Assistant - Internal Audit

Assistant - Internal Audit

Application closing date: 21/08/24 at 23:59.

This role can be based in our Leeds or Newcastle Office

A bit about the role...

Working in a team with Maria Craig our Director of Internal Audit, the Assistant - Internal Audit role will play a key role in assessing the adequacy & effectiveness of the organisation’s arrangements for risk management, internal control & governance. The role will initially focus on the testing of key controls within Internal Audit reviews working under the supervision of a Senior Internal Audit Manager.

The aim is for the successful candidate to then progress through to assisting with planning and reporting of Internal Audit work as experience develops. You will be joining our highly skilled and experienced team of 8 people, who are committed to making positive change in how Homes England manages risk and ultimately achieves its objectives.

Maria Craig is dedicated to delivering a first-class service, taking an innovative and creative approach to addressing issues. Maria also believes in working in a collaborative and flexible way to ensure that the service provided to the Accounting Officer of Homes England is efficient and effective.

A bit about you…

Whilst our day job is to deliver first class customer service to our stakeholders, you will be used to "spinning several plates" at once and will always be looking for ways to improve and innovate with the aim of ensuring that risk within the organisation is adequately controlled.

Delivering on a mission as bold as ours isn’t always easy and, although previous experience of Internal Audit is not required, you'll need to be methodical, logical, resilient and organised as well as having an inquisitive mind with the confidence to ask questions of management. You’ll need to have excellent communication skills and be comfortable interacting with stakeholders at varying levels within the organisation.

You will also need to be prepared to undertake a course of formal study to attain professional Internal Audit qualifications.

Who are we?

Homes England

The Housing and Regeneration Agency. We believe that affordable, quality homes in well-designed places are key to improving people’s lives. As the government’s housing and regeneration agency, we create thriving new places and transform urban areas, combining the full breadth of our powers, expertise, land, capital and influence to bring investment to communities and get more homes built.

How? We form long-term partnerships that bridge the gap between the public and private sector to meet local needs and aspirations. We use our influence to champion the creation of sustainable homes, communities and places that are brilliantly designed for the people that live there now, and in the future. And we use our funding and support to build a more resilient, diverse and innovative housing sector, helping new entrants in the market, encouraging modern methods of construction and design, and promoting the utmost attention to building safety.

Together with our partners, we’re accelerating the pace of house building, remediation and regeneration across the country, as we seek to deliver ever more affordable homes in places people are proud to call home for generations to come.

What we offer...

As well as a competitive salary and 33 days annual leave, we are committed to hybrid working. We’ll support you, wherever possible, so that you don’t miss out on what matters to you.

If you ever need a bit of extra help, we have a great employee assistance programme, financial wellbeing support and access to many great discounts with leading high street names.

Our range of network groups are also there to support you to be yourself at work and play a key role in helping shape our future.

If you are a member of a professional body, we’ll pay for your membership and once you get your digital kit, you’ll be good to go.

Homes England are a geographically diverse community. We were all working from home during the pandemic and have since moved to a hybrid model, moving back into our office environments and utilising our space and time together in the most conducive way.

We would encourage all applicants to apply as soon as possible as we may close vacancies early should we receive a high number of applications.

We also encourage you to apply using the full application option as opposed to quick apply, this is especially important if you would like to indicate to us that you would like to be considered under the disability confident scheme.

If your application is shortlisted to interview we will require you to provide proof of your right to work in the UK at that stage.