Internal Auditor

Administrative, Senior Management, Professional and Technical

Analogous Administrative Officer Grade VII

€59,417 - €77,243

Advertised Date: 25 Mar 2025

Annual Salary

Mayo

Permanent / Temporary

Closing Date: 10 Apr 2025, 04:00 PM

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Job Summary

Mayo County Council is inviting applications from suitably qualified persons for the position of Internal Auditor. The Internal Auditor (Administrative Officer) will provide Mayo County Council with guidance on financial accuracy, internal controls and regulatory compliance. This will include the examination and improvement of operating practices, and financial and risk management processes within the Council. The Internal Auditor will manage and provide a quality internal audit service.

The Internal Auditor will engage at the highest levels with Council management and external parties for improving governance and related matters within the organisation.
Internal Auditing is an independent, objective assurance and consulting activity designed to add value and improve an organisation's operations. It helps an organisation accomplish its objectives by bringing a systematic, disciplined approach to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of risk management, control and governance processes. The internal audit activity evaluates risk exposures relating to the organisation's governance, operations and information systems, in relation to:

- Effectiveness and efficiency of operations
- Reliability and integrity of financial and operational information
- Safeguarding of assets
- Compliance with laws, regulations and contracts.

While management is responsible for internal controls, the internal audit activity provides assurance to management and the audit committee that internal controls are effective and working as intended. An effective Internal Audit activity is a valuable resource for management and the Audit Committee due to its understanding of the organisation and its culture, operations and risk profile. Internal Audit is required to give an opinion on the adequacy and effectiveness of the whole system of internal controls within the organisation, and shall develop an overall audit strategy taking account, inter alia, available resources, knowledge of the organisation, the work of external auditors and its own assessment of risk.
Based on the overall audit strategy, Internal Audit will undertake medium term and annual programmes of work to provide the required assurance.

These programmes will be designed to appraise the soundness, adequacy and application of the internal control systems and ascertain the extent to which the system of internal control:

- promotes Value for Money and the efficient / effective use of resources.
- ensures the integrity and reliability of financial and other information.
- ensures compliance with laws & regulations, and the organisations policies and procedures.
- ensures that the assets of the organisation are properly controlled and safeguarded from losses arising from fraud, irregularity or corruption.

Each Candidate must, on the latest date for receipt of completed application forms possess:

Have obtained at least Grade D (or a Pass), in Higher or Ordinary Level, in five subjects (or four subjects if Irish is included) from the approved list of subjects in the Department of Education Established Leaving Certificate Examination or Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme including Irish and/or English and one of the following: Mathematics, Accounting, Business Organisation or Economics,

and

Have obtained at least Grade C (or Honours) in Higher Level (or Honours) papers in three subjects in that examination (or two subjects if Irish and/or one of the following is included: Mathematics, Accounting, Business Organisation or Economics)

or
(ii)          Have obtained a comparable standard in an equivalent examination,
                or
(iii)        Hold a third level qualification of at least degree standard
                and,
(iv)         Have satisfactory experience in administrative procedures, including adequate practical experience in work of an executive nature, office organization and control of staff.
or
Confined Competition

To be a serving employee in a Local Authority or Regional Assembly and have at least two years’ satisfactory experience in a post of Clerical Officer or an analogous post, and
Have satisfactory experience in administrative procedures, including adequate practical experience in work of an executive nature, office organization and control of staff.

Further information is available in the Candidate Information Booklet available from our website www.mayo.ie/careers/current-vacancies

Contact Details

Human Resources
Mayo County Council, Aras an Chontae
The Mall, Castlebar
Co. Mayo
F23 WF90

0949064011 recruitment@mayococo.ie

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