Senior Finance Officer - Internal Audit - Internal

HIS ROLE IS INTERNALLY RESTRICTED

To apply for this job, you must meet all of the following criteria:

• Be an employee of Kirklees Council.
• Be employed by Kirklees for the duration of the recruitment process – up to and including the start date.
• Have successfully completed your probationary period.

(Please note that if you work for an Academy, you are not an employee of the Council.)

Your employment status will be checked, if you do not meet the above requirements your application will be rejected. 

The Audit Team

Our team provide a full range of audit services to the Council, Kirklees Active Leisure and West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service. Due to retirement, we require an experienced and capable individual who can make an immediate contribution to our team by carrying out a wide range of audits to professional standards.

The Role

We are looking for someone to undertake high level audits within all areas of the Audit Plan plus special investigations and other ad hoc pieces of work as and when necessary.

You will also be expected, on occasions, to supervise, direct and motivate other staff in carrying out their work as allocated.

Ideally, you will be AAT, IIA or at least part CCAB qualified with strong IT system experience. More importantly, you must be able to demonstrate the ability, through experience, to work at Senior Finance Officer level. You will therefore have experience of analysing data and presenting detailed evaluation for consideration by management.

You will need to deliver a high-quality Internal Audit service. You will be able to evaluate financial and management information quickly and accurately, have excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong literacy and numeracy skills and be able to adapt easily to using new packages/IT systems.

Of particular importance is your ability to deliver audit assignments, including the keeping of all appropriate records and the production of clear concise written outputs, within agreed time limits in accordance with the Public Sector Internal Audit Standards.

For a full list of the role requirements please see the attached Job Focus Sheet, To be shortlisted for this job, you will need to explain how you meet the essential criteria outlined in the Employee Specification.

What can we offer?

• Friendly and supportive team environment
• Exposure to all services and areas within the Council
• Experience of working with Senior Management 
• Development of the key skills required for the next stage of your career

If you would like to discuss the role please contact Rachael Qureshi or Simon Straker on 01484 221000 or by email: Rachael.Qureshi@kirklees.gov.uk or Simon.Straker@kirklees.gov.uk