Internal Audit Graduate Trainee

The Service & Team:

The Internal Audit Team is based in the Customer & Corporate Services Directorate (Legal and Assurance Service).

The Role:
•    Support the delivery of the Council’s risk-based internal audit plan.
•    Gather and analyse evidence, document systems and controls, and identify risks and opportunities for     improvement.
•    Help prepare clear, balanced and practical findings for managers.
•    Work collaboratively with colleagues and clients across a diverse range of Council services.
•    Use digital tools effectively to organise, analyse and present information.
•    Apply professional standards, objectivity, sound judgement and confidentiality.
•    Take increasing ownership of assignments as your knowledge and competence grow.

This is a public/customer-facing role, where the statutory English language requirement for public sector workers applies.                   

This position will be subject to an enhanced criminal record disclosure check.

What you’ll need to succeed:
•    Hold, or expect to achieve, a 2: 2 or above degree.
•    Be able to analyse information, solve problems and reach evidence-based conclusions.
•    Communicate clearly in writing and in person, adapting your approach to different audiences.
•    Be organised, dependable and able to manage competing priorities.
•    Build constructive working relationships and contribute positively to a team.
•    Demonstrate integrity, discretion, curiosity and an objective outlook.
•    Be committed to completing an agreed professional internal audit qualification.

What you’ll get in return: Cornwall Council’s ambition is to be an employer of choice, a high performing Council and a learning organisation. We commit to providing a reward and benefits package to attract, motivate and reward our employees. We offer a range of flexible working options to our staff. This helps provide our employees with a greater work/life balance. Whilst still ensuring that service needs are met.

Our core employee rewards and benefits include:

•    a competitive salary.
•    a defined benefit pension scheme, based on your career average earnings. This includes the option for extra voluntary contributions
•    a generous annual leave entitlement with the potential to purchase additional leave.
•    A national award-winning employee health and wellbeing programme.
•    Employee benefits scheme giving employees access to a wide range of discounts to local and national goods and services.

Cornwall Council is unable to offer visa sponsorship or transfer existing sponsorship for this role.

The full role profile is attached here

We recommend saving a copy of this to refer to if you are invited to an interview.

For more information or an informal chat about the role please contact :

Zoe Davies, Chief Internal Auditor, at zoe.davies@cornwall.gov.uk
Gary Walton, Principal Audit Manager, at gary.walton@cornwall.gov.uk
Jason Carne, Principal Audit Manager, at Jason.carne@cornwall.gov.uk