Senior Auditor

October 27, 2025

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Senior Auditor is a key member of the Internal Audit team providing audit review services across a range of the Councils services including West Yorkshire Pension Fund.

The role is crucial to the delivery of the Council's audit plans and development of assurance for the Governance and Audit Committee.

The Senior Auditor will be involved in developing and assisting with providing a strategic vision for the future development of the service in the context of the function's role in the broader Internal Audit, Risk, Business Development and Improvement team.

This role is an opportunity to make a real difference in our vibrant and diverse city.

The main responsibilities of this role are:

To provide an effective internal audit service delivering assurance to management that the key risks within the services examined across all parts of the Council are being managed effectively.
To develop proactive, creative and cost-effective solutions where identified weaknesses in systems and processes expose the Authority to unacceptable levels of risk.
To advise management and other stakeholders on both internal audit matters and on the most effective governance, risk management and internal control arrangements.
To undertake complex internal audit assignments in accordance with public sector internal audit standards.
To undertake a wide range audit assignments, included in the Audit Plan, in order to strengthen and improve financial control, risk and governance arrangements across the Council and its partners.
To communicate the results of internal audit assignments to audit clients in accordance with professional standards in an informed, confident, polite and understanding manner.
To manage time efficiently to ensure assignments are completed on time and within budget.
To listen to the department's customers and identify potential solutions to their needs.
To perform investigations and undertake reviews on behalf of top management reporting findings direct.
To undertake specialist audit work as appropriate; e.g. contract audit, computer audit, and grant verification work.
To research and maintain specialised knowledge in various financial disciplines to provide expert audit advice to and on behalf of the council.
To improve the effectiveness of internal audit by leading in the development of processes and procedures and assist in training and development of audit staff.
To carry out joint assignments working alongside other audit staff or staff from the Corporate Fraud Unit.
To maintain all records and databases required to support the Internal Audit function.

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