Senior Auditor, Swindon (SEO)

Person Specification

You will need to demonstrate full current membership of a recognised professional accountancy/audit body:

Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors UK & Ireland, must hold the chartered auditor/CMIIA designation or the MIIA designation where you are qualified under the previous exam route and did not apply to make this chartered. If you have passed all of the CMIIA/MIIA exams but do not hold the designation, you are not eligible to apply.

Other Institutes of Internal Auditors that are part of IIA Global, If you studied with the Institute of Internal Auditors in another country, you must hold the equivalent of the MIIA designation. You should verify this with the IIA UK & Ireland prior to submitting your application, by emailing membership@iia.org.uk, No other level of internal audit qualifications meet the requirements of this post.

OR

Accountancy, fully qualified, current member of one of five CCAB bodies (ICAEW, ACCA, CIPFA, ICAS, Chartered Accountants Ireland or CIMA)

• Be able to demonstrate strong understanding of governance, risk management, control and assurance issues
• Be a strong, analytical thinker who can solve problems and work out what needs to be done and take pride in bringing to conclusion
• Have strong writing skills and be able to communicate key messages clearly and succinctly to senior leaders, utilising a range of communication methods 
• Be an effective communicator, possessing excellent interpersonal skills which enable you to relate to people at all levels in an organisation demonstrated by experience of working collaboratively with a wide range of business and corporate stakeholders
• Have the ability to influence using evidence and negotiation rather than the exercise of authority
• Demonstrate resilience and tact in the face of challenging circumstances, dealing with conflict in a prompt, calm and constructive manner
• Be highly organised, with the ability to work on and manage multiple projects within tight deadlines and minimal supervision
• Be able to develop proposals to improve the quality of service involving a diverse range of staff, stakeholders or delivery partners
• Experience of collecting and providing accurate, unbiased, relevant and sufficient information to support conclusions

Complaints Process

Our recruitment process is underpinned by the principle of recruitment based on fair and open competition with decisions made on the basis of merit, as outlined in the Civil Service Commissioners’ Recruitment Principles. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with these principles and you wish to make a complaint, you should in the first instance contact GIAA by email: GIAARecruitment@GIAA.gov.uk
If you are not satisfied with the response you receive, you can contact the Civil Service Commission, which regulates all Civil Service recruitment