Senior Auditor


Company:	Government Internal Audit Agency
Salary:	£50,595 to £55,756 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	London, SW1H 0NB
Working pattern:	Hybrid - 2 days remote
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	15 Oct 2026
Closing date:	10 Nov 2026

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Summary

The Government Internal Audit Agency (GIAA) is driven by its unparalleled access across government to build ‘better insights, better outcomes’ for our clients.

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.

Job description

As a Senior Auditor, you will be a key player in delivering high-quality audit services aligned with the Global Internal Audit Standards (GIAS) in the UK Public Sector or other relevant professional standards. You will act as a crucial point of contact for clients, delivering a portfolio of audits and working closely with stakeholders to deliver efficient and robust audit work that strengthens the Agency's client relationships and reputation.

This role requires a confident, experienced auditor who will actively contribute to audit delivery in line with quality, time, and budget requirements.

You may be allocated to client specific teams, one of our specialism’s teams or our central resourcing team. 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.

Role responsibilities

Supporting the delivery of a portfolio of audits, working on more than one assignment at once, often for a variety of clients.

Leading the delivery of audit assignments and ensure delivery within budget and quality expectations complying with GIAA methodology and using our audit management system to deliver audits in line with our quality standards.

Identifying and assessing key risks and explaining these to client management teams. Preparing terms of reference, setting out testing plans and undertaking detailed testing. Evaluating client frameworks for governance, risk, and control, supporting good practice within own and client organisations, and recommending improvements that support organisational objectives and capabilities.

Obtaining, selecting and analysing data, to support results, conclusions and recommendations made. Providing and delivering clear and accurate reports that meet the requirements of our clients, and carrying out activities to ensure that agreed management actions are completed

Fostering a culture of continuous improvement, using agency innovation, and learning. Being an effective team member, supporting wider GIAA delivery by working constructively and flexibly with colleagues to deliver appropriate outcomes.

Managing your own time and resources effectively, taking ownership of issues that could impact the delivery of your and the wider teams’ objectives and providing solutions and options ahead of deadlines.

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