Trainee Internal Auditor

Role Responsibility

We are recruiting for a
Trainee Internal Auditor
to join our forward-thinking, innovative and ambitious Internal Audit and Counter Fraud Team. This is a great opportunity to gain experience of working within an internal audit environment, and to obtain a recognised internal audit qualification.
Are you looking for a new challenge, with a willingness and commitment to study, or continue studies towards a professional internal auditing qualification? If the answer is yes, we would love to hear from you.
In 2025 our Internal Audit and Counter Fraud Team won the Excellence in Public Sector Audit at the Public Finance Awards, and has responsibility for independently reviewing one of the largest Council’s in the UK, alongside providing internal audit services and a grant certification service to several external clients and trading companies.
The successful candidate will have:
Degree qualification or equivalent
A commitment and enthusiasm to study towards / complete a professional internal auditing qualification
Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal)
Experience of working effectively with colleagues
Experience of working as a team player to support others as needed
A good level of IT literacy
Experience or commitment to utilise data analytics
Excellent numeracy and finance skills
The ability to manage their own workloads, whilst meeting multiple deadlines
An understanding of the role of internal audit
The ability to produce work to the required standard and within agreed timelines
Great organisational skills and be self-disciplined, self-motivated and reliable
An enthusiastic, positive, and flexible approach
An understanding of the need to maintain high levels of confidentiality and integrity at all times
If appointed to the role, you will be joining a highly respected, successful, supportive, and innovative team, which has received a positive external quality assessment against the Public Sector Internal Audit Standards.
Working for the largest County Council in the country will give you the opportunity for a whole range of experiences and an in depth understanding of how a large public sector body works. We aim to make a real difference to support and protect our stakeholders and our range of clients, and you will play a major role in how we continually move our service forward.
You will be joining a service which is fully committed to your development. We also want to make a difference in your life, well-being and your career, and it is not just the technical nature of the job that will play a role in how you advance – it is the team and the culture that will be key to your job satisfaction and the advancement of your career development.
The Internal Audit Team are based at County Hall, Maidstone. KCC currently supports remote working where possible. However, office attendance is required at least once a week for the successful candidate.
There will be a requirement to visit external clients across the County.
Applications
We would also welcome applications from Care Leavers to support our commitment as a Corporate Parent.
This post is subject to a Basic Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements.
The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description / Person Specification.
Interviews will be held, in person, on 2
nd
and 3
rd
June 2026.
Please note – if you are interested, please apply as soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.

Contact Details

For more information about the role, please contact:
Debbie Chisman -
debbie.chisman@kent.gov.uk
Amanda Palmer -
amanda.palmer@kent.gov.uk

About the Company

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KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county's working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds, faiths and those with caring responsibilities, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.
Please note - if you are interested, please apply soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.

Job Description & Person Specification

Trainee Internal Auditor JD.pdf