About the role
Cambridgeshire County Council is looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our Internal Audit & Risk Management team as a Deputy Head of Internal Audit. This is a great opportunity to continue to develop your leadership career in local government, within a forward-thinking and inventive team, working within an innovative and supportive County Council.
The Audit and Risk Manager role reports directly to the Head of Internal Audit & Risk Management and will have a high level of responsibility in the provision and development of a proactive and dynamic Internal Audit service. The post holder will be a forward-looking, innovative professional with the ability to deputise for the Head of Internal Audit & Risk Management where appropriate and the capacity to operate in a highly visible role.
The role includes flexible working and the opportunity to work from home c. 4 days per week (if desired), and requests for part-time working will be considered for the right candidate. Please see the 'Our Benefits' section below for further details.
For more information or to chat about this opportunity please contact Mairead Claydon, Head of Internal Audit & Risk Management at: mairead.claydon@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
What will you be doing?
At Cambridgeshire County Council, the Internal Audit & Risk Management service has a pivotal role in helping the organisation manage risks and is a positive catalyst for change. The Deputy Head of Internal Audit will direct and supervise a team of staff to deliver the allocated Audit Plan on time, to budget and to quality standards. They will line manage staff, supporting their development so that they reach their potential and maximise their contribution. They will deliver reliable and effective independent assurances to Cambridgeshire County Council and its stakeholders, considering the extent to which the governance arrangements are fit for purpose and operating well in practice.
The Deputy Head of Internal Audit will also undertake a complex portfolio of work, which may include highly complex Council contracts, commissioning, fraud and governance investigations, risk management, value for money consultancy-type assignments and open-book reviews of external partners’ records.
The team is based at our newly constructed civic headquarters at New Shire Hall in Alconbury Weald, Huntingdon, and operates a flexible working policy. There is the opportunity to work remotely as well as from our central base at New Shire Hall, and some travel is likely to be required to other Cambridgeshire offices and schools.
About you
Successful applicants will be team players and great communicators, with the desire to think innovatively and strategically about how to improve the way systems and services work, challenge current processes, and work closely with senior management and key stakeholders across the organisation. Experience auditing contracts (particularly open book contract audit), conducting fraud investigations, and/or of risk management would be a particular advantage.
Applicants for the Deputy Head of Internal Audit role will be qualified CCAB accountants or Chartered Internal Auditors.
Please note: Applicants are requested to submit a C.V. and a supporting statement. When writing the personal statement, you should refer to the Person Specification and give specific examples to demonstrate how you meet the criteria.
Unfortunately, we are not able to sponsor candidates who do not have the right to work in the UK for this role, so please ensure you have the right to work before applying.
Closing date for applications is 26th November 2023, but we will be interviewing people on a rolling basis as applications are received, and reserve the right to close this advert early if a suitable candidate is found. So please apply promptly.
Our benefits
This is advertised as a full-time role (37 hours per week) with flexible working and the opportunity to work from home c. 4 days a week (if desired), but we would also consider requests for part-time working for the right candidate.
This role includes 28 days paid annual leave per annum plus bank holidays, with additional leave increments for continuous service.
Additionally, for this role, the Council offers up to £3k of reimbursement for relocation expenses for a successful candidate moving into the County.
We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits:
- Flexible working
- Flexible Bank Holidays
- A comprehensive wellbeing package
- Our Cambs Rewards employee discounts
- A comprehensive pension scheme.
- IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network.
- Camweb our staff intranet helping to keep you informed
- An employee recognition scheme
About us
Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.
We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities.
Visit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.
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