Trainee Auditor Apprenticeship

Summary

Mansfield District Council are looking for a motivated, enthusiastic and flexible individual to join us in the Law and Governance team based at the Civic Centre on Chesterfield Road in Mansfield. This role is ideal for someone looking to begin their career in Governance and Audit.

Annual wage: £25,584 a year
Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)
Training course: Quality practitioner (level 4)
Hours: 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday. 9.00am to 5pm but able to use the council's flexitime scheme
37 hours a week
Possible start date: Monday 13 January
Duration: 1 year 4 months
Positions available: 1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

Key tasks and responsibilities –

To developknowledge and understanding of Internal Audit’s approach to undertaking reviews as set out in the Internal Audit Plan with the aim of being able to conduct reviews across all the Council’s activities, including evaluations of corporate governance arrangements and strategic risks and report findings and make relevant recommendations for improvement.
To develop knowledge and understanding of the requirements of the Public Sector Internal Audit Standards, Internal Audit’s Charter and Audit Manual.
To establish and maintain good relations with the client whilst maintaining the appropriate degree of objectivity and independence.
To develop knowledge and understanding of the Council’s counter-fraud arrangements so as to be able to assist in the delivery of Internal Audit’s anti-fraud programme, including investigations into suspected frauds or other irregularities.
To develop relevant skills to be able to effectively manage own workload.
To develop knowledge and understanding of the Council’s arrangements for securing value for money.
To maintain, at all times, confidentiality of all information obtained in the discharge of the duties of the post.
To develop knowledge and understanding of the Council’s Corporate Risk and Opportunity Management arrangements.
To support the Corporate Assurance Manager in ensuring that Internal Audit offers a customer focused service.
To develop knowledge and understanding of the process required to verify grant claims for both External Audit and other funding bodies.
To develop sufficient knowledge and skills to be able to provide advice to all levels of management on risk and control issues and deliver added value.
To develop sufficient knowledge and skills to be able to undertake independent examinations of accounts produced for external bodies in order to provide an audit opinion on their truth and fairness.
To develop knowledge and understanding of the Council’s Financial Regulations, Contract Procedure Rules and other relevant Council policies and guidance.

Where you’ll work

Civic Centre

Chesterfield Road South

Mansfield

Nottinghamshire

NG19 7BH

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

MBKB LTD

Your training course

Quality practitioner (level 4)

Equal to higher national certificate (HNC)

Course contents

Identify, interpret and apply relevant legal, governmental or industry regulations affecting the organisation.
Communicate using appropriate methods (verbal, written, visual) to influence internal and external stakeholders, using appropriate questioning techniques such as open questions, leading questions.
Identify, collect and analyse relevant quality data using appropriate tools and techniques such as Pareto analysis, statistical methods and trending analysis.
Apply methods and tools to improve the quality performance of processes, products and services such as production control plans, standardised work, use of failure modes and effects.
Identify, analyse and prioritise quality specific risks and opportunities. Support the development, implementation and effectiveness of resulting actions.
Plan and conduct system, product or process audits.
Assess the effectiveness of the measurement systems using tool such as Measurement Systems Analysis.
Identify requirements from technical documents, commercial input or stakeholder statements and converting to definitions that can drive the organisations processes
Identify gaps in process performance and develop improvement plans to close gaps.
Apply structured problem solving including identification, definition, measurement, analysis, improvement and control methods and tools.
Communicate organisational quality strategy to all levels of the organisation.
Identify who the internal and external stakeholders are and their current and optimal positions (such as hostile, help it work, opposed, uncooperative, indifferent, hesitant, enthusiastic support) required to support quality related activities.
Identify, interpret and apply relevant legal, governmental or industry regulations affecting the organisation.
Communicate using appropriate methods (verbal, written, visual) to influence internal and external stakeholders, using appropriate questioning techniques such as open questions, leading questions.
Identify, collect and analyse relevant quality data using appropriate tools and techniques such as Pareto analysis, statistical methods and trending analysis.
Apply methods and tools to improve the quality performance of processes, products and services such as production control plans, standardised work, use of failure modes and effects.
Identify, analyse and prioritise quality specific risks and opportunities. Support the development, implementation and effectiveness of resulting actions.
Plan and conduct system, product or process audits.
Assess the effectiveness of the measurement systems using tool such as Measurement Systems Analysis.
Identify requirements from technical documents, commercial input or stakeholder statements and converting to definitions that can drive the organisations processes
Identify gaps in process performance and develop improvement plans to close gaps.
Apply structured problem solving including identification, definition, measurement, analysis, improvement and control methods and tools.
Communicate organisational quality strategy to all levels of the organisation.
Identify who the internal and external stakeholders are and their current and optimal positions (such as hostile, help it work, opposed, uncooperative, indifferent, hesitant, enthusiastic support) required to support quality related activities.

Your training plan

The successful candidate will enrol onto the apprenticeship programme at the start of the appointment and will need to complete the level 4 in full and within the timescales directed by the training provider. They will also complete 6 hours per week of study which will be part of the 37 hour contract.

More training information

Key tasks and responsibilities – corporate
Operate according to the Council’s corporate values and codes of behaviour.
Ensure that at all times all Health & Safety legislative requirements are met; that the Council’s Health & Safety Policy, its arrangements and procedures are implemented. This includes, where applicable, taking responsibility for personal health and safety and having regard to other persons affected by the performance of the duties of the post; ensuring that risk management objectives are delivered and other risk management activities are effectively implemented and monitored.
Exercise proper care in handling, operating or safeguarding any equipment, vehicle or appliance provided, used or issued for the performance of the duties of the post.
Have a commitment to and understanding of the Council’s approach to equality and diversity and promote and deliver fair, sensitive and quality services.
Comply with all relevant Council policies and procedures including code of conduct, financial regulations, HR policies / procedures, Data Protection, Freedom of Information Act and ICT Codes of Practice.
Adhere to relevant working practices, methods and procedures including undertaking relevant training and development as required and respond positively to new and alternative ways of working.
Carry out any other reasonable duties and responsibilities commensurate with the grade and level of responsibility of the post.
Engage with digital models of service delivery and support the implementation of digital working methods.
Manage and / or use resources in ways that ensure value for money and support the commercialism agenda.
Demonstrate a commitment to the delivery of excellent service for all customers and service users.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

Grades 9-4 (or equivalent) in 5 GCSE subjects incl (grade 9-4 or A*-C)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skills
IT skills
Attention to detail
Customer care skills
Problem solving skills
Administrative skills
Number skills
Analytical skills
Logical
Team working
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience

About this company

Mansfield District Council are a local authority based in Mansfield in Nottinghamshire. We have our offices on Chesterfield Road in Mansfield and are responsible for the providing services to our local residents.

After this apprenticeship

This role is a permanent role and on successful completion of the apprenticeship the applicant will progress into a Trainee auditor role

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

MBKB LTD

Nicki Bevan

recruit@mbkbgroup.com

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000289018.

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Closes in 16 days (Friday 13 December)

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