View Vacancy -- Deputy Head of Audit and Risk Management

Strategy, Policy & Governance
Permanent
 
£60,300 - £70,100

About the role


An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Deputy Head of Internal Audit and Risk Management within the Risk Management service at Haringey Council.

The Risk Management service is part of the Corporate Governance Directorate and we are looking to recruit an experienced and qualified Deputy Head of Audit and Risk Management to help the Council achieve its ambitious plans. Reporting to the Head of Audit and Risk Management, you will work closely with all Council services and provide professional leadership and management of the Council’s counter fraud, internal audit and strategic risk management functions.

With your knowledge and considerable experience, you will support the Head of Audit and Risk Management embed risk management throughout the Council whilst providing direction to the counter fraud team and the internal audit provider (Mazars). You will use your extensive understanding of local government risk, internal audit and counter fraud functions to provide great leadership in delivering excellent outcomes for both citizens and customers of the Council.

 

About you

We are looking for a Deputy Head of Audit and Risk Management with commercial acumen and solid understanding of local government who has a vision for risk management, counter fraud and internal audit and who places at its core, a desire to want to enhance and improve the way the Council delivers on its outcomes. To be considered for this role, you will need to be an experienced and qualified accountant (CCAB) or internal auditor (CMIIA) and you will have gravitas to thrive in a challenging and complex operating environment. You will have significant management experience and be responsible for managing the in house counter fraud team and an external partner who deliver internal audit services to the Council. You will also have a successful record of accomplishment in developing and delivering risk management strategy, infrastructure, performance management, communication and reporting and developing associated risk management functions such as providing training to members, senior managers and employees. You will have experience of developing and implementing a risk aware culture in a large organisation such as Haringey Council at a managerial level.


Closing Date: Monday 30th September 2019

 


For further information please contact the Haringey Hub: Resourcinghub@haringey.gov.uk

This opportunity is closed to applications.