Job title Senior Auditor
Job family Quality, Risk and Assurance Band D
Job purpose
The role performs financial, operational and systems/IT audits across the BBC. These audits may
range across all activities of the BBC including public service, commercial subsidiaries and BBC
charities.
The audit work is likely to focus on the ongoing review of core internal controls but will also
include ad-hoc specialist reviews.
In undertaking each audit, the role will assess the management and control of risk, completing the
audit work within planned timescales and in compliance with quality requirements.
The role will also manage relationships with key stakeholders across the business and with other
team members.
Key responsibilities and accountabilities
• Prepare detailed audit testing plans that focus on key risks. This will involve gathering
information by meeting people at all levels across the BBC.
• Carry out rigorous audit testing, flexing work plans in response to findings and emerging risks.
• Acknowledge issues, impacts, root causes and recommendations with management throughout
the course of audit assignments.
• Act as an advocate for internal control, sharing expertise within the team and encouraging best
practice behaviours across the business.
• Write clear, concise, robust and balanced audit reports.
• Lead or participate in tasks or projects required to meet departmental objectives.
• The role will also manage relationships with key stakeholders across the business and with
other team members.
Knowledge, skills, training and experience
Essential
• Significant auditing experience, including review of General IT Controls and Internal Audit
experience.
• Proven experience of working within an organisation of a comparable size or complexity to the
BBC.
• Proven ability to quickly acquire new knowledge and skills.
• Possess an appropriate combination of technical expertise in fields such as auditing, finance,
operations, or investigations.
• Ability to observe and understand business processes ensuring processes are documented
completely and accurately.
• Must be able to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing with a wide range of
groups and individuals.
Desirable
• Applicants will normally have at least one of the following professional qualifications as
appropriate to the role:
• Qualified Accountant through a recognised professional body (e.g. ACA, ACCA,
ACMA)
• Chartered Member of the Institute of Internal Auditors (UK)
• Certified Information Systems Auditor
• Direct experience of internal audit is desirable.
• It is desirable that applicants can demonstrate a significant level of audit or other relevant
expertise in a required area of specialism:
• IT Security
• Production management
• Value for money/efficiency programmes
• Project management and/ or audit of major project and change activity
• Review and/or management of major contracts, broadcast and business continuity
Job impact
Decision making
• Risk assessment in planning individual audits
• Judgements regarding sensitive issues for consideration by departmental/functional management
Scope
• Audit services provided across all functions and operations of the BBC including commercial
subsidiaries and charities.
Other information
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Job Code
Definition: Support
This job description is a written statement of the essential characteristics of the job, with its principal
accountabilities, incorporating a note of the skills, knowledge and experience required for a satisfactory level
of performance. This is not intended to be a complete, detailed account of all aspects of the duties involved.