Job Description

The Government Internal Audit Agency (GIAA) are an executive agency of Her Majesty's Treasury (HM Treasury), established in April 2015 to improve the quality of internal audit provided to central government.
We are professionally qualified internal auditors, accountants or investigators, as well as specialists in areas including counter fraud, project management, digital and commercial audit.
We lead both the Government Internal Audit Profession and the Government Internal Audit Function. Our workforce brings with it an outstanding depth of experience gained in a wide range of government departments, related bodies and other sectors. This enables us to offer a high-quality service based on cross-government insight and a strong understanding of our customers' business.
We are looking for 6 Senior Auditors to join GIAA across various locations and teams. We are, therefore, looking to recruit from a variety of backgrounds which will improve GIAA's experience and skills base.
You will be responsible for the delivery of audit and assurance activity across a multifaceted and exciting range of customers and topics. With access to high-profile work, you will work alongside key decision makers, audit specialists and private sector contractors. You will challenge and develop your own skills while ensuring our customer's needs are met. The variety and contribution of these roles is unparalleled across government.
Benefits include:

• A civil service pension.
• 25 days annual leave on entry, increasing on a sliding scale to 30 days. after 5 years' service. This is in addition to 8 public holidays and one privilege day on the Queen's birthday.
• Flexible working schemes.
• Paid maternity and paternity leave.
• Childcare voucher scheme.
• Onsite gym and canteen (on certain sites).
• Access to a season ticket and bicycle loan.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors UK & Ireland You must hold the chartered auditor/CMIIA designation or the MIIA designation where you qualified under the previous exam route and did not apply to make this chartered. If you have passed all of the CMIIA/MIIA exams but do not hold the designation, you are not eligible to apply. No other level of internal audit qualifications meets the requirements for this post. Other Institutes of Internal Auditors that are part of IIA Global If you studied with the Institute of Internal Auditors in another country, you must hold the equivalent of the MIIA designation. You should verify this with the IIA UK & Ireland prior to submitting your application, by e-mailing . (If invited to interview you will be asked to provide us with the IIA response and the designation certificate you hold, as your evidence of meeting the qualification criteria for this post) Or Accountancy Fully Qualified, current member of one of the five CCAB bodies (ICAEW, ACCA, CIPFA, ICAS and Chartered Accountants Ireland) or CIMA. We offer support in maintaining and building your professional career through technical training, coaching and development opportunities. Throughout the campaign we will be hosting various online events for candidates to find out all about working at GIAA and provide some assistance with the application process. Please register your interest by emailing You are entitled to a formidable range of benefits from generous pension provision, embracing of flexible work patterns, diversity and security.