Government Furnished Equipment Auditor

This is an exciting opportunity to join MOD Head Office team and Operational Finance Team. Would you like to carry out compliance, audit and assurance activities in a varied, diverse and dynamic environment where no two assignments are the same?

We are looking for a bright, motivated self-starter to join the Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) Assurance team based in Piccadilly Gate in the centre of Manchester. GFE is equipment loaned by MOD to Defence Contractors to support the delivery of equipment to UK Armed Forces and this post will play an important part in providing assurance that appropriate controls and stewardship of MOD assets are in place under Defence Contracts Terms and Conditions. The MOD has around 300 contractors who have MOD assets and these can range from the UK’s Strategic Defence contractors to the smaller niche suppliers. The range and scale are vast and the assets have an approximate value of £5.5bn. The team usually undertake fieldwork on site at the Contractors’ premises so the post will involve frequent travel throughout the UK usally lasting between 3 and 5 days. MOD adopts hybrid working and when not undertaking audit at the Contractor’s premises, you will be expected to be in the office at least 2-3 days per week.

This post will involve undertaking assurance and compliance audits of Defence Contractors, testing the controls put in place to manage Government Furnished Equipment (GFE).

These position are advertised at 37 hours per week.

Management
You will be responsible to deliver programme of allocated audits in the most cost effective way including management of your own time and other resources to conduct initial review of evidence of all audit activity within allocated contractor accounts. This will included the leading of a small team of auditors on occasion.
To respond to queries raised by Audit Committees for accounts held within your team in a timely manner and as a matter of priority

Programme Planning
You will undertake an annual risk analysis of your allocated contractors as well as ongoing data analysis to inform the annual audit programme.  

Programme Delivery
Deliver allocated audit assignments as an Audit Leader or Team Member in accordance with clearly set out procedures and quality standards to time and quality with the most efficient resource utilisation.  

Stakeholders
You will engage with all stakeholders develop productive working relationships which will inform the teams planning, fieldwork and reporting. This engagement will be before, during and after assignments. The role involves interaction with staff at all levels of the organisation both in Industry and within MOD.  
Delivering assurance work to time cost and quality that adds value to the operation of the organisation. There are opportunities to make a difference in one of the largest organisations in government.

MOD invests in its people and supports them through their work with opportunities for further training and development. A positive work/life balance is encouraged, and the position offers opportunities to work flexibly to support this. The role involves around 30-35% percent travel; mostly in the UK but with some opportunities to work overseas.

Essential Skills

• Excellent verbal communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, paying attention to detail and be able to summarise and present information concisely.
• Full UK driving license.

 Desirable skills

• Previous experience working in a compliance, audit and assurance environment.
• Skilled at using Microsoft products (Excel and Word) and generally proficient with IT Tools.

We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Communicating and Influencing
• Working Together
• Leadership
• Making Effective Decisions

We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:

• Communicating and Influencing
• Working Together
• Leadership

• Learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
• 25 Days Annual Leave plus 1 day per year of reckon-able service to a maximum of 30 days

The post does not offer relocation expenses. 

External recruits who join the MOD who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a six-month probation period. 

Please Note: Expenses incurred for travel to interviews will not be reimbursed. 

Please be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts.  

Any move to MOD from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax-Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/. 

The Ministry of Defence is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for its staff which includes educating them on the benefits of not smoking, protecting them from the harmful effects of second-hand smoke and supporting those who want to give up smoking. Under the Smoke-Free Working Environment policy, Smoking and the use of all tobacco products (including combustible and chewing tobacco products) will not be permitted anywhere in the Defence working environment however some exemptions are in place, please refer to local guidance. The policy is Whole Force and includes all Defence personnel, contractors, visitors and other non-MOD personnel. All applicants seeking, considering, or accepting employment with the Ministry of Defence should be aware of this policy and that it is already in place at a number of Defence Establishments.  

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Job contact :

• Name : Bill Fairfoull
• Email : bill.fairfoull161@mod.gov.uk
• Telephone : 07881400724

Recruitment team

• Email : DBSCivPers-ResourcingTeam3@mod.gov.uk