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About The Role

Role: Auditor
Location: Chorley & South Ribble
Contract: Full time (36.25 hours per week) / Permanent
Salary:  £30,559 - £36,124 (depending on experience)
Closing Date: 15 June 2025

We are seeking a detail oriented professional to join our Audit and Risk Team, assisting in the delivery of the audit plan for Chorley Council and South Ribble Borough Council.

You will be a part-qualified or fully qualified Internal Auditor (IIA) with experience working in internal audit.
 

In this role, you will work both independently and collaboratively to complete risk-based audits, ensuring adherence to internal regulations and control protocols. You will gather, evaluate, and communicate information objectively, participate in meetings, and update auditees on findings and the audit process.

What you’ll be getting up to
  •  Working as an individual or part of a team you will be expected to assist with the completion of risk-based audits of the two Councils processes and complete own audits as appropriate
  •  You will ensure compliance with internal regulations and established control protocols
  • You will objectively gather, evaluate and communicate information about the activity or process being examined. 
  •  You will assist / prepare reports and preserve documentation pertaining to audits for internal record.  
  • You will communicate findings and suggestions to all levels of management on sound procedures and controls for financial/other systems and on the Councils financial procedure rules and other regulatory codes/guidelines to officers at all levels within the Council. 

Who we’re looking for
  • You will be a part-qualified or fully qualified Internal Auditor (IIA)
  • You'll have knowledge of the Global Internal Audit Standards, CIPFA and IIA requirements.
  • You'll have experience working in internal audit.
  • You'll have the ability to work well with stakeholders at all levels, and excellent drafting skills.
  • You'll be able to work independently when required. 
Other requirements
  • This role requires some travel around our boroughs. You should have a valid driving licence or the equivalent mobility.
Our Benefits
  • 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (and Christmas shutdown)
  • Hybrid/agile working from day one
  • Local Government pension
  • Healthcare Cash Plan for cash back on health treatments 
  • Cashback website access for savings on brands you love
  • Volunteering days
  • Free parking
Many of our colleagues work flexibly for us. We’re always open to conversations around different working arrangements. If you’re interested in part-time, compressed hours or any other working arrangement, please get in touch with us through the “Contact Us” form on our careers website.

About Us

At South Ribble Council, our mission is to provide a first-class service and improve the quality of life for our communities. Our staff are our greatest resource in helping us achieve this. They’re at the heart of everything we do and are crucial to the delivery of excellent services. 
 
Working Together
 
We share a number of our services with Chorley Council. This allows for improved resilience across both councils and provides numerous benefits to our operations. Whilst some staff and back-end processes are shared between the Councils, both Councils still retain sovereignty and have separate strategies and corporate plans.
 
Additional information

Applicants are advised to apply early. We reserve the right to close a vacancy prior to the closing date. 

Equal Opportunities

We believe that everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect. We are committed to the elimination of unfair and unlawful discrimination and prejudice in all our policies, procedures, and practices.

We’re committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and accessible to everyone. This includes making adjustments for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions. If you would like us to do anything differently during the recruitment process, please contact us via the "Contact Us" page on our website.

If you are disabled or your last employer was the armed forces, and you meet all the essential criteria of a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.

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