Job Description

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

• Undertake, with minimal supervision, risk - based, systems and / or compliance audits for any service area, in either authority, as directed by the Audit Managers, Deputy Head of the Shared Service and / or Principal Auditors. This includes preparing planning documents, liaising with clients, attending meetings and undertaking all work to professional and quality standards within agreed time constraints and reporting deadlines.
• To develop and maintain any audit specialism as required by the Audit Managers and Deputy Head of the Audit Partnership
• To foster and maintain links with officers of all departments of client as appropriate
• Interrogate mainframe and other computer systems to obtain data required for audit investigations, with use of CAATS (computer assisted audit techniques) as required.
• To support the Principal Auditors by undertaking reviews of audit work delivered by contract staff and provide feedback to ensure work meets the required standards and external audit requirements

• Assist in the planning and delivery of risk management and assurance framework activities as directed by the Audit Managers and Deputy Head of the Shared Service.
• Provide training and development of other staff by sharing knowledge and expertise as required.
• Supervise other members of staff as required by the Audit Managers, Deputy Head of the Audit Partnership and / or Principal Auditors
• Carry out all work to professional and quality standards required by the Audit Managers, Deputy Head of the Audit Partnership and / or Principal Auditors and external audit requirements
• Any other duties, which may be required commensurate with the grading of this post.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities