- Through active engagement with clients and awareness of the business ensure audit work is focused and prioritised to address key risks. Focused primarily within a portfolio area but with flexibility and credibility to be able to work across a range of auditable areas with a broader appreciation of the context of wider organisational risk.
- Support the Audit and Assurance Manager to develop and implement effective and appropriate audit and counter fraud plans that address key risks for an assigned area of Council activities.Â
- Support the Audit and Assurance Manager to develop and implement effective and appropriate audit and counter fraud strategies and approaches to drive continuous improvement and quality of service to clients.Â
- Undertake audits, investigations and assignments of a complex, critical and/or sensitive nature to achieve improvement in the systems of governance, risk management and internal control.Â
- As part of the audit team, support auditors in delivering routine and more complex audit assignments to ensure that quality standards and deadlines are being achieved
- Prioritise own workload to ensure assignments are progressed promptly and without undue delay, to quality and performance standards and that an effective assurance opinion is provided.
- Persuade and drive service improvements through effective communication of the findings, risks and outcomes of audit work including reports to senior managers, stakeholders and Directorate Leadership teams
- Maximise impact and efficiency of the service through co-operation and joint working within the division and with appropriate services across the Council and with partners; with a particular focus on joint working with other local audit teams.