Significant experience in IT Audit, for example cyber security, iT infrastructure and network security
• A good knowledge of relevant standards for Information security and IT service management (e.g., ISO27001 and ITIL)
• Confident communication skills (both written and verbal)
• Experience of working effectively with colleagues
• The ability to manage a varied and complex workload, whilst meeting multiple deadlines
• Knowledge of the internal audit processes and relevant professional standards
• The ability to produce work to the required standard and within agreed timelines
• Great organisational skills and be self-disciplined, self-motivated, and reliable
• An enthusiastic, positive and flexible approach
• An understanding of the need to maintain high levels of confidentiality and integrity at all times
• Stakeholder relationship management experience and be regarded as a trusted advisor
• An ability to continually develop the provision of IT audit services to all stakeholders and clients
• Experience of supervising and motivating staff

If appointed to the role, you will be joining a highly respected, successful, supportive, and innovative team, which has recently received a positive external quality assessment against the Public Sector Internal Audit Standards.

Working for the largest County Council in the country will give you the opportunities for a whole 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 major 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.

What we Offer

• The opportunity to play a leading role in the expansion of IT Audit services within the largest County Council in the country
• Experience of working with a diverse range of stakeholders and clients
• Training and Development opportunities
• Flexible working aimed at promoting a good work balance
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• A range of health and wellbeing options

This role will be based in Maidstone, however remote working is a central to how we operate.

There will be a requirement to visit external clients across the County.

This role attracts the benefit of flexible working (including both hours and location of work) and a wide range of other employment benefits.

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.

This post is subject to a Basic Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Interviews will be held December 2021

Contact Details

For further information on this role, please contact Russell Smith:

russell.smith@kent.gov.uk

03000 416707

About the Company

KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county's working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds and faiths, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.

Please note – if you are interested, please apply as soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.