Trainee Internal Auditor / Internal Auditor

Medway operates a successful Internal Audit & Counter Fraud Shared Service with Gravesham Borough Council, and we are currently looking for a a motivated and enthusiastic individual to join the team.

Have an enquiring mind?

Like solving problems?

In this role you will be responsible for carrying out reviews across the many services delivered by both councils, to ensure the right processes are in place and to help the councils achieve their objectives. This role is unique in that it will allow you to gain wide-ranging understanding of how two councils operate, as well the services they provide, and will give you the opportunity to directly add value to these services. No two days are likely to be the same!

Typical tasks include:

• Undertaking research
• Interviewing staff
• Gathering evidence
• Analysing data
• Writing reports
• Negotiating actions
• Responding to queries

This is a career-graded role, and we welcome applications from both experienced Internal Auditors and individuals who are new to Internal Audit, with professional training opportunities available via apprenticeships leading to nationally recognised qualifications awarded by the Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors.

All applicants must be able to demonstrate in their application, the essential requirements listed in Level A of the person specification included in the Trainee Internal Auditor Job Profile, as set out below. However, the successful applicant will be appointed in the role / at the level commensurate with their existing qualifications, knowledge, experience and skills.  

The minimum criteria that will need to be demonstrated is as follows:

Qualifications

• Good standard of academic education, with 4 GCSEs Grade 4 or above (A to C) (including Maths and English), or equivalent.

Experience

• Experience of using Microsoft Office and/or other relevant IT applications.
• Experience of obtaining and undertaking research and evaluation of information from a variety of sources, as well as undertaking analysis, and testing of data sets, including manual and computer-based records.
• Experience of completing work in accordance with set deadlines.
• Experience of working with initiative, and as part of a team.

Skills

• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office and other relevant IT applications.
• Ability to maintain accurate records.

Interviews will take place in week commencing 24 February 2025 at Gravesham Borough Council’s Civic Centre. Full details will be sent to you if your application is successfully shortlisted.    

In return we offer you:

• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Generous local government pension scheme package
• Access to wider training and development qualifications
• Flexible working scheme
• Travel plan discounts
• Car Benefit Scheme from Tusker
• Access to CAREFIRST advice & counselling service
• Employee discount scheme for national and local retailers
• The Government has introduced new ways of supporting parents with childcare costs. Further details are available here: - https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/

We're committed to making Medway carbon neutral by 2050. We have developed an action plan to ensure we play our part in addressing the climate emergency.  Our declaration fits into our Council Plan priority of making Medway a place to be proud of. The main outcome being a 'clean and green environment'. All Medway Council staff can access an additional day’s paid leave to undertake a volunteering activity which supports climate change. 

Our organisation:

Medway is a unitary authority in the South East of England, made up of the towns of Strood, Rochester, Chatham, Gillingham and Rainham and more rural areas, including the Hoo Peninsula.

Situated in Kent in the South-East of England, the area has plenty of green spaces, excellent facilities and easy access to the national motorway and rail networks, facilitating superb transport links to London.

We provide all local Government services for a quarter of a million people, looking after education, environment, social care, housing, planning, business and much more - everything from frontline services such as rubbish collection and events like the Dickens Festival to work that goes on behind the scenes to ensure services in Medway run smoothly and cost effectively.

Working at Medway Council means that you get to be part of this journey working alongside talented, professional colleagues to drive forward change to transform the lives of our residents and the communities they live in.

If you would like to have an informal discussion with the recruiting manager, contact Helen Clayton on helen.clayton@medway.gov.uk or 01634 332321.

Important Information-

Applicants must be able to demonstrate all essential requirements as listed in the job profile

Equal Opportunities Commitment Statement

Medway Council is committed to creating an inclusive work environment with a diverse workforce. All appropriately qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, disability, marital status, family commitments, sexual orientation, age, HIV status, religious or political beliefs, social class or trade union activity or irrelevant spent conviction.

For further information please refer to the Medway information pack available as a download or to view online.

Please be advised that if you are not contacted within 3 weeks of the advert closing date then you have not been shortlisted.  All recruitment correspondence, including interview letters and contracts of employment will usually be sent out via email.

Please visit http://www.mindfulemployer.net/ for information on how Medway Council put good practices in place to ensure employees and job applicants who declare mental health issues receive the right level of support.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time prior to the closing date.