Job Introduction

Job Title: Audit & Controls Officer  

Salary: £28,000 - £31,000

Contract: Permanent

Location: Homebased Northwest

Weekly Hours: 35

So…. What is this role exactly?

This is an exciting opportunity for Audit & Controls Officer to join our dynamic, friendly and successful Risk & Assurance Team.

This crucial role will provide controls assurance & risk oversight in key areas and work with stakeholders in an engaging, professional, and pragmatic manner.

This is an excellent opportunity to work for a leading housing association with a large and diverse portfolio where you will be helping the business maintain its internal control & risk management framework. 

We are looking for? We have a fantastic risk management culture at YHG and are looking for someone who can be innovative and forward-thinking in getting colleagues to follow internal control frameworks & embrace risk management. 

We are looking for someone who has fantastic attention to detail, understand internal control frameworks and risk management and can balance being objective with building great relationships.  

What will my working week look like? 

You will be homebased, living within the North West, within a reasonable travelling distance of our Head Office in Warrington, to attend meetings and training courses.  You’ll be required to visit our Head Office approximately once a week.

What will I be responsible for doing?

First and foremost, you will be conducting a programme of internal controls testing across the business using a risk-based approach to check that that as a business we are following our processes.  You will also be working with and providing guidance to managers to make improvements where required in a supportive manner.

One of the great things about this role is the variety! You will also be working with the business to identify, manage & mitigate risks, supporting the outsourced internal audit partners on the Internal Audit programme and get involved in Business Continuity Testing. 

If this sounds like something you could and you have excellent organisation skills to help us keep track of all our deadlines and key dates, then we want to hear from you!

And what would make me stand out from the crowd?

To be a successful as Audit & Controls Officer, here at YHG, you will have….

• Internal auditing experience or a background in internal controls assurance  
• Understand how to maintain and develop good relationships with stakeholders at all levels
• Understanding of internal controls, auditing techniques including risk and compliance requirements
• Knowledge of COSO framework (not essential).
• Recognised internal audit or accounting qualification (such as CIA, ACA, CIMA). (not essential)

Ideally you will be a …….

• Collaborative team player
• Someone who can influence & challenge others and not just accept what’s presented to them
• Someone with a genuine curiosity to learn, improve and help others to also.

This role is really suited to someone who has had some internal audit experience who is looking for a role with more variety.   

For more detail on the role, please review the role profile available by visiting the vacancy on our website - www.yourhousinggroup.co.uk/careers.

That all sounds great, what’s in it for me?

In return we offer £28,000 - £31,000 for a 35 hour week, and 25 days annual leave (holidays also increase with length of service) plus Bank Holidays, but our employee deal offers much more than just a competitive salary and holiday allowance.

At #TeamYHG we measure performance on outputs and quality, not hours and minutes. We offer a flexible, homeworking culture where you’re trusted to get the job done.  If you need time for an appointment, the school run or an exercise class, if it fits with business needs, we’re open to what works for you too. And when you need to collaborate with your team, you can visit Youggle House – our purpose-built collaboration, wellbeing, and social space in Birchwood, Warrington.

On top of this, we’ll provide you with a great benefits package, including a contributory pension where we match whatever you choose to contribute (up to 8%), an advanced level Healthcare cash plan through BHSF, that doesn’t just provide dental and optician cashback but also health and wellbeing benefits (such as 24/7 GP Access, money back from prescriptions and alternative therapy treatments) and an amazing discount scheme that gives you access to half price cinema tickets, subsidised gym memberships and a huge range of discounts with some of the biggest high street and online names.

For more of our great benefits, please review the benefits information sheet available by visiting the vacancy on our website - www.yourhousinggroup.co.uk/careers.

And who are Your Housing Group?

Your Housing Group is a registered social landlord helping people at every stage of life to live in quality homes they can afford.

As one of the North’s sector-leading landlords, we are proud to play our role in tackling the UK's housing crisis by continually reinvesting in our 29,000 properties and tailoring our services to meet the diverse needs of our customers. We also build over 1,000 new homes each year.

We’re an employer of choice, over 88% of colleagues here recommend us as a 'great place to work'.

As this role allows access to confidential tenancy information, we regret we are unable to accept applications from existing tenants/residents or from those who have an association with existing tenants/residents.

Closing Date: 16^th February 2023

We review applications as they’re received and reserve the right to close this advert early; if you’re interested, please apply ASAP to avoid disappointment.

Your Housing Group values diversity and encourages applications from all communities. Your Housing Group operates a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for anyone who resides in a Your Housing Group property and any applicants who declare they have a disability. If these applicants meet the minimum requirements for the role (as set out in the role profile and/or person specification) they will be guaranteed an interview.  Some roles may be subject to probity checks which will override the scheme where a potential conflict of interest or a probity matter has been identified. YHG1

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