Band 6 Graduate/Trainee Auditor

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

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Job summary

Flexible working with a base in our Coventry, Rotherham or Nottingham office.

As a Trainee Internal Auditor you will review topics that are crucial to how well an NHS organisation is run and performs, including governance, risk management, financial management, data and information management and IT.

We have an exciting opportunity for an ambitious individual to join our Internal Audit team.

We are an NHS service, hosted by Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, providing audit services to NHS clients in South Yorkshire, the East and West Midlands. You will work within a team that provides internal audit services to a wide spectrum of NHS organisations.

The role will see you:

Undertake a professional accountancy or internal audit qualification (ACCA or IIA): studying whilst developing in the role of Internal Auditor.

Add value to the NHS: researching and assessing clients, providing evidence-based feedback through audit reports and face to face presentations. Proposing practical solutions to support organisations as they seek to perform to the highest standards possible.

Work independently and as part of a broader team: working together with a multi-disciplinary team to deliver audits for NHS clients.

You can find out more about a career in internal audit on the IIA website.

You will need to be a car driver to enable travel between NHS sites and other locations across the East and West Midlands, and South Yorkshire.

Main duties of the job

Good verbal and written communication skills are essential, as are confidence and self-discipline. Candidates will be required to build strong relationships with colleagues and clients and become knowledgeable on a broad range of topic areas. You will be able to adapt and prioritise as workload requires, and will ensure timely delivery of quality audits.

We offer a competitive starting salary plus a three year training programme, including a fully supported study package for the ACCA or IIA qualification. The cost of your professional training package is paid for by 360 Assurance (subject to terms and conditions) and you will be provided with time to study. Upon qualification you will have opportunities to develop further within our organisation and continue to progress your career. Upon successful completion of the trainee programme, you will be appointed as an Audit Principal.

As you pass exams and meet work based competencies, you will be rewarded with salary increases. You will benefit from being an NHS employee with the option to join the NHS pension scheme, flexible working and the opportunity to access NHS staff benefits.

For an informal discussion, please contact Ashleigh Pilkington, Assistant Client Manager and our trainee liaison lead on 07767 391927 or email Ashleigh.pilkington@nhs.net.

Candidates will be required to go through a two part recruitment process that will include as a minimum an interview, skills assessment and presentation.

About us

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serves over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

Here at LPT, our values are Compassion, Respect, Integrity and Trust, which we keep at the heart of everything we do.

We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.

Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information are contained in the attached document titled Information for Applicants.

We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.

For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).

All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.

For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.

Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.

Date posted

31 March 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£26,382 to £33,706 a year in line with Annex 21 Agenda for Change T&Cs

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9313-23-0031-LK

Job locations

Nhs Rotherham

Moorhead Way

Bramley

Rotherham

South Yorkshire

S66 1YY


Stapleford Care Centre

Stapleford

Nottingham

NG9 8DB


Gwendolen House

Gwendolen Road

Leicester

LE5 4QF


Wayside House

Wilsons Lane

Coventry

CV6 6NY


Job description

Job responsibilities

If you like what you've read and would like more information on the duties and responsibilities of this role, please click onto the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

If you like what you've read and would like more information on the duties and responsibilities of this role, please click onto the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to degree level or equivalent experience.
  • GCSE qualification (or equivalent) must include English Language / Literature and Maths grade C or above.

Desirable

  • Qualified in relevant CCAB/IIA professional qualification or equivalent knowledge and experience to support in-depth experience in the Internal Audit field, either the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) or a CCAB accountancy qualification, e.g. ACCA.
  • A degree in a finance related subject is desirable.

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working in an office environment.
  • Ability to work in a team and be a good team player.
  • Experience of presenting findings from own work in a formal environment with little or no supervision.
  • Experience of having conducted and / or facilitated meetings in order to obtain and / or present information, including the need to use conflict resolution and negotiation skills.

Desirable

  • Internal audit, compliance and / or assurance function experience.
  • Supervisory experience.
  • Writing and agreeing terms of reference for audits, requiring few or no amendments from client managers.
  • Constructing testing schedules for audits, providing structure and rigour to the approach to specific audit reviews.
  • Completing the audit process from start to finish with a high degree of independence during fieldwork and reporting, including conducting set up meetings, completing fieldwork and reporting (in line with Public Sector Internal Audit Standards).

Knowledge and skills

Essential

  • Basic understanding of the NHS Structure and NHS Objectives.

Desirable

  • Detailed working knowledge of the audit planning process, as well as application of systems based and risk based auditing processes.
  • Detailed understanding of how the Internal Audit process sits within an organisations governance arrangements, as well as within the wider NHS.
  • Detailed understanding of the principles of risk management and the assurance process, as well as NHS specific governance arrangements.
  • Understanding of relationship between Internal and External Audit and other review bodies.

Mobility

Essential

  • Car driver required to enable travel between NHS and other locations across the East and West Midlands, and South Yorkshire (use of public transport is unlikely to be practical for this post).
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to degree level or equivalent experience.
  • GCSE qualification (or equivalent) must include English Language / Literature and Maths grade C or above.

Desirable

  • Qualified in relevant CCAB/IIA professional qualification or equivalent knowledge and experience to support in-depth experience in the Internal Audit field, either the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) or a CCAB accountancy qualification, e.g. ACCA.
  • A degree in a finance related subject is desirable.

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working in an office environment.
  • Ability to work in a team and be a good team player.
  • Experience of presenting findings from own work in a formal environment with little or no supervision.
  • Experience of having conducted and / or facilitated meetings in order to obtain and / or present information, including the need to use conflict resolution and negotiation skills.

Desirable

  • Internal audit, compliance and / or assurance function experience.
  • Supervisory experience.
  • Writing and agreeing terms of reference for audits, requiring few or no amendments from client managers.
  • Constructing testing schedules for audits, providing structure and rigour to the approach to specific audit reviews.
  • Completing the audit process from start to finish with a high degree of independence during fieldwork and reporting, including conducting set up meetings, completing fieldwork and reporting (in line with Public Sector Internal Audit Standards).

Knowledge and skills

Essential

  • Basic understanding of the NHS Structure and NHS Objectives.

Desirable

  • Detailed working knowledge of the audit planning process, as well as application of systems based and risk based auditing processes.
  • Detailed understanding of how the Internal Audit process sits within an organisations governance arrangements, as well as within the wider NHS.
  • Detailed understanding of the principles of risk management and the assurance process, as well as NHS specific governance arrangements.
  • Understanding of relationship between Internal and External Audit and other review bodies.

Mobility

Essential

  • Car driver required to enable travel between NHS and other locations across the East and West Midlands, and South Yorkshire (use of public transport is unlikely to be practical for this post).

Employer details

Employer name

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Nhs Rotherham

Moorhead Way

Bramley

Rotherham

South Yorkshire

S66 1YY


Employer's website

https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Nhs Rotherham

Moorhead Way

Bramley

Rotherham

South Yorkshire

S66 1YY


Employer's website

https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Assistant Director

Glynis Onley

glynis.onley@nhs.net

07500572707

Date posted

31 March 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£26,382 to £33,706 a year in line with Annex 21 Agenda for Change T&Cs

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9313-23-0031-LK

Job locations

Nhs Rotherham

Moorhead Way

Bramley

Rotherham

South Yorkshire

S66 1YY


Stapleford Care Centre

Stapleford

Nottingham

NG9 8DB


Gwendolen House

Gwendolen Road

Leicester

LE5 4QF


Wayside House

Wilsons Lane

Coventry

CV6 6NY


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