Title: Senior Audit Data Analyst

Contracts: Fixed Term Full Time – 6 Months

Hours: 35 hours per week

Persona: Agile (20-40% in office and 3-4 days working from home)

Office Location: Stratford, London

Salary: £45,762 per annum

Role Profile - Senior Audit Data Analyst.docx

Closing date for completed applications: 24th November 2024 at 11:59 pm

• Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close the advertisement and interview earlier than stated

Eager to leverage your data analysis expertise alongside your Internal Audit skills, or commitment to gaining a qualification, in a role that pushes you to deliver impactful results?

If this sounds like you, we invite you to explore an exciting role with L&Q as a Senior Audit Data Analyst.

Your Impact In The Role

As a Senior Audit Data Analyst, you will play a crucial role in supporting L&Q’s compliance with statutory and industry regulations through effective data analytics and risk management. Your responsibilities will include:

• Lead and Execute Data-Driven Audits: Apply your data analysis expertise using tools like Excel, Power BI, and SQL to deliver high-quality audit insights. You’ll complete data-driven audit assignments focusing on key risk areas and control frameworks, with impactful, actionable recommendations.

• Audit Planning and Execution: Execute assigned audit tasks as part of L&Q’s internal audit strategy, ensuring alignment with governance standards and contributing to continuous improvement in compliance and risk management.

• Stakeholder Collaboration and Communication: Engage with senior management to communicate audit outcomes, providing recommendations that promote compliance and positive change. You’ll foster productive relationships across teams, supporting informed decision-making.

• Continuous Improvement and Risk Mitigation: Actively participate in the testing, evaluation, and enhancement of internal controls, ensuring L&Q’s processes are efficient, regulatory-compliant, and aligned with the organisation's objectives.

• Counter-Fraud, Bribery, and Corruption Awareness: Support investigations into fraud, bribery, and corruption incidents, contributing to L&Q’s efforts in upholding ethical standards and risk management.

What You'll Bring

• Data Analytics Expertise: Proven experience in data analytics, with advanced skills in Excel and Power BI; knowledge of SQL or similar data tools is highly advantageous.

• Internal Audit Experience and Qualification: Experience in Internal Audit, with a qualification or active progress towards completing one. Alternatively, a strong interest in transitioning into Internal Audit, with a commitment to studying for an Internal Audit qualification.

• Technical and Analytical Proficiency: Demonstrated ability to produce high-quality, data-driven audit reports that support business decisions and foster effective risk management.

• Effective Communication and Influence: Strong ability to communicate audit findings and influence decision-makers, including directors and senior managers.

• Organisational Skills: Exceptional planning and organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and adapt to a dynamic work environment.

• Counter-Fraud and Investigation Experience: Knowledge or experience in counter-fraud, bribery, and corruption, with the ability to participate in investigative activities.

Why Work for L&Q?

L&Q is not just a workplace; it's a community. Recognized as one of the UK's Best Workplaces for Women and certified as a Great Place to Work, we offer an environment where everyone can thrive.

The successful candidate will have access to our full suite of benefits, which includes:

• Generous Annual Leave: Starting at 28 days and increasing to 31 days after 3 years of continuous service.

• Excellent Pension Scheme: Double contribution up to 6%.

• Health Cash Plan: Claim money towards different types of medical services, and access other health and wellbeing offers

• Life Assurance: Generous non-contributory coverage.

• Employee Assistance Programme: Support when you need it.

• Recognition Bonus Scheme: Spot awards for outstanding contributions.

• Family-Friendly Policies: Designed to help you balance work and family life

• Diverse Networking Groups: Join groups like Ability, Kaleidoscope, Inspire & Spectrum.

• Volunteer Time: Up to 21 hours per year to volunteer with the charity of your choice.

• Learning & Development: Commitment to your professional growth.

If you’re ready to apply your data analytics and audit expertise to strengthen risk management and compliance at L&Q, we’d love to hear from you—apply today!

As a charitable organisation, our role goes beyond providing homes and housing services. We are a long-term partner in the neighbourhoods where we work. We hope to build aspiration, opportunity and confidence in our communities through our £250 million L&Q Foundation and our skills academy.

Our vision is that everyone has a quality home they can afford, and we combine our social purpose with commercial drive to create homes and neighbourhoods everyone can be proud of.

At the foundation of everything that we do are our corporate values and associated behaviours. Our organisational behavioural framework outlines the core expectations of all employees, which should be demonstrated at all times when representing L&Q. More information about L&Q’s values can be found on our website and a copy of our behavioural framework can be provided on request.

Our Commitments

At L&Q, people are at the heart of our business and our success depends on employing the best people and getting the best from them. This is why we are committed to developing our people. It's only by investing in a well-trained and motivated workforce that we can continue to prosper and sustain business success.

We are committed to supporting your work-life balance and recognise the changing demands and circumstances in life. Please let us know during the recruitment process if you’re interested in part time working or job sharing. In addition, should your circumstances change once you have joined L&Q, you can also request flexible working arrangements, e.g. a change to working hours - if it’s feasible then we’ll make it happen.

We are recognised externally for our commitment to inclusion. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion, a Disability Confident (Committed) employer and have signed the Time to Change Employer Pledge to demonstrate our commitment to end mental health discrimination in the workplace.

We expect all of our employees to support our environmental policy and social responsibility work. We are an employer committed to environmental and social responsibility.

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