Senior Auditor

Are you motivated, with excellent interpersonal and communication skills? Whether you're an experienced Internal Auditor or have developed proven transferrable skills in a similar environment, we'd love to hear from you!

We are currently looking for a Senior Auditor to join our new Internal Audit partnership between East Sussex County Council (ESCC) and Brighton and Hove City Council (B&HCC). The post will be employed by ESCC and will require some travel across East Sussex and Brighton. We currently work on a hybrid basis with an expectation that everyone within our service will share time between working from one of our available offices and from home.

Internal Audit is responsible for providing assurance to our clients in relation to internal control, governance and risk management, supporting each organisation to achieve its overall objectives. As a service, we are proud to have demonstrated high levels of compliance with the standards applicable to Internal Audit and, as a new partnership, we have exciting plans to continue to develop the service even further.

We are looking for a Senior Auditor who would like to make the next move up the career ladder. You will likely have experience of delivering audits across a range of different services. A formal Internal Audit qualification is preferable, although not essential. You will have strong analytical skills, excellent written and verbal communication skills and be able to maintain great client relationships. An ability to complete audit work of sufficient quality within agreed timeframes and budgets is crucial. Successful candidates will be self-motivated and able to work on their own initiative and within a team.

You will have:

• Significant relevant experience obtained in a professional work environment and transferable skills that will meet the expectations of the role.
• Knowledge of a range of internal audit methodologies and techniques.
• Experience of report writing and presenting verbal reports to management.
• The ability to develop and build effective client relations with with customers, clients and senior managers and foster good client relations as part of individual audit assignments and client liaison arrangements.

Please download the job description and person specification for more information.

To apply for this role, please follow the ‘Apply Now’ button above and upload your Supporting Statement and a CV. We will be using your Supporting Statement to shortlist so please be sure to address how you meet all the criteria in the person specification, drawing on any relevant work/life experience, education, or personal interests. For guidance on how to write an application, please see our how to apply page and our statement on the use of AI.

Interviews will take place in person at County Hall, Lewes, in September 2026.

Candidates who meet certain criteria are given priority when we shortlist. See our priority status page for details.

You will be joining a team of experienced auditors working in partnership across ESCC and B&HCC. We work together to provide a supportive working environment. Staff work on a variety of assignments to enhance their knowledge, skills and professional development.

We take professional development incredibly seriously and, wherever possible, will develop you, offering support through buddying, on the job training and access to professional and personal development opportunities. We have also developed a robust induction programme to help you settle in and get up to speed with how we work.

We offer a diverse range of benefits to help and support you during your employment. More information can be found on our benefits page.

Vocational Training through Apprenticeships is now available to our staff, ranging from entry level to degree level qualifications. You can talk to the hiring manager and the apprenticeship team about what qualifications would be relevant to you and this job role, and if it is possible to support you in apprenticeship training.

For an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact one of the following to request a phone call: Nigel Chilcott, Audit Manager - [email protected] Sheehan, Audit Manager - [email protected] Winton, Interim Chief Internal Auditor - [email protected] For work that makes a difference, choose East Sussex!

Additional Information

Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is part-time or term-time only.

If you require sponsorship to work in the UK please let the hiring manager know this in your application so we can check eligibility for sponsorship for the role. For further information please go to Work in the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

If you require any reasonable adjustments, due to disability, to enable you to participate fully in the process please contact the hiring manager on the contact details above.