Principal Auditor

Working on behalf of a Local Authority, Aatom Recruitment has a new opportunity for a Principal Auditor on a 3 months contract with a possibility of further extension.

Key responsibilities:

⦁ To deliver an efficient and effective provision of a comprehensive internal audit service covering a full range of functions across the authority, including complex, cross-cutting pieces of work.
⦁ To provide advice, counsel and recommendations on the effective management of the council’s strategic and higher risk activities
⦁ To ensure that the service is delivered in accordance with agreed professional audit standards, codes of conduct and core council values
⦁ To contribute to providing the annual audit opinion on the robustness of Islington’s internal control environment, risk management and governance arrangements.
⦁ To provide professional advice to senior stakeholders as part of internal audit’s advisory function.
⦁ To provide these services across all of the council’s activities including partners, contracted services and voluntary sector contributors.
⦁ To contribute to the shared audit service with Camden and Cross Council Audit Service and potentially non-Local Authority organisations e.g. London Waste, North London Waste Authority, London Grid for Learning.
⦁ Where requested, present audit reports to senior level boards, such as DMTs, Corporate Governance Group and CMT and/or Members.

We have flexible working arrangements at the council and this role would typically be required to spend one day per week on site. However, we would be happy to consider alternative arrangements and could discuss this further at interview.

If this sounds good to you, please apply for immediate contact or call Anisha directly.