3 months contract with a local authority

Job Purpose

• Deliver a portfolio of risk-based, complex and/or high-profile internal audits in accordance with the Council’s Internal Audit Plan and methodology, and in line with the Global Internal Audit Standards, the Application Note: Global Internal Audit Standards in the UK Public Sector, and the Code of Practice for the Governance of Internal Audit in the UK Public Sector.
  

Key Duties/Accountabilities

• Deliver complex and high-profile internal audits in accordance with the Internal Audit Plan.
  
• Evaluate the effectiveness of internal controls across finance, housing, social care, procurement, and commercial operations.
  
• Produce clear, evidence-based audit reports with practical recommendations.
  
• Plan and prioritise workloads to ensure delivery within budget and performance targets.
  
• Monitor implementation of agreed audit actions and report progress.
  

Essential Experience Required

• Extensive experience leading and delivering complex internal audit reviews in line with professional standards.
  
• Proven ability to manage competing priorities in fast-paced and high-pressure environments.
  
• Significant leadership and people management experience, including performance management and staff development.
  
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence at senior levels.
  

Essential Qualifications Required

• Educated to degree level or equivalent.
  
• Professionally qualified in a relevant finance or internal audit discipline, including one or more of the following:
  
• CCAB Accountant
  
• CMIIA
  
• CIA
  
• IAP
  
• QIAL.
  

Additional information to note

• Working hours: 35 hours per week
  
• Placement duration 3 months with possible extension
  
• Interviews will be held via teams on 28th and 29th May
  
• We work on bi-weekly schedule.
  

The role closes on 19^TH May 2026, apply ASAP.