Principal Auditor
Role Responsibility
At Kent County Council, we are inspired by the challenge of continuous improvement. We are delighted to announce the exciting opportunity for a Principal Auditor to strengthen our Internal Audit and Counter Fraud team.
As Principal Auditor you will be joining a highly respected, supportive and innovative team, with the responsibility for independently reviewing one of the largest Councils in the UK, including its portfolio of trading companies. We also undertake an increasing number of audits for other public and third sector bodies in Kent through our trading arm (Invicta Audit and Counter Fraud). This means that there will be many opportunities for you as a Principal Auditor to continue your development.
The candidate we are looking for will:
- be professionally qualified or working towards a professional qualification.
- have a passion for development and continuous improvement.
- aspire to delivering insightful and value adding audits.
- have experience of planning and delivering risk-based audits of complex and high-risk areas.
- have experience of providing clients with adhoc advice and consultancy reviews.
- possess excellent communication and influencing skills.
- demonstrate a consistent ability to develop and maintain business relationships.
- display a good aptitude for process mapping, data analytics and agile auditing.
You should be self-motivated with a positive, flexible approach and drive and enthusiasm to contribute towards audit delivery and maintaining our excellent reputation.
This post is offered on a full-time and permanent basis and although based in Maidstone, remote working is key to how we operate.
This role attracts the benefit of flexible working (including both hours and location of work); the opportunity for further training and development, including professional qualifications where relevant; the potential for career progression and a wide range of other employment benefits.
We welcome applications from both internal and external applicants.
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.
* Salary is pending a pay award in April 2023, and will be awarded based on skills and experience.
If you have any questions about the role, please contact:
03000 419434
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.
Job Description & Person Specification
