Audit Manager

Job Summary

Audit and Assurance Services is a division of NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (NWSSP). We deliver professional internal audit, assurance and consulting service across the NHS in Wales, consisting of 12 Health Boards/Trusts, and a number of Special Health Authorities, operating with a budget in excess of £8bn.

A continuously changing and evolving risk landscape, particularly following the Covid pandemic, means that the NHS in Wales faces new and unfamiliar challenges. While the NHS is often ready to respond to these challenges, the support provided by internal audit helps give Chief Executives, and Boards the assurance that their risk management, control processes and governance arrangements are ready to meet these demands and support the delivery of quality patient services.

We have 60 skilled staff delivering over 400 reviews annually, across all organisations that form NHS Wales, supporting organisational governance and improvement. You should be an individual with the attributes to thrive as an internal auditor in this challenging, varied and complex environment.

As a self‑motivated individual, you should embrace our vision of delivering excellence and value for money.

The Internal Audit Manager role within the South East team provides the opportunity to work across a range of NHS Wales organisations and be responsible for supporting the development and delivery of audit plans and managing a portfolio of audit assignments, as well as delivering complex high‑level reviews of risks, strategies, governance structures, quality and safety, financial and workforce management, operational and clinical delivery across our clients.

We believe this is a great opportunity for the right candidate, and the recent external quality assessment of our service by the Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors demonstrates that we are delivering a quality service to all of our clients.

We work in an agile way, for example we are flexible as to where you are based and the hours you work. And we invest in training and development to ensure all of us have the right skills to deliver effective assurance and add value. We work in probably the most high‑profile public service in Wales, and this is a great time to join NHS Wales.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post;
Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

• Relevant Professional Audit (CMIIA)
• Professional Accounting (CCAB) or Risk Management Qualification (Equivalent knowledge and experience)
• Evidence of appropriate CPD
• High level of specialist Internal Audit knowledge
• Knowledge of NHS Mandatory Audit Standards
• High level of Understanding of Corporate Governance & Risk Management
• Extensive Knowledge of the Healthcare Standards
• Extensive Knowledge of Risk Based Audit
• Extensive Knowledge of Assurance Agenda
• NHS Finance

• Substantial public sector audit / NHS experience at a senior level
• Audit Management Experience including management of a team of audit staff
• Experience of attending and presenting reports at Audit Committee
• High level of experience of Auditing of the Healthcare Standards
• 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
• In depth specialist knowledge of internal audit, financial and risk management aspects of NHS legislation and NHS policies
• Advanced specialised knowledge and experience of internal audit and risk management
• A proven track record of dealing with highly complicated situations and the delivery of challenging corporate objectives
• Presentation of complex and potentially sensitive information where manager are resistant to findings

• Ability to plan, control and carry out audit assignments
• Production of complex audit plans and assignment briefs
• Ability to identify systems weaknesses and to…