Audit Manager

• Knowledge of healthcare
• Knowledge of NHS finance
• Knowledge of Capital Project Development and Estates Assurance requirements
• Extensive experience of internal audit, public sector audit and/or NHS experience.
• Audit Management Experience including management of junior staff.
• Experience of auditing across a range of different clients.
• Experience of staff training.
• Producing complex audit reports including making recommendations for enhancements to procedure and controls.
• Advanced specialised knowledge and experience of internal audit and risk management.
• A proven track record of dealing with complicated situations and the delivery of challenging objectives.
• Knowledge of various contract forms e.g. NEC, JCT, ICE, MIM and their application.
• Experience of working with NHS Infrastructure and Investment requirements through all stages of project/programme development
• Presentation of complex and potentially sensitive information where management are resistant to findings.
• High level of experience of Auditing of the Healthcare Standards.
• In depth specialist knowledge of internal audit, financial and risk management aspects of NHS legislation and NHS policies.
• Experience of attending and presenting reports at Audit Committee.
• Specialist Knowledge of a) Construction contract management b) Capital and alternative funded projects c) NHS Estate Infrastructure, Facilities Maintenance and Management d) NHS construction and project procurement regulations and guidance e) Prince 2 Practitioner
• Experience of auditing major projects.
• Skills and Attributes
• Ability to plan, control and carry out audit assignments
• Production of complex audit plans and assignment briefs
• Ability to identify systems weaknesses and to use initiative/internal control knowledge to provide management with practical solutions
• Ability to work to professional standards under circumstances of stress/pressure
• Excellent report writing skills supervisory and communication skills
• Excellent IT software and keyboard skills
• Excellent persuasion/negotiation skills
• Highly developed analytical, interpretational and comparative skills capable of dealing with highly complex and sensitive information
• Ability to work autonomously and equally effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Demonstrable ability to work on multiple complex tasks simultaneously and produce high quality work within tight deadlines and within resource constraints
• IT literate with practical computer application skills covering Microsoft products including Excel and Word
• Demonstrable project management skills including work planning, organisation and prioritisation
• Ability to think innovatively and develop new ways of working, continuously striving to improve systems and performance
• Ability to communicate with all staff groups and have good presentational, interviewing and interpersonal skills
• Highly committed and self-motivated, with high professional standards
• Effective team building skills
• Ability to influence key stakeholders
• Possess strategic vision
• Emotionally resilient and able to respond to difficult circumstances
• Ability to work under pressure and under own initiative
• Ability to plan and prioritise workload for yourself and your team
• Need for intense concentration over a sustained period of time when multi-tasking
• Ability to work flexibly
• Ability to interact with patients and the general public
• Welsh Language Skills are desirable levels 1 to 5 in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in Welsh.
• Other
• Deliver excellent customer service to our internal and external customers, helping us to maintain the customer service excellence standard
• Ability to travel extensively between organisations and sites for meetings
• Qualifications and Knowledge
• Relevant professional qualification (CCAB qualified accountant or MIIA qualified auditor) with post qualification experience or equivalent knowledge and competence.

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