Principal Auditor – Financial Services
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Interim Principal Auditor – Financial Services
Job Ref: Portsmouth 5255215Pay Rate: £21.00 per hour PAYE
Hours per week: 37 Monday - Friday, normal working hours
Role Length: This opening assignment is for 6 months
City: Portsmouth, Hampshire
Hybrid working – 2 days in the office
As Principal Auditor the successful candidate will assist with delivering the Audit and Counter Fraud Service to PCC and external clients (neighbouring authorities).
They will work closely with all levels of officers and members within the relevant Council, you will take an active role in gaining an in depth knowledge of the strategic direction of the relevant Council and the issues it faces, in order to be able to advice on the effective management of risk exposure and the internal control framework.
In addition and as part of the audit function you will carry out original research on new auditing techniques in relation to data analysis and lead in this area.
Qualifications:
A professional accounting or auditing qualification and Membership.
Skills & Experience:
Knowledge & experience of compliance with the Public Sector Internal Audit Standards (PSIAS)Knowledge and experience of operating at a strategic and operational level.
A minimum 2 years' experience in conducting audits on a variety of areas including contract auditing.
Understanding of the methodology and principles of auditing at a strategic level.
Knowledge and experience of corporate governance including: risk management, internal control environments and frameworks.
Knowledge & experience of Local Government, its organisation & funding.Able to demonstrate an up to date knowledge of legislation, examples include; Accounts and Audit Regulations; Anti Money Laundering; Human Rights; DPA.
Detailed knowledge of tools required to undertake the role i.e. audit tools, controls and control tools, Benchmarking and other Quality Assurance tools.
Ability to objectively analyse problems, reach logical conclusions and investigate the wider impact outside your own work area.
Strong IT skills including Microsoft packages or equivalent (e.g. G Suite, Adobe Pro).
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If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension, you will be working at the PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis, rather than umbrella pay terms.We do not offer Ltd/umbrella or outside IR35 rates. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send you some additional information for clarity.
Due to the number of CVs being sent to us under current market conditions, unfortunately we cannot respond to all applications. If you have not heard from us within 3 working days, please assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion.We will, however, be very happy to receive future applications from you for other roles.
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Job Ref: Portsmouth 5255215
Anticipated Length of Assignment: Unless otherwise stated (we do carry the occasional permanent vacancy) all of our roles are technically temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.
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