Internal Auditor
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Job Description
Organisation: London Borough of Waltham Forest
Salary:PO
Contract Type: Full time Permanent
Working hours per week:36
Application Deadline: Wedy 30/04/2025
Proposed Interview Date(s):TBC
Reference: 1622
About Us:
Bursting with culture energy and opportunity the London Borough of Waltham Forest is a fantastic and exciting place to work.
We are a highly ambitious borough. Driven by culture and the innate creativity of our residents we have developed new and innovative ways to build our communities. Our Council is relentlessly residentfocused insightled digitally driven and commercially minded; a Council focused on meeting the needs of our existing and future residents.
London Borough of Waltham Forest is one of the Mayor of Londons Good Work Standardemployers. This accreditation is a proof of our commitment to creating a healthy fair and inclusive workplace. This includes fair pay and conditions workplace wellbeing skills and progression and diversity and recruitment.
The Councils preference is for online application. However if you have a disability and are unable to complete an online application please email so we can arrange an alternative application method.
About the role:
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Internal Auditor to join our Internal Audit and AntiFraud Service. You will work as part of the Internal Audit Team delivering a highquality internal audit service and will have the opportunity to perform audits and advisory reviews across a full range of Council services schools Tenancy Management Organisations and companies in which the Council has an interest to ensure that efficient and effective quality services are provided to enhance the Councils internal control framework.
You will have internal audit experience ideally in the public sector. You will have a demonstrable ability to prioritise assignments and allocated internal audits and ensures these are undertaken within agreed time frames budgets and to the required standards.
You will have the experience and expertise to create comprehensive working papers that fully reflect the work undertaken and conform to the requirements of the service and the Standards.
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Key Responsibilities:
Support the provision of an effective and flexible internal audit service to the Council.
Carry out a programme of riskbased internal audits and followup reviews.
Understand the appropriateness of audit techniques such as analytical review and system mapping / flowcharting and when these techniques should be applied.
Understand the objectives of internal audit and contribute effectively towards them.
Deal with complex enquiries and requests for information.
Manage own time and prioritise work to ensure effective use of resources and the annual audit plan is delivered on time and within budget.
Create audit working papers and audit reports that are relevant accurate and produced in a timely manner.
Qualifications and Requirements:
Educated to at least NVQ level 3 standard or equivalent or hold a relevant qualification such as IAP CIA (CertHE HNC AAT Final Level 4 or part qualified accountant (CIPFA / ACCA / CIMA / ACA / CIIA).
The post holder is also expected to complete associated continuous professional development requirements to be able to demonstrate ongoing continued professional development.
Terms and conditions:
The below terms and conditions apply to this role:
Satisfactory employment references and CIFAS identity checks;
Satisfactory declaration of interest;
Satisfactory DBS check;
Continued professional body registration;
Suitable drivers license (desirable);
As a public authority we must ensure that members of staff in publicfacing roles are able to speak fluent English. This means that they must have a command of spoken English with confidence and accuracy sufficient for the effective performance of their role. This requirement does not refer to any particular English language qualifications regional or international accents dialects speech impediments or the tone of conversations. It does not require staff to speak only in English.
How to Apply:
Interested candidates are invited to submit their applications online by pressing the Apply button below. This includes a supporting statement that outlines to us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore if you are interested please submit your application as early as possible.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
Waltham Forest is a diverse borough where diversity is valued and is integral to both service delivery and employment of its staff. The Council is proud of its rich mix of communities and as the largest employer in the area it works hard to respond to the changing needs of its population. We use our statutory duties on race gender and disability equality and best practice in respect of age faith and sexual orientation to ensure equality of opportunity in the workplace. The Council is committed to meeting its 4 equality objectives: Promoting equality of opportunity Opposing all forms of discrimination intolerance and disadvantage Ensuring our workforce reflects the diverse communities of Waltham Forest at all levels. Providing fair appropriate accessible and excellent Services to all. Respecting Diversity is a core Council value.
To support the above and reduce the risk of bias in its recruitment activities the council is operating an anonymous shortlisting process which hides personal information that can identify individuals until their application has been considered for shortlisting. The council also operates a scheme whereby for jobs graded up to and including scale SO2 internal candidates are considered first. This includes those candidates who selfidentify as having a disability for the purposes of the Disability Confident scheme. For more information please refer to our recruitment and selection policy.
We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore wherever possible we will consider working arrangements that suit an individuals personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role please contact the person named below or feel free to discuss this during your interview.
For more information on the benefits of working for the Council please visit Information:
If you have any questions about this vacancy or the application process please contact Mumtaz Ansari Internal Audit Manager at
If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post please contact our Recruitment Team via email at .
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Employment Type
Full-Time
