More about the role:

A varied and stimulating role, you will lead and manage a small team supporting delivery of the Council’s Internal Audit Service to provide assurance to the Council and add value through the planning, management and delivery of a range of audits, fraud investigations and consultancy reviews.

As a fully qualified (CCAB or IIA) and experienced Auditor you will uphold the highest professional standards, inspire your team and ensure all work delivers to the assurance needs of the Council. You’ll need an eye for detail, with the ability to see the big picture and apply pragmatic solutions. To ensure Internal Audit remains respected and valued within the organisation, you will foster positive working relationships with key stakeholders to facilitate the audit process and enable you to provide effective ad-hoc support and advice as required. You will help to ensure that adequate controls are built into systems under development and to help further embed sound risk management practice.

Central Bedfordshire is striving to be a great Council, could you make a difference.  Join us, and take advantage of our rewards package, flexible working and the chance to learn and progress. Find your greatness by helping us to improve our governance, risk and control so that we can deliver better services to the local community.

Central Bedfordshire Council has its own vision and values that are integral to everything we do. Our area vision is to make Central Bedfordshire 'A great place to live and work’. 

To assess your suitability for the role, you must demonstrate how you meet the key outcomes, accountabilities and competencies. To do this, you’ll need to refer the Family Profile, Role Profile and Competency Framework which can be found in the Recruitment Pack: Audit Manager

For an informal discussion about this position, please contact: Clint Horne at Clint.Horne@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk  or call 0300 300 4758 or to apply, please visit: https://career2.successfactors.eu/sfcareer/jobreqcareer?jobId=10283&company=centralbed

For queries related to the recruitment of this vacancy, please contact: The Recruitment Team at recruitment@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk or call 0300 300 8000.

Central Bedfordshire Council is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome enquiries from everyone and value diversity in the workplace. We are a Disability Confident employer, we are working to become a Disability Confident leader in our community.

To maintain a fair and consistent approach for applicants, it is Central Bedfordshire Council's policy to only consider applications made via our online application system and we therefore thank you for not submitting your application offline. If you do not have a CV to hand, please look on our website for a CV template that you can use to create your CV to apply for this role. http://www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/jobs/work-here/application.aspx

Closing Date: 22^nd October 2021