Senior Finance Officer Internal Audit/ Fraud

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Organisation

Kirklees

Directorate

Public Health and Corporate Resources

Service Area

Governance & Commissioning

Hours

37

Number of Jobs

1

Location(s)

Huddersfield and surrounding areas

Position type

Temporary

Length of contract

To cover maternity leave

Grade

Grade 11 - Grade 13

Salary

£43,149 - £51,928

Advert Wording

The Audit Team

Our team provide a full range of internal audit services to the Council, Kirklees Active Leisure and West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service. We currently require experienced and capable individuals who can make an immediate contribution to our team by carrying out a wide range of internal audits to professional standards.

The Role

We are looking for applicants that can undertake high level internal audits within all areas of the Audit Plan plus special investigations and other ad hoc pieces of work as and when necessary.
You will also be expected, on occasions, to supervise, direct and motivate other staff in carrying out their work as allocated.

Ideally, you will CCAB qualified but IIA, AAT or part CCAB qualified applicants will be considered too. As important, you must be able to demonstrate the ability, through experience, to work at Senior Internal Audit Officer level. You will therefore have experience of analysing data and presenting and reporting detailed information for consideration by management.

You will need to deliver a high-quality Internal Audit service. You will be able to evaluate financial and management information quickly and accurately, have excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong literacy and numeracy skills and be able to adapt easily to using new packages/IT systems.

Of particular importance is your ability to deliver audit assignments, including the keeping of all appropriate records and the production of clear concise written outputs, within agreed time limits in accordance with the Global Internal Audit Standards.
For a full list of the role requirements please see the attached Job Focus Sheet. To be shortlisted for this job, you will need to explain how you meet the essential criteria outlined in the Employee Specification.

What can we offer?

• Friendly and supportive team environment
• Exposure to all services and areas within the Council
• Experience of working with Senior Management
• Development of the key skills required for the next stage of your career

Simon Straker is the manager for this role, please contact them on 01484 221000 for an informal discussion, or if you need any more information. We know there’s a wealth of talent among people who have a disability and we encourage applications from people with all differing abilities. So, if you need any supportcompleting an application form, or any other format for the application or Job Description please contact the Recruitment Team for help by email:jobs@kirklees.gov.ukor phone: 01484 221000 and ask for ‘Recruitment’.

If you are internal and want to apply for this job as a secondment you must be a substantive employee of the Council with over 6 months continuous service and have successfully completed your probation period.

Applications for secondments will only be accepted if approved by your manager, you will be asked to confirm on your application form that you have the relevant permission. If you are refused permission to apply for a secondment, please contact HR Recruitment to register the refusal.

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Closing date

25 October 2026, 11:55 PM

Important Information

Job profile/description

Job Profile & Focus Sheet.pdf – 344KB