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Reference:0415
Salary:£42,853 - £48,982
Working pattern:Permanent, Fully flexible - all options will be considered
Location:Across Scotland (Edinburgh / Glasgow / Aberdeen / Inverness)
Closing date:24 October 2021 at midnight
Location : Our offices are based in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Inverness however we welcome applications from across the UK
Type : Permanent role
Salary : £42,853 - £48,982 per annum, plus competitive benefits.
Hours : 36.25 hours
Are you an experienced qualified senior auditor who thrives on making a difference and passionate about ensuring public services are run properly for the people of Scotland? If so, we can offer you the chance to lead audit teams and contribute to the leadership of Audit Scotland. You will help to create a better Scotland through leading financial audit work and our wider engagement with public services.
We are Audit Scotland. We're Scotland’s public sector auditor, independent of government. We employ more than 320 talented professionals who know that their work helps ensure the efficient delivery of public services in Scotland. We believe that public money (around £57 billion a year) should be spent wisely.
There's plenty of change ahead, and the need for robust public audit that provides assurance about public spending and helps public services improve is more important than ever. We want to make sure Scotland makes the very best of the opportunities and that change is delivered well – transparent financial reporting and delivering value for money are key to this.
There has never been a more interesting or important time to join us. We offer a rewarding place to work, a supportive and open culture and a wide range of professional development opportunities. Benefits include 42 days of annual leave including public holidays, personal development allowances and flexible working hours. We’ve also been named one of the top 40 workplaces in Scotland and the UK’s fourth best accountancy workplace in the Sunday Times’ 2021 Best Companies awards.
Overall purpose of the role
You will conduct and manage complex financial audit work. You will make audit judgements, oversee and manage the work of the team to deliver our audits to a world-class standard. You’ll interface with clients and stakeholders providing assurance which helps support improvement and focus upon what’s important.
How you can help us
As one of our senior members of staff, you’ll be inspiring with your ability to:
Specific knowledge and experience
You will be a fully qualified accountant (CIPFA, ICAS, other CCAB, CIMA or equivalent). Preferably you will have practical experience of delivering high-quality audits, ideally in a public sector environment. Those without recent audit experience will be expected to build up their audit skills as a key part of the role.
You’ll undertake professional and personal development to maintain technical expertise, meet CPD requirements and enhance your career prospects at Audit Scotland.
Self-aware in your own abilities, you can plan and manage your own work. You will have well developed auditing, accountancy and analytical skills. You will have the ability to convert your analysis into clear judgements backed up by clear recommendations for improvement. You know how to work seamlessly within an audit team and help to bring out the best in your colleagues, mentoring and coaching where necessary.
You may also have experience of:
As your career develops you will:
Interested? Next steps
Click the apply button to complete an application form. If you wish, you can also share your CV. We offer a range of benefits, please visit our careers page for more information.
Our application deadline is 24th October 2021 at midnight. We’ve reserved weeks commencing 8th and 15th November 2021 for virtual interviews to take place.
Diversity and Inclusion
We value the unique perspective a diverse workforce brings to what we do. Therefore, we’re keen to increase representation in our workforce and support progression of minority ethnic groups. We are also a proud disability confident employer.
How we work
We employ more than 320 people in a wide variety of roles, based at our offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Inverness, at sites across Scotland and working from home. This isn’t your typical work from home or work from office type job. We’re flexible about working patterns and we’ve transformed how we deliver high-quality public audit. We support you to work in the ways that achieve the best results for you, your team and the business, including your physical location and how you manage your hours. Put simply, we trust you to do your job, and want you to have the ability to have a rewarding work-life balance and best support your individual circumstances, be that childcare, adult carer responsibilities or managing disabilities.
We welcome applications from across the UK. Some travel to our offices or client sites will be necessary at times, but you don’t need to live in Scotland to work for us.