Who does what in Audit Services/team structure

Roles and the appropriate levels of management and supervision are essential to providing an efficient and effective internal audit service. Each level of our management structure has clear responsibilities for each part of the process and we ensure that these standards are never compromised.

Paul Carey-Kent, Deputy County Treasurer and Chief Internal Auditor for the County Council. He is responsible for the overall strategic direction of Hampshire Audit Services, ensuring that we have the appropriate mix of skills and experience to meet your needs.

Group Managers act as Heads of Internal Audit for external contracts. They are responsible for the overall management of contracts, approving strategic internal audit plans and annual internal audit reports.

Audit Managers are responsible for managing the efficient and effective delivery of our service. They are responsible for the management review and supervision of the planning, delivery and reporting of every audit assignment, in addition to performing more complex reviews themselves.

Find out more about a typical day in the life of an Audit Manager.

Senior Auditors and Auditors are responsible for supervising or carrying out the majority of work on site. Each audit assignment will be controlled by a named lead auditor, who will liaise with staff throughout the audit visit, report to senior management at the end of the audit visit and prepare the draft report.

Find out more about a typical day in the life of an Senior Auditor .

Audit Technicians are responsible for carrying out work on site and preparing draft reports under the supervision of the lead auditor.

Find out more about a typical day in the life of an Audit Technician.

Finance Assistants are responsible for assisting the work of the section, preparing files and working papers for audit visits and assisting lead auditors on site.

Find out more about a typical day in the life of a Finance Assistant.

Team structure

The section is split into audit teams, with each team led by an Audit Manager and having responsibility for specific contract areas. Continuity is important to enable our teams to build an understanding of our customer’s organisation. However staff are flexible in their working practices and to provide development opportunities staff are given the opportunity to move between teams from time to time.