The role offers a strong platform for career progression within the Agency and the wider civil service, providing opportunities to develop leadership, stakeholder engagement, and strategic relationship management skills across government.

Key responsibilities:

• Develop scripts and applications using R, Python, and various web application frameworks like Shiny and Django, to carry out advanced data analytics to support internal audit and counter fraud and investigation (CF&I) activities across many government organisations.
• Produce and present reports detailing analysis outputs and visualisations for GIAA colleagues and customers.
• Document, maintain, and collaborate on code using tools such as DevOps and git.
• Suggest and implement improvements to current scripts, packages, data pipelines, applications, and quality assurance processes, to incorporate coding best practices and quality standards.
• Lead activities to upskill members of the GIAA data analytics network and promote the benefits and use of data analytics across the agency.
• Engage with data teams across government and the private sector to investigate new data analytics approaches suitable for internal audit and CF&I activities.

The successful candidate will have:

• Experience in interpreting customer needs and conducting advanced data analytics using R or Python to deliver services to meet their expectations.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively the results of complex analysis to colleagues and customers who are not experts in data analytics.
• Demonstrated aptitude for connecting business problems to analytical solutions, proactively working with others to implement them, and researching and horizon scanning to identify new methods and opportunities.
• Strong organisational skills, experience leading and managing multiple ongoing projects at pace, and building strong relationships with stakeholders and customers.
• Experience of two or more of the following areas: generating outputs using quarto; developing web applications in R or Python frameworks; building AI products; maintaining Azure environments; building and reviewing business critical models.

The salary for this role is GBP 60,468 - 70,510 per year.

Benefits include:

• Competitive salaries and in-year rewards
• Flexible working
• A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
• Discount on big brands
• Volunteering days
• Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work Schemes
• Free eyesight tests
• Family-friendly HR policies
• 25 days’ annual leave increasing by one day per year of service to 30 days after 5 years’ service

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Responsibilities:

• Deliver a portfolio of audits, working on multiple assignments at once
• Lead audit assignments, ensuring delivery within budget and quality expectations
• Identify and assess key risks, explain them to client management teams, and recommend improvements
• Obtain, select, and analyse data to support audit results and recommendations
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement and be an effective team member

Requirements:

• Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Significant experience in risk-based internal audit
• Experience in leading audit engagements and evaluating complex systems and processes
• Confidence in using IA software and standard IT products

Qualifications:

• Internal Audit part qualified - Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors (UK & Ireland) or overseas equivalent
• Accountancy part qualified through CCAB bodies or UK and overseas equivalent

Technical skills:

• Audit Delivery
• Risk Management
• Internal Controls
• Governance

Benefits:

• Competitive salary (£50,595 - £63,075 per year)
• Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme with an employer contribution of 28.97%
• Flexible working
• 25 days' annual leave increasing to 30 days after 5 years' service
• Family-friendly HR policies
• Discount on big brands
• Volunteering days
• Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work Schemes
• Free eyesight tests

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This role offers a strong platform for career progression within the Agency and the wider civil service, providing opportunities to develop leadership, stakeholder engagement and strategic relationship management skills across government.

The Agency’s unique access across the public sector exposes you to different risk and control environments, allowing you to gain insights, apply experience, contribute meaningfully, and continue developing professionally.

As Director of Transformation and Assurance, you will lead GIAA’s strategic shift towards a more DDaT-focused approach to assurance, ensuring technology, data and digital risks are reflected effectively in audit planning and delivery.

Key responsibilities include:

• Shaping and delivering a compelling approach to technology-related risk and assurance
• Building GIAA’s specialist capability and capacity
• Positioning GIAA as a trusted adviser to senior digital and technology leaders
• Harnessing insight from specialist assurance work to identify cross-government themes and emerging risks
• Playing a leading role on GIAA’s Executive Committee

The successful candidate will need to demonstrate their knowledge, experience, capability and behavioural approach to a high standard against the following key criteria:

• A strong track record of leading/consulting/advising on significant technology-led transformation within large or complex organisations
• Significant senior leadership experience relevant to digital, data and technology
• Robust strategic and commercial acumen gained in large scale and complex environments
• A thorough understanding of risk, control and assurance frameworks
• A proven track record in building organisational capability to respond to evolving technology risks and controls
• A proven ability to communicate complex technology and risk issues clearly

Alongside your salary of £105,000, Government Internal Audit Agency contributes £30,418 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.

Benefits include:

• Competitive salaries and in-year rewards
• Flexible working
• A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
• Discount on big brands
• Volunteering days
• Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work Schemes
• Free eyesight tests
• Family-friendly HR policies
• 25 days’ annual leave increasing by one day per year of service to 30 days after 5 years’ service

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The Senior Audit Manager will lead and manage a portfolio of audit delivery, including delivering individual audit engagements from planning through to reporting, providing people management, engagement supervision, and oversight to teams delivering individual engagements in a matrix model, and fulfilling the role of Head of Internal Audit (HIA).

Key Responsibilities:

• Take a strategic leadership and delivery role leading and managing a portfolio of audit delivery from planning through to reporting.
• Shape and drive the implementation of an audit strategy and plan, identifying key risks, and engaging stakeholders with credibility and impact.
• Uphold quality assurance and strengthen the function, including championing the development of a risk-orientated culture.
• Provide portfolio direction and alignment, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, and learning.
• Fulfil the role of Head of Internal Audit (HIA) for Arm’s Length Bodies (subject to appropriate opportunities being available).
• Provide leadership and oversight as a People Manager and/or Engagement Manager in a matrix model for a team of auditors across multiple regions.
• Support the GCIA in reporting to audit committees, including the development of audit strategies and plans, progress reporting, and delivering opinions on the effectiveness of governance, risk management, and internal control.
• Lead the strategic management of client relationships, including regular engagement with senior client management and audit committees.

Requirements:

• Significant experience in effective decision-making, successfully planning, managing, and delivering a portfolio of risk-based internal audits.
• Leading and supporting change at a team and organisational level, adopting a continuous improvement approach.
• Strong strategic thinking skills and an ability to interpret complex, conflicting information and make sound judgements.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to interpret complex audit judgements and deliver insight for senior and specialist audiences.
• Proven track record in successfully leading, managing, and developing teams in a matrix management setting.

Benefits:

• Competitive salaries and in-year rewards
• Flexible working
• A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
• Discount on big brands
• Volunteering days
• Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work Schemes
• Free eyesight tests
• Family-friendly HR policies
• 25 days’ annual leave increasing by one day per year of service to 30 days after 5 years’ service

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This role offers a strong platform for career progression within the Agency and the wider civil service, providing opportunities to develop leadership, stakeholder engagement and strategic relationship management skills across government.

The Agency’s unique access across the public sector exposes you to different risk and control environments, allowing you to gain insights, apply experience, contribute meaningfully, and continue developing professionally.

You may be allocated to client specific teams, one of our specialism’s teams or our central resourcing team, all Audit Managers have a leadership and delivery role within the Agency and are responsible for delivering high quality, impactful audit programmes. You will lead and manage a portfolio of audits, delivering audit engagements from planning through to reporting, providing people management and/or engagement supervision in a matrix model setting and fulfilling the role of Head of Internal Audit (HIA– the equivalent of the Chief Audit Executive in the Global Internal Audit Standards in the UK Public Sector) for Arm’s Length Bodies (subject to opportunities being available).

For a smaller proportion of time, you will also focus on delivering audits in the highest risk or complex areas. This role requires a comprehensive understanding of your clients’ operations, key risks and priorities whilst building strong productive relationships at all levels. You will lead with confidence, providing portfolio direction and work closely with colleagues including Group Chief Internal Auditors (GCIAs) to shape and deliver audit strategies and plans.

Job description

• Lead and manage a portfolio of audit delivery from planning through to reporting. Acting as the engagement supervisor for all audits within your agreed allocation working with resource managers to ensure an effective allocation of audit resource. For a smaller proportion of time, you will also focus on delivering audits in the highest risk or complex areas.
• Have a key role in upholding quality assurance and the timeliness of each review in line with budget and compliance with GIAA audit methodology and systems.
• Providing leadership and oversight as a People Manager and/or Engagement Manager in a matrix model for a team of auditors across multiple regions. Providing direction, encouraging continuous improvement and innovation, and supporting their development and performance. (Specific training will be given if you are allocated a People Manager role due to the Line Management responsibilities).
• Fulfilling a role as a HIA, you will develop and agree an audit strategy and risk-based plan tailored to the client, overseeing the delivery of the audit plant to time, budget and quality standards,
• Building a comprehensive understanding of your clients’ operations, key risks and priorities whilst building and managing stakeholder relationships and delivering challenging messages with professionalism and clarity.
• Working closely with colleagues including Group Chief Internal Auditors (GCIAs) to shape and deliver audit strategies and plans.

Person specification

• Significant experience in effective decision making, successfully planning, managing, and delivering a portfolio of risk-based internal audits while responding quickly to fast moving priorities.
• Strong strategic thinking skills and an ability to interpret complex, conflicting information and make sound judgements.
• The ability to build and maintain relationships across an organisation at all levels, influencing senior stakeholders to adopt good practice internal control, risk management and governance processes.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to interpret complex audit judgements and deliver insight for senior and specialist audiences.
• Proven track record in successfully leading, managing and developing teams in a matrix management setting either as an engagement supervisor or people manager.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £60,468, Government Internal Audit Agency contributes £17,517 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

• Competitive salaries and in-year rewards
• Flexible working
• A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
• Discount on big brands
• Volunteering days
• Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work Schemes
• Free eyesight tests
• Family-friendly HR policies
• 25 days’ annual leave increasing by one day per year of service to 30 days after 5 years’ service
• Geographically based Agency

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