Our audit team

We have a team of experienced dedicated and highly motivated auditors who specialise in the internal audit of public sector organisations. We ensure that all our staff are appropriately qualified CCAB accountants, members of the Institute of Internal Auditors (MIIA), Accounting Technicians or QiCA computer audit qualified. We aim to keep turnover to a minimum to enable our team to build an understanding of our customers.

The section is made up of a mix of Audit Technicians, Auditors, Senior Auditors, CIPFA Trainees, Audit Managers and Heads of Audit. For more details about these roles take a look at who does what in Audit Services.

Our office is based in Queen Elizabeth II Court of Hampshire County Council Castle complex in Winchester. A five minute walk from the train station, the main high street, and bus links, the offices are ideally suited for getting to and from work as well as lunchtime shopping/eating/drinking. Winchester also has an excellent park and ride service just off the M3. We have information on how to reach or contact us.

The work we do in the section is varied and challenging, and is appreciated by our customers. Find out more details of our customer care policy.

The benefits of working here include training opportunities, flexible working (flexi time, home working), a pension scheme, and work which feels like you are making a difference.

What can Hampshire Audit Services offer?

Hampshire Audit Services is one of the largest public sector internal audit practices in the region. We provide a wide range of services to many external organisations as well as all departments of the County Council, resulting in an interesting and varied workload. We specialise in the provision of quality internal audit services and we have an established and growing reputation as internal audit experts across the public sector.

We are committed to quality and continuous improvement for our customers and our staff and see our ISO9000 registration as an important external validation of our achievements.

Within Audit Services there are opportunities to get involved and contribute to significant audit developments for the benefit of staff and customers in a forward thinking local authority and our aim is to attract a high calibre finance and audit personnel who want a challenge.

As a valued member of the audit team you will be encouraged and supported to study relevant qualifications such as Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT), Chartered Institute for Professional Accountants (CIPFA) or Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA). We believe in investing in our staff and retaining the experience they have gained with us.

Successful completion of vocational qualifications is one of the criteria used to assess candidates for appointment or progression. Audit Services also has a clear set of progression criteria outlining the skills and experience that staff require for each of the posts within the section.

Our permanent work base is in Winchester however many days are spent travelling around Hampshire visiting our customers to carry out internal audit work.

To find out more information about working for Hampshire Audit Services, visit the Who Does What in Audit Services section of this web page.

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Training

Each year the County Treasurer’s department (of which Audit Services is a part) sponsors selected staff on vocational courses, usually day release or distance learning, leading to a business or professional qualification, the main ones being:

• Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT)
• Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA)
• Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA)

You might also be given the opportunity to attend other vocational courses where a case is made for the benefits to Audit Services and for your current or future work objectives. You can reclaim the cost of essential books, exam fees, extra travel costs, and in special cases, subsistence.

Within Audit Services, all our staff are appropriately qualified CCAB accountants, Members of the Institute of Internal Auditors (MIIA), Accounting Technicians or QiCA computer audit qualified or are studying for these qualifications.

There are many training courses offered by Hampshire County Council that do not result in a qualification, yet are equally important for your personal development. To ensure that staff skills, training and personal development needs are regularly reviewed and fulfilled, Audit Services maintains a detailed Staff Training and Development Plan which is updated annually following Performance Development Review sessions. The aim of this plan is to focus training towards the specific needs of the individual in relation to the overall objectives of the Section, ensuring delivery of the training necessary to maintain staff competence at the required standard.

Appropriate training is organised throughout the year and is delivered by several different methods:

• professional training eg CIPFA, AAT, IIA
• 'on the job' training delivered by managers and colleagues
• courses delivered by Audit Services staff
• courses delivered by County Treasurer's Department
• corporate courses, run by Hampshire Training Services
• open learning / self study packs
• lunch time learning seminars
• external courses and seminars
• Computer Based Training (CBT) Package.

We believe in investing in our staff and retaining the experience they have gained with us.

Successful completion of vocational qualifications is one of the criteria used to assess candidates for appointment or progression. Audit Services also has a clear set of progression criteria outlining the skills and experience that staff require for each of the posts within the section.