Internal Auditor

The Northern Ireland Civil Service is now recruiting for Internal Auditors (Staff Officers) to join their team.

The NICS IAS is a professional internal audit and investigation service which is part of the Department of Finance (DoF). It provides a service to all NICS Departments and a range of agencies and other arms length bodies.

Internal Audit within central government primarily provides Accounting Officers (heads of departments and agencies) in an economical, efficient and effective manner, with an objective evaluation of and opinion on, the overall adequacy and effectiveness of the organisation’s framework of governance, risk management and control.

Key Responsibilities

• Planning a programme of internal audit engagements, identifying and assessing key risks and agreeing a Terms of Reference for each audit assignment
• Recording, evaluating and testing risk management and internal control processes using appropriate audit skills, techniques and judgement
• Agreeing audit findings, conclusions and recommendations with management.
• Formally reporting findings and opinions to audit clients
• Assisting the Audit Manager and the Head of Internal Audit in the provision of a consulting service (including advice and guidance) to help management improve risk management, control and governance, including system development work
• Any other relevant duties as required of the post