Principal Auditor

The Service & Team

Ready to make a real impact? Join Cornwall Council as a Principal Auditor and play a key role in driving good governance, strengthening assurance, and supporting positive change across one of the UK's largest unitary councils. This is an exciting opportunity to use your expertise in a forward‑thinking, modern audit service where your work will make a visible difference.

Deliver the risk‑based internal audit plan, provide consultancy and advisory activities that drive positive change within the Council, and provide assurance to stakeholders and clients. Assess governance, risk and control, and advise Senior Managers to improve governance, internal control, financial management and risk management arrangements. This is a public/customer‑facing role, subject to an enhanced criminal record disclosure check, and requires statutory English language proficiency.

This is a full‑time position. While the location/work‑base is specified, the role may also allow remote work, which will be discussed during the recruitment process.

• Professional qualification (CCAB/CMIIA).
• Sound audit background at a senior level.
• Ability to perform complex audit work to a high standard.
• Good understanding of current best audit practice.

• Competitive salary.
• Defined benefit pension scheme based on career average earnings, with the option for extra voluntary contributions.
• Generous annual leave entitlement, with the potential to purchase additional leave.
• National award‑winning employee health and wellbeing programme.
• Employee benefits scheme giving access to a wide range of discounts to local and national goods and services.

Cornwall Council is unable to offer visa sponsorship or transfer existing sponsorship for this role.

Please attach a supporting statement and CV to your application. For more information, contact Zoe Davies, Gary Walton or Jason Carne.

Fairness and inclusion are at the heart of our vision. In order to best serve our communities, we are striving to achieve a diverse workforce that is inclusive of all backgrounds, cultures and identities; e.g., race, disability, sex, gender reassignment status, age, religion and sexual orientation. We are an equal opportunities and Disability Confident employer, and we will assess applicants on their merits.