Westmorland and Furness Council
Principal Auditor
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Location: Home based / Westmorland & Furness Council offices (as required)
Contract Type: Permanent
About this opportunity
After the retirement of one of our Principal Auditors, we are looking for a highly organised, enthusiastic and motivated Internal Audit professional to join the Council’s Internal Audit team.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone with substantial experience in audit, risk management and governance. You will work as part of the in-house Internal Audit team, to support it in delivering the annual audit plan for the Council and Cumbria Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
Internal Audit is part of the Finance Service within the Resources Directorate. The purpose of internal audit is to provide independent assurance to the Council over the adequacy and effectiveness of its governance, risk management and internal control arrangements.
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Who we are looking for…
The successful candidate will have experience of audit within local government or similar complex public sector organisations and the ability to establish good working relationships with the rest of the audit team and those services being audited. The Principal Auditor will need to be objective, impartial, have high standards of integrity, with an ability to analyse and understand information.
The Principal Auditor will be expected to use their skills, knowledge, and experience to undertake all types of audit assignments, and support others to do so, across the Council’s services and prepare clear and concise audit reports.
The Principal Auditor will need to work to agreed time budgets and deadlines and be able to work on several audit assignments at the same time across a range of directorates and managed by different Audit Managers.
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What can we offer you!
Working at Westmorland and Furness Council you will receive a variety of benefits, including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and other various perks and discounts schemes. For more information about life at Westmorland and Furness Council and what we can offer you, please visit our Careers site. Our benefits | Careers (westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk)
Would you like to find out more?
If you have any questions or would like an informal chat please contact Richard McGahon, Group Audit Manager (Head of Internal Audit) on 07917 837416 or email richard.mcgahon@westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk
Application and Interview information
Closing date: 26/07/2026
Interview date: w/c 03/08/2026
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