Job summary
We are looking for enthusiastic audit professionals (CCAB/IIA qualified) to join our successful teams to work across our Cheshire & Mersey Regional Assurance Teams.
Whilst the role is predominantly regional based, you may be required to work across the wider MIAA footprint as part of the role.
Base Location : - Chester Office CH2 IUL (This will be working across Cheshire, Wirral, Stoke & Staffordshire and North Wales Regions)
The Successful Applicant
We want driven people who think creatively about their work, embrace challenges and can resolve complex problems.
The key purpose of this role is to:
- To support the Senior Audit Managers/Regional Assurance Directors in relation to client management.
- To direct and supervise staff to deliver Assurance projects and workstreams on time, to budget and to quality standards.
- To operationally manage a portfolio of Assurance and Solutions projects including highly complex, technical, and confidential pieces of work.
- To respond to client instructions or queries covering a broad range of issues of including highly complex, technical, and confidential matters.
- To respond to staff requests for instruction, guidance, and training. Responses may be routine to highly technical and sensitive in nature.
We pride ourselves in promoting equality and valuing diversity.
All our terms benefit from.
- Flexible/hybrid working
- Generous pension scheme
- Development and protected learning time
- Career progression
Main duties of the job
To support the Engagement Managers/Regional Assurance Directors in relation to client management. This will include, but is not limited to, drafting Audit Committee papers, and conducting internal quality assessments.
To direct and supervise staff to deliver Assurance projects and workstreams on time, to budget and to quality standards.
To operationally manage a portfolio of Assurance projects including highly complex, technical, and confidential pieces of work.
To support the Assurance Director through the 3 Regional Delivery teams to deliver and report on Assurance Assignments.
To respond to client instructions or queries covering a broad range of issues of including highly complex, technical, and confidential matters.
To respond to staff requests for instruction, guidance, and training. Responses may be routine to highly technical and sensitive in nature.
See JD/PS for further information
About us
MIAA is an NHS Shared service, hosted by Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Established in 1990, we have grown exponentially over the years to become a leading provider of assurance services to the NHS. In recent years, our expertise has expanded to other public and third sector organisations including Local Government, Police & Fire, charities, and housing organisations.
Whilst we are proud of the range of services, we provide what is more important to us is why we do it. As a public sector not for profit organisation, we are focused on enabling our clients to deliver the best possible public service outcome.
MIAA provides internal audit services to over 50+ NHS and public sector organisations in the Northwest and beyond. We also offer clients a number of services in addition to internal audit including Solutions, Anti-Fraud, Technical Risk Assurance, Capital, Clinical Coding, Healthcare Quality Support.
MIAA's budgeted turnover is 12 million, which is demonstrative of the organisation's ambitious and strategic goals. MIAA is committed to maximising social value in all that we do - both internally, with our workforce, or externally, to maximise the positive impacts on our customers, SMEs, and the local communities where we work.
We are focused on supporting the development of health, happy and thriving communities through employing local people, supporting local SMEs, and growing the local economy through this work.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To support the Engagement Managers/Regional Assurance Directors in relation to client management. This will include, but is not limited to, drafting Audit Committee papers, and conducting internal quality assessments.
To direct and supervise staff to deliver Assurance projects and workstreams on time, to budget and to quality standards.
To operationally manage a portfolio of Assurance projects including highly complex, technical, and confidential pieces of work.
To support the Assurance Director through the 3 Regional Delivery teams to deliver and report on Assurance Assignments.
To respond to client instructions or queries covering a broad range of issues of including highly complex, technical, and confidential matters.
To respond to staff requests for instruction, guidance, and training. Responses may be routine to highly technical and sensitive in nature.
See JD/PS for further information
For further information, please refer to the attached job description and person specification
Job description
Job responsibilities
To support the Engagement Managers/Regional Assurance Directors in relation to client management. This will include, but is not limited to, drafting Audit Committee papers, and conducting internal quality assessments.
To direct and supervise staff to deliver Assurance projects and workstreams on time, to budget and to quality standards.
To operationally manage a portfolio of Assurance projects including highly complex, technical, and confidential pieces of work.
To support the Assurance Director through the 3 Regional Delivery teams to deliver and report on Assurance Assignments.
To respond to client instructions or queries covering a broad range of issues of including highly complex, technical, and confidential matters.
To respond to staff requests for instruction, guidance, and training. Responses may be routine to highly technical and sensitive in nature.
See JD/PS for further information
For further information, please refer to the attached job description and person specification
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional accountancy qualification (CCAB) or MIIA qualified or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable PQE skills knowledge, experience and expertise which could be in audit (either internal or external). Can be external audit with a large accountancy practice that has included experience of auditing large organisations and management or supervisory role of junior staff. Alternatively, internal audit experience in private or public sector. Must include attendance at Audit Committee and executive director exposure.
- Must have experience of working in audit and demonstrable understanding of audit role and techniques.
- Must have experience of managing and supervising staff.
- Experience of working in NHS or other public sector organisation resulting in a good understanding of systems and processes is desirable for the post. Alternative experience in an equivalent organisation may be acceptable.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional accountancy qualification (CCAB) or MIIA qualified or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable PQE skills knowledge, experience and expertise which could be in audit (either internal or external). Can be external audit with a large accountancy practice that has included experience of auditing large organisations and management or supervisory role of junior staff. Alternatively, internal audit experience in private or public sector. Must include attendance at Audit Committee and executive director exposure.
- Must have experience of working in audit and demonstrable understanding of audit role and techniques.
- Must have experience of managing and supervising staff.
- Experience of working in NHS or other public sector organisation resulting in a good understanding of systems and processes is desirable for the post. Alternative experience in an equivalent organisation may be acceptable.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
