Senior Audit Manager in Milton Keynes

Role Responsibility:

Senior Audit Manager

G4S Care and Rehabilitation Services

Oakhill Secure Training Centre, Milton Keynes, MK5 6AJ

Salary £39,097.03 per annum

Permanent, Full Time, 40 hours per week

Benefits: Company Pension, free on-site parking, uniform, on-site canteen, access to High Street Shop discounts and ongoing training and development

At Oakhill Secure Training Centre we look after young people aged 12 to 18 years old who have been remanded or sentenced to periods of detention. The vulnerable young people in our care can be challenging with a wide range of social and emotional complex needs. This is an environment that calls for high standards of social care and service delivery to provide a secure and stable environment for young people to develop their life skills and address the behaviours that have led them into custody.

Oakhill Secure Training Centre works closely with the Youth Custody Services to ensure that its regimes and designs reflect best practice in residential care to prevent offending.

An opportunity has arisen for a Senior Audit Manage to join the team at Oakhill Secure Training Centre

The successful candidate will implement and oversee the Centre’s compliance framework, collating, analysing, evaluating and presenting information to the Management Team to ensure that the Centre is contractually compliant. The role will provide oversight and leadership for the Training and Deployment Teams.

The role requires an individual with a keen eye for detail for written and statistical data, with great time management skills and the ability to keep to strict, non-negotiable deadlines. The Senior Audit Manager will collate, analyse, evaluate and present information to the management team to ensure that the Centre remains contractually compliant.

Key Responsibilities:

• Direct line management of the Quality Assurance Manager, Training Officer & Deployment Manager.
• Oversee the management and delivery of the compliance framework.
• Present analysis of data to identify patterns and trends of behaviour, occurrence and identify areas of risk in line with contractual requirements.
• Oversee the quality assurance on all aspects of the self-audit and compliance process.
• Ensure that all submissions are made to relevant stakeholders and contain accurate information
• Support staff in their understanding of the contract and the execution of their duties in compliance with the requirements of that contract, including delivery of ITC and refresher training,
• Short and long term planning and oversight of ITC delivery and liaison with external training providers.
• Provide oversight of and chair probation review meetings for members of the ITC.
• Monitor the required performance returns to ensure accuracy on a monthly basis and ensure required information is submitted to the nominated Senior Managers within the required time constraints.
• Provide analysis of management information to identify patterns and trends and thereby support a culture of continual improvement.
• Deliver data and reports for trading reviews and effective practice meetings to maximise continuous improvement.
• Close liaison with internal and external stakeholders including the Youth Custody Service and senior G4S management
• Daily, weekly and monthly reporting in relation to Deployment & Training, including KPIs and minimum staffing levels.
• Weekly completion and analysis and forecasting of the workforce pipeline in collaboration with the HR team.
• Assist in the promotion of creating a positive Health & Safety culture across the site leading by example, this includes reporting accidents and near misses in a timely manner & follow the applicable safe systems of work for the role.

The duties and responsibilities listed within this job description are not exhaustive and the job holder is expected to accept reasonable alterations and additional tasks of a similar level that may be necessary from time to time.

Essential Skills:

• Keen eye for detail & previous auditing experience.
• Experience of work planning, monitoring and reviewing of performance.
• Experience of collating data and analysis of data.
• Excellent communication skills for staff at all levels.
• Line management experience. 
• Ability to monitor risk concerns & forward plan.
• Confident use of Google Sheets & Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint. 

Desirable Skills:

• Experience of working in a custodial environment
• Experience of project management

At G4S, we invest heavily in our people.  If you join us you will have a job specific induction programme to equip you with the skills and knowledge for the job. As well as ongoing support and development opportunities we offer generous holiday entitlement, company pension, an onsite gym, free onsite parking and the chance to do an extraordinary job – every day.

For more information on Oakhill Secure Training Centre please visit,

Equality and Diversity is an important part of G4S Care and Rehabilitation Services. We actively encourage applications from all backgrounds and are a fully inclusive employer who aims to support all employees to be their true selves. We are happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments for either the role or during the recruitment process

G4S Care and Rehabilitation Services is committed to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of children and adults at risk and each employee is expected to support these goals.

Safeguarding children and young people is our primary focus and the welfare of the child is paramount. Therefore we have a corporate responsibility to ensure that the safeguarding and our G4S values are at the centre of all we do.​

To apply for this role, you must be eligible to work in the UK and must have been resident in the UK for a minimum of 3 years.   You will also be required to undergo DBS enhanced level security clearance and will need to provide full details of your work and educational history covering the last 10 years as part of the screening process.