About this job
About the Department:
The Department of Education are dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects the community and schools we support by treating everyone with respect and dignity. This starts with recruitment and selection. The methods of assessing suitability in the recruitment process may vary. This includes making reasonable adjustments to support applicants at all stages of the process and employee lifecycle.
Your Role:
As the Senior Internal Auditor, you will:
- Assist Principal Internal Auditors to plan and conduct school audits as well as operational, compliance and financial audits and related activities where needed, to improve the effectiveness of governance, risk management and control processes.
- Use contemporary auditing practices to drive the effectiveness and efficiency of departmental systems and operations.
- Deliver high quality outcomes and ensure quality assurance over the work you perform in accordance with relevant professional standards and defined branch audit methodologies.
- Work collaboratively with Principals, school staff , other clients and key stakeholders to achieve internal audit objectives.
- Provide school Principals, their staff and client management, with practical advice and make recommendations on the effectiveness and efficiency of school and departmental systems and operations.
- Travel and overnight stays are a requirement for this role.
About You:
Our ideal candidate, is someone with:
- Excellent attention to detail and strong written and verbal communication skills.
- A positive attitude and commitment to achieve team deliverables while pursuing continuous growth and actively seeking feedback.
- An understanding of departmental policies, procedures, other requirements and relevant legislation.
- Knowledge of, or the ability to rapidly acquire knowledge of contemporary auditing tools and techniques including development and use of risk and control matrices (RACM), data analytics and visualisation reporting tools as relevant to the audit, IIA standards, for the completion of audits.
- Proficiency using the Microsoft suite of software and other departmental systems.
- A valid and current Working with Children Authority (Blue Card).
If you are a highly motivated and results-oriented professional seeking a challenging opportunity to make a significant impact, we would like to hear from you.
For any further information regarding the role, please contact Andrew Darcy on 0402 281 354 or email to andrew.darcy@qed.qld.gov.au.
Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.
Interested? To Apply:
- Please submit your resume and a maximum two-page response outlining your suitability for the role no later than 30 June 2024.
We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.
Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.
Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.
When working in regulated employment an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services.
Salary rate shown is reflective of full-time (1.0 FTE).
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