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Andrew Vaughan–Owen

Llanelli

Summary

Focused, ACA qualified Internal Auditor with experience in managing teams and in supporting businesses to identify process and procedure opportunities. Adopting a collaborative approach with stakeholders to understand audit objectives and plan activity to achieve them.

Overview

31
31
years of professional experience

Work History

Audit Manager

Government Internal Audit Agency
06.2020 - 08.2025
  • In charge of a team of 2-3 Auditors, responsible for ensuring the quality of and full delivery of the internal audit plan across various directorates including Finance, HR, Operations and Policy.
  • Responsible for setting and agreeing the internal audit plan with the Director for the above directorates; ensuring a balanced assurance programme across the Agency as a whole.
  • Consistently met deadlines for audit reports, helping maintain the teams reputation for reliability and professionalism.
  • Provided valuable insights to senior management on potential business risks identified during audits
  • Key Contact / liaison point for director stakeholder management across the directorates noted above.
  • Key Finance contact for feedback on the implications for internal controls from process change.
  • Attend Audit Committee / Executive Team meetings as required to provide feedback on key audit reviews where this has been requested.
  • Adopted weekly “check-ins” with staff, and implemented quarterly feedback session to measure performance against agreed objectives and ensure wellbeing and development opportunities are discussed.
  • Worked jointly with the client Operations directorate to develop and roll out assurance mapping across the directorate to confirm where reliance can be placed or identify gaps in assurance coverage in each area.

Senior Auditor

DVLA / Government Internal Audit Agency
10.2013 - 06.2020
  • Key role in setting up the annual audit plan for the Finance directorate.
  • Key Liaison point supporting the Audit Manager for the Finance directorate, and SME for risk management.
  • Plan, undertake, discuss, and complete audit assignments for myself, including other Auditors within the team.
  • Across GIAA I was part of the IR35 group setting up a standard methodology across GIAA against which to audit IR35 legislation. I accrued extensive knowledge to become a key contact in this area across the Agency.
  • Personally undertaking work for a related Agency to assist plan delivery (2017-2021) – this included overseas trips to Ireland, Italy, and India and joint working with other areas of GIAA and other agency staff.

Group Auditor

Swansea County Council
06.2007 - 10.2013
  • In charge of a team of 4-5 Auditors and responsible for delivering the internal audit plan in the Education, Regeneration, and Financial services areas (including Receivables, Payroll, Pensions and Treasury).
  • Directly responsible for consulting on and input into the audit plan for the section.
  • Issuing of audits to staff via quarterly plans, and monitoring their progress through to review and finalisation of the audit report.
  • Undertaking certain audits personally.
  • Review of staff performance via the generation of KPI’s and half yearly appraisals.
  • Provide advice to clients including attendance and speaking at procurement road shows, forums and training days. E.g. School Administration Staff.
  • Resolution of contentious and key issue in reports. E.g. Social Care debts and expediting the recovery of disputed invoices.
  • Attendance at Audit Committee and Finance service meetings to deliver reports and discuss departmental issues.
  • Undertake special investigations and other ad hoc work as required.
  • Produce new and updated risk based audit programmes as the need arises. Examples have included Receivables, Payroll, Treasury, DBS/CRB, and Regeneration programmes.

Senior Internal Auditor

Swansea County Council
10.2003 - 06.2007
  • Involved in setting up the annual audit plan.
  • Plan, undertake, discuss, and complete audit assignments. This would include not just for myself, but also other Auditors within the team.
  • Undertake more complex and new audit areas, as the more senior member on the audit team.
  • Undertake Special / Fraud investigations as required.
  • Maintain the audit database which involves producing KPI reports, and keeping track of audits.
  • Deputise for the Group Auditor in their absence.

Senior Internal Auditor

Corus
01.2001 - 10.2003
  • Involved in setting up the annual audit plan.
  • Plan, undertake, discuss, and complete audit assignments, including both part site and full site assignments. Assignments included the following areas: - Commercial, Supplies, Operational, Financial (e.g., Payroll, ledger, Purchases, Cash, Stock), Contracts, I.T., Governance, Risk Assessment, SMEs, and overseas business reviews.
  • Designed audit programmes for the Records Centre, and Commercial offices audit.
  • Designed audit programme for Securitisation of Debt for the whole of Corus UK audit departments to use.

Accounts / Audit Senior

AWG Warren & Son
02.2000 - 12.2000
  • Reporting to Partner with one junior reporting to myself.
  • Produced accounts from incomplete records.
  • Undertook company audits.
  • Submitted and prepared company and sole trader tax computations/ self-assessments.
  • Involved in setting up Opticians VAT scheme.

Auditor

District Audit
09.1998 - 02.2000
  • Reviewed key controls and systems for Local Government, DVLA and Health sectors (including Debtors, Creditors, Payroll, Loans/investments, Housing rents, Housing Benefits, Council Tax and Fixed assets).
  • Undertook audits of the major Council tax, Housing rents and Housing Benefit grants at Rhondda-Cynon-Taff County Council.
  • Ensure audit compliance within Local Government organisations.

Audit Senior

Grant Thornton
02.1997 - 09.1998
  • In charge of audit teams, with responsibility for undertaking audits within retail, environmental, pharmaceutical, and manufacturing companies with turnover ranging from £300k to £20M.
  • Involved with the planning, control and review of audits through to completion.
  • Prepared accounts from source records.

Trainee Accountant

Coopers and Lybrand (PwC)
09.1994 - 02.1997
  • Undertook audit work on all sections of the audit cycle.
  • Audit work included manufacturing and financial businesses.
  • Completed a six week secondment to the Lloyds insurance ‘Equitas’ project.

Education

Computing MSc -

University of Wales College Cardiff

Applied Biology BSc Tech - 2.1

University of Wales College Cardiff

3 ‘A’ levels, 1 ‘AO’ level, 9 ‘O’ levels - undefined

Oswestry School

Skills

  • Microsoft Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • Teams
  • Outlook
  • Galileo
  • Teammate
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Leisure Interests

  • Participate in local 5 a side football matches.
  • Badminton
  • Member of local Ceroc group.
  • Reading

Personal Information

  • Car Owner, current Drivers Licence


References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Audit Manager

Government Internal Audit Agency
06.2020 - 08.2025

Senior Auditor

DVLA / Government Internal Audit Agency
10.2013 - 06.2020

Group Auditor

Swansea County Council
06.2007 - 10.2013

Senior Internal Auditor

Swansea County Council
10.2003 - 06.2007

Senior Internal Auditor

Corus
01.2001 - 10.2003

Accounts / Audit Senior

AWG Warren & Son
02.2000 - 12.2000

Auditor

District Audit
09.1998 - 02.2000

Audit Senior

Grant Thornton
02.1997 - 09.1998

Trainee Accountant

Coopers and Lybrand (PwC)
09.1994 - 02.1997

Applied Biology BSc Tech - 2.1

University of Wales College Cardiff

3 ‘A’ levels, 1 ‘AO’ level, 9 ‘O’ levels - undefined

Oswestry School

Computing MSc -

University of Wales College Cardiff

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