Job Description

About us

At Keystone Knowledge, we work with schools and trusts on an operational and strategic level. We are passionate about the importance of good education and supporting school leaders to improve on industry standards and bring school operations and teaching practice together to create truly great schools.

We work in areas such as finance, internal scrutiny, HR and trust growth to assist senior leaders and school business management with solutions that ultimately facilitate better outcomes for students and pupils. Our client-facing team are school people with experience working in education sector roles, so they have direct knowledge and awareness of the issues that schools and trusts face on a daily basis.

About the role

We're looking for a proactive internal audit officer who can demonstrate attention to detail and great customer service. You will join our IS team in delivering internal scrutiny in schools and trusts, checking internal processes to ensure that risk, both financial and non-financial, is minimised. Internal scrutiny services are delivered both virtually and on-site and as such travel to clients will be a regular part of your routine.

It's a busy, hands-on role that involves liaising with multiple clients to organise and carry out internal scrutiny checks, providing reports and feedback, and ultimately supporting improvement and compliance in schools and trusts.

This role is a hybrid between time in our Ashby de la Zouch office, visiting clients and working from home.

A valid driving license and access to a vehicle is required and the role is subject to a successful DBS check, carried out by us.

Duties

The role includes: delivering the Internal scrutiny programme to external stakeholders by:

Visiting and liaising with clients to arrange and carry out Internal Scrutiny modules Analysing relevant client business data, information and systems Creating an Internal Scrutiny feedback report based on findings Feeding back findings to clients Marking recommendations to improve and strengthen internal controls Producing Annual Audit Summaries. Participating in the continuous improvement of Internal Scrutiny audit processes, procedures and modules Ensure scrutiny programmes are allocated for each client as per their programme and work within the internal audit plan to ensure each audit is fit for delivery.

Skills

Effective oral and written communication skills Ability to communicate orally or in writing complex and contentious information with a wide range of audiences. Critical thinking and problem-solving Analysis skills Ability to discern information, triage and make recommendations Highly organised and solution focussed Knowledge of school finance is desirable but not essential.
This position offers an excellent opportunity for individuals looking to advance their career in audit while contributing both to the success of our organisation and the schools that we work with.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: 25,000.00-30,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Additional leave Company pension Free parking Life insurance On-site parking Private medical insurance Work from home
Application question(s):

Do you have the ability to travel UK wide?
Experience:

Internal audits: 1 year (preferred)
Licence/Certification:

Driving Licence (required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Ashby-De-La-Zouch LE65 1RH