Job Description

Principal Auditor

Bracknell

Job Role

To undertake complex, high risk audits engaging with officers at all levels including senior management and supervising any junior audit staff resources assigned to ensure audits are completed within time and cost budgets and to standards set out in the Public Sector Internal Audit Standards and Bracknell Forest Internal Audit Charter.

The Postholder will be expected to work within a team environment reporting directly to the Internal Audit Contract Manager and ultimately the Head of Audit and Risk Management and to provide supervision, on the job training and quality review for junior staff.

Key Responsibilities

To maintain detailed and up to date knowledge of the Council and its operations and risks and of latest Internal Audit Standards, guidance, best practice and audit techniques and the Bracknell Forest Internal Audit Charter.

To liaise with senior management to develop audit terms of reference for complex, high-risk audits as assigned by the Internal Audit Manager and obtain senior management approval to scope of each audit. Executive Director: Resources Head of Audit and Risk Management Internal Audit Manager (post vacant) Level 7 Audit Apprentice Principal Auditor Interim Principal Auditor Insurance Manager Insurance Officer.

To develop the testing approach and test programme for each audit assigned including the use of data analytics and plan delivery of each audit including resource needs and assistance required from apprentices/auditors to ensure audits are completed within time and cost budgets. To allocate and delegate sections of audit work to be undertaken by apprentices/auditors.

To engage with relevant officers in the department subject to audit to undertake audit fieldwork in accordance with the test programme developed. To oversee the work undertaken by the apprentices/auditors to ensure all work is completed in accordance with mandatory Public Sector Internal Audit Standards and the Bracknell Forest Internal Audit Charter.

To compile comprehensive working papers to support and evidence work completed and conclusion reached