Funding Assurance Auditor

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Job description

Working within an exciting new team within our established central compliance function, our Apprenticeship Funding Assurance Officers will provide critical assurance to the business around compliance. Reporting into the Audit Manager, you will support in providing an independent view as to whether Lifetime's risk management, governance, compliance and control processes are operating effectively.

Completing a series of internal audits in line with our Internal Audit Strategy, you will work across all sectors to monitor and evaluate how effective our delivery and data capture is against the appropriate ESFA funding rules.

As part of your role, you will also produce a post-audit report and work with the relevant areas of the business to provide support and training to address, and ultimately reduce, risk,

In addition to the above, you will also support with interrogating PDSAT and FRM reports as well as ad hoc compliance activity as and when required.

What will you be doing?

• Performing internal compliance audits on key business activities, which includes but not exclusive, to eligibility; data collection; paperwork accuracies and data input.
• Completing assigned activity in line with the Internal Audit Strategy.
• Preparing Internal Audit reports to highlight areas of best practice, issues and risk and delivering feedback to the designated business areas contact.
• Assessing how well the business is complying to rules and regulations and informing management of any issues that need addressing
• Activity reviewing internal Policies and Process Guidance to ensure they are accurate and relevant

What will you bring to the role?

• Strong knowledge of funding rules for apprentices and other learning programmes.
• High attention to detail.
• Computer literate with experience of Microsoft office.
• Accuracy and ability to follow instructions.
• The ability to work within a team environment to achieve team/department objectives.
• Confident and professional telephone manner.
• Comfortably interact with senior management colleagues
• Ability to carry out basic analysis on information

Giving back to you - our Group Benefits

• 25 days' holiday rising with service and your birthday off.
• Holiday purchase scheme for those life changing trips and moments.
• Long service reward and recognition
• Enhanced Pension
• Group Life Assurance - 3 x Annual salary
• Unlimited access to six Smart Health services including a 24/7 virtual GP
• Health Cash Plan
• Access to curated wellbeing content and our Employee Assistance Programme
• Perkbox
• To support your work/life balance we give you the opportunity of flexibility within our core working hours (9.00 - 5.30).
• Enhanced sick pay
• Enhanced Maternity/Shared Parental and Adoption packages leave
• A reward programme and recognition programme and annual awards event

Who are Lifetime Training?

Lifetime Training is part of the Lifetime Training Group. As a Group we are passionate about learning and creating life changing opportunities for our learners. We are made up of four unique businesses, two of which focus on apprentice training across a range of professions, one that focusses on awarding qualifications, and one which develops the awarding software.

We are at the forefront of innovative training and awarding and as a larger group network we can offer a broad range of development opportunities, great benefits and a people focussed reward and recognition offering

At Lifetime Training Group, we are committed to broadening the diversity of our workforce and creating a sense of belonging for all. In this way we will better represent our learners and partners to greater understand and fulfil their needs.

Your experience is invaluable to us, and we are committed to fostering an inclusive and equitable recruitment environment for all candidates.

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