Warrington - Senior Audit Manager - Assurance (Cheshire, Shropshire and Staffs)
A Vacancy at Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
We are looking for enthusiastic audit professional (CCAB/IIA qualified) to join our successful team working acrossCheshire, Shropshire and Staffordshireand surrounding areas. The successful candidate will be based in our Chester office at the 1829 Building, Countess of Chester Health Park.As a Senior Audit Manager (Band 8A) you will be earning up to £60,504, leading the delivery of internal audit and adding value to NHS and Public Sector organisations, all within a flexible working environment.
The key purpose of this role is to:- To take responsibility for operational elements of team delivery and client management of a broad and challenging portfolio of internal audit plans. This includes the personal conduct of highly complex audit assignments.
- To conclude upon the quality of all audit opinions produced for the team’s allocated reviews to support the drafting of the Head of Internal Audit Opinions.
- To direct and supervise staff to deliver the allocated audit reviews on time, to budget and to quality standards.
- To report to Senior Executives and the Audit Committee on a regular basis on specific reviews as required.
- To respond to a broad range of sensitive and complex queries from clients and staff.
- Support the development of knowledge sharing activities to inform the work of MIAAs internal teams so as to strengthen knowledge and practice across the Agency.
- Support the development of the profile of theCheshire, Shropshire and Staffordshire MIAA Audit team.
Job Summary
To takeresponsibilityfortheoperationalelements of client managementof abroad andchallenging portfolio of audit plans including the personal conduct of highly complexassignments.
To conclude upon the quality of all audit opinions produced for allocated clients, draft theHead of Internal Audit Opinion, and assist in the drafting of the Annual Governance Statement as required.
[...] standards.
ToreporttotheAuditCommitteeonaregularbasis.
To respond to a broad range of sensitive and complex queries from clients and staff.
MIAA is an NHS Shared service, hosted by Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. MIAA is the predominant provider of internal audit services to over 50+ NHS and public sector organisations in the Northwest and beyond. MIAA offer clients a number of services in addition to internal audit including Solutions, Anti-Fraud, Technical Risk Assurance, Capital, Clinical Coding, Healthcare Quality Support Unit.
MIAA’s budgeted turnover is 12 million, which is demonstrative of the organisation’s ambitious and strategic goals.
We pride ourselves in promoting equality and valuing diversity.
All our teams benefit from:-- Flexible/Hybrid Working
- Generous pension scheme
- Development and protected learning time
- Career Progression
- Trust
- Respect & Compassion
- Innovation and Excellence
- Produces, agrees, and oversees delivery of risk-based plans with allocated clients that are designedtoproduce sufficient assurances to fulfil the requirementsof the Head of Internal Audit Opinion on the effectiveness of internal control.
- Managestheplanning,conduct,output,andopinions forallaudit workforallocated clientswithin agreeddeadlines, budgets, and quality standards.
- Operatesasbudgetholderforallocatedplansi.e.,a discretesetofservices,requiringtheplanningandorganizing of complex activities and programmes toensure income is recovered, costs contained, [...] Committees as priorities shift.
- Manages and develops the key relationships withallocated clients, particularly at Director of Finance andAudit Committee level.
- [...] and risk management matters.
- Responsibilityforensuringallocatedplansisincorporated into the overall planning of resources andcommitmentsforthefunction.Plansandorganisesthework schedulefor allocated clientsto ensure weekly,monthly,quarterly,andannualtimetablesaredeliveredparticularly regarding Audit Committee deadlines.
- Personally,conductsarangeofhighlycomplexauditsfor reporting to senior management and the Audit Committee.Thesewillroutinelybecomplicatedandmulti-layered where sensitive judgements need to beframedin situations where solutions arenot clear.
- Conductscomplexresearchonbehalfoftheteamandthe Agency to develop and pilot approaches to emerging auditable areas.
- Makes recommendations as appropriate often involving significant proposed changes to working practices and procedures following policy implementation across multiple areas and NHSorganisations.Theseroutinelywillinvolvecontributingto service redesign and providing benchmarkinginformation.
- Undertakescomplex systems reviews that concludeuponfinancialcontrol,physicalsecurityofcashandthesafeguarding of assets.
- Responds to, and often anticipates, queries from clients, which may be of a highly sensitive and highly confidentialnature,andinvestigatesandreportsas necessary to the satisfaction of the client. These queries may relate to complex issues requiring a detailed understandingof complex client risks,NHSsystems and existing guidance. This will include advice,information, and guidance for direct use by patients, relatives, or carers.
- Securesadded value additionalconsultancy workwhichenhancestheprofileandcapabilityoftheAgency.
- Participatesinpreparation anddeliveryofpresentationsfortenderedinternalauditcontracts.
- ManagestheworkofDelivery Managers,PrincipalAuditors and Auditors within the function.
- Onoccasions,deputisesforthe Regional Assurance Directors.
- Manages the relationship with the external auditors for allocated clients to ensure integration of audit resource and positive review of internal audit quality.
- Builds effective client relationships across the function’s clients.
- Adheres and contributes to the continuous improvement philosophy to ensure we continue toprovideavaluableservicefocuseduponclient’sneeds.
- Fully complies with all aspects of the confidentialitypolicy.
This advert closes on Thursday 13 Feb 2025