Assurance Officer

Do you want a new challenge in our assurance team to ensure we do business the right way, build and develop your skills on a formal apprenticeship, and work and learn across our business to enhance our internal audit and risk management activities?

About WPA

WPA is a not-for-profit private healthcare provider with over 100 years’ putting our customers first, and with business growing, WPA is looking to expand and enhance our internal audit, risk and compliance capabilities with a dedicated and flexible assurance team.

As the only Which? Recommended Provider for private medical insurance, you’ll feel proud to work for WPA with our inclusive culture, career progression and generous benefits.

About the role

The role is as an assurance officer helping to build our new assurance team, working in an open business culture of reflection and improvement to ensure we do business the right way.

You’ll be working with the Head of Internal Audit to help plan and complete audits in line with the annual WPA Assurance Plan, to support our wider risk and compliance processes, and to help monitor business progress against identified audit issues.

You’ll have the opportunity to develop your skills and gain formal qualifications through a funded apprenticeship programme. There will also be opportunities to perform wider assurance and risk activities including supporting the Chief Risk Officer to maintain and enhance WPA’s risk management systems and providing business support to maintain effective internal controls.

The starting salary is £22,000 to £28,000 depending on qualifications and experience. The role is full time (37 hours per week) and is based in our office on Blackbrook Business Park in Taunton, TA1 2PE. Suitable candidates must live within a commutable distance of our office in Taunton. The role is office-based, with some hybrid working opportunities on a non-contractual basis.

About you

You should have GCSE Maths and English Grade 4 (C) or above, hold two A-Levels or equivalent in any subject. An undergraduate degree is desirable but not essential, and you should be able to demonstrate:

· Curiosity and a desire to learn;

· An analytical mindset;

· An ability to understand new subject matter quickly;

· Attention to detail; and

· An ability to engage successfully with different personalities.

Benefits

We offer an attractive starting salary alongside our annual non-contractual bonus. Your health and wellbeing are very important to us and you will have access to our private medical insurance cover, a WPA cash plan and private remote GP services. Other benefits include purchasing additional annual leave, pension and length of service awards which make us stand out as an employer of choice. Social events are fun and frequent, including BBQs, annual parties, team building and sporting events.

Application support

If you could benefit from having any additional support with your application for whatever reason, please do not hesitate to contact a member of the Personnel Services Team in confidence so that we can discuss it further. We are happy to help in any way we can.

We are all different, be yourself and thrive

WPA is a not-for-profit environmentally friendly organisation whose ethos is treating others as we would like to be treated including our fabulous team, customers, and local community. We hire great people; we believe in everyone and recognise that individual differences are what make our team stronger.

Role Availability: From 17 February 2025

Job Type: Apprenticeship

Benefits:

Additional leave
Company events
Company pension
Cycle to work scheme
Discounted or free food
Employee discount
Free parking
Health & wellbeing programme
On-site parking
Private medical insurance

Schedule:

Monday to Friday

Education:

A-Level or equivalent (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

Driving Licence (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Expected start date: 17/02/2025

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