Internal Auditor

Internal Auditor

Fixed term

Waihōpai Invercargill is New Zealand's southernmost city and the heart and hub of Southland. We're known for our lush green spaces like Queens Park, our long summer daylight hours and our local legend Burt Munro. Our city has character, charm and a laidback atmosphere. There's outstanding nature reserves, Ōreti Beach, the Waihōpai River, a lively restaurant scene and a sensible gridded layout with wide streets and a 10-minute drive to work.

We are in a chapter of immense growth, building a vibrant city centre and reinvigorating our culture and spaces, and this is an exciting time to join a Council that is focused on the future of our people and our city.

This is a fixed-term position until March 2023 to cover a secondment. Reporting to the Manager - Quality Assurance you will support the delivery of internal audit and advisory services within Council. You'll be part of a dedicated team helping management and the risk and assurance committee fulfil their roles and responsibilities to establish, maintain and monitor an effective quality assurance system.

Our Quality Assurance team provides independent assurance on the adequacy and effectiveness of internal controls to the Risk and Assurance Committee, external auditors and regulatory bodies. We are looking for an Internal Auditor to help deliver high-quality audits which assist the organisation to achieve its objectives through the promotion of internal controls.

Ideally, you'll have a relevant tertiary qualification and previous experience as an internal auditor, a sound knowledge of Local Government, an understanding of the importance of written processes and procedures, the ability to influence stakeholders as well as excellent verbal and written communication skills.

If you enjoy working with staff to develop and review processes to ensure they provide the service expected by our clients then we would love to hear from you.

At Invercargill City Council we pride ourselves on our values - positivity, respect, responsibility and above and beyond. Finding the right fit for our team is really important to us and we work hard to provide an environment reflective of these values.

For more information please see the full job description or contact the Invercargill City Council on 03 211 1777.

With the current border and quarantine restrictions in place, successful applicants must be legally entitled to live and work in New Zealand. While all applications will be reviewed, first priority will be given to those applicants who are currently residing in New Zealand.

Applications Close: 30 Jan 2022