Senior Auditor

The Government Internal Audit Agency (GIAA) is driven by its unparalleled access across government to build better insights, better outcomes for our clients.

This role offers a strong platform for career progression within the Agency and the wider civil service, providing opportunities to develop leadership, stakeholder engagement and strategic relationship management skills across government.

The Agencys unique access across the public sector exposes you to different risk and control environments, allowing you to gain insights, apply experience, contribute meaningfully, and continue developing professionally.

As a Senior Auditor, you will be a key player in delivering high-quality audit services aligned with the Global Internal Audit Standards (GIAS) in the UK Public Sector or other relevant professional standards. You will act as a crucial point of contact for clients, delivering a portfolio of audits and working closely with stakeholders to deliver efficient and robust audit work that strengthens the Agency's client relationships and reputation.

This role requires a confident, experienced auditor who will actively contribute to audit delivery in line with quality, time, and budget requirements.

You may be allocated to client specific teams, one of our specialisms teams or our central resourcing team. This role offers a strong platform for career progression within the Agency and the wider Civil Service, providing opportunities to develop leadership, stakeholder engagement and strategic relationship management skills across government. The Agencys unique access across the public sector exposes you to different risk and control environments, allowing you to gain insights, apply experience, contribute meaningfully and continue developing professionally.

Role responsibilities

• Supporting the delivery of a portfolio of audits, working on more than one assignment at once, often for a variety of clients.

• Leading the delivery of audit assignments and ensure delivery within budget and quality expectations complying with GIAA methodology and using our audit management system to deliver audits in line with our quality standards.

• Identifying and assessing key risks and explaining these to client management teams. Preparing terms of reference, setting out testing plans and undertaking detailed testing. Evaluating client frameworks for governance, risk, and control, supporting good practice within own and client organisations, and recommending improvements that support organisational objectives and capabilities.

• Obtaining, selecting and analysing data, to support results, conclusions and recommendations made. Providing and delivering clear and accurate reports that meet the requirements of our clients, and carrying out activities to ensure that agreed management actions are completed

• Fostering a culture of continuous improvement, using agency innovation, and learning. Being an effective team member, supporting wider GIAA delivery by working constructively and flexibly with colleagues to deliver appropriate outcomes.

• Managing your own time and resources effectively, taking ownership of issues that could impact the delivery of your and the wider teams objectives and providing solutions and options ahead of deadlines.

1. A strong, analytical thinker and problem solver who can plan requirements within tight deadlines, under minimal supervision and manage competing challenging workloads.

2. Evaluating client framework for governance, risk, and control, supporting good practice within own and client organisations, and recommending improvements that support organisational objectives and capabilities.

3. Significant experience of risk-based internal audit, including:

• experience of collecting and providing accurate, unbiased, relevant, and sufficient information to support conclusions,

• experience in leading audit engagements,

• confidence in evaluating complex systems and processes, including working and communicating effectively with all levels of the organisation and stakeholders, and

• being able to use IA software and standard IT products.

To apply for this role, you will need to submit your employment history, personal details and provide a statement of suitability of no more than 750 words, referring to the person specification.

Please note only your statement of suitability will be assessed at the sift stage.

Interviews will be held on Teams.

Candidates invited to interview will be required to give a short presentation to the interview panel followed by questions. At interview you will be assessed on experience, strengths and the following technical skills:

Risk Management

Governance

Internal Controls

Visa Sponsorship is not available for this role.