About the job

Job summary

Are you sound negotiator, great communicator and strategic thinker?

 

Our team are trusted partners throughout Scottish Government, its executive agencies and public bodies. Our recommendations, reviews and advice drive forward improvements and underpin decisions that lead to major public sector reform.

 

We’re expanding our capacity and seeking qualified (CIA or CCAB), experienced auditors to join us as Internal Audit Managers, supporting our clients deliver for the people of Scotland. We’re looking for someone who is a sound negotiator, great communicator and strategic thinker. You’ll be able to identify risk and control weaknesses, deliver quality reviews and build great working relationships with our clients, stakeholders and wider team.

 

We’ve got a large team with a unique and wide ranging skillset. We’re collaborative and have an integrated approach to assurance, working closely with assurance colleagues to give the right level of activity, at the right time to our clients.

 

We support our team every step of the way to enhance their skills and knowledge. We offer professional development through supported CPE, funding for additional professional training and options to advance your qualification status to, for example, Chartered Status.

Job description

• You’ll support our client’s development and improvement by developing and managing a programme of audit reviews.
• With this support and the relationships you build, you’ll be fundamental to the delivery of programmes, projects and services that people of Scotland receive.
• Effectively engaging with stakeholders to assist in the development of a risk based audit plan which provides assurance over risk management, control and governance arrangements
• As an Internal Audit Manager you’ll be an active member of our Extended Management Team and contribute to the strategic vision of Internal Audit and Assurance.
• You’ll support the planning and delivery of the annual quality improvement programme and may have line management responsibility for a small number of more junior staff.
• Delivering audit and assurance assignments, individually or leading a team of auditors, in line with quality, time and budget requirements and ensuring that professional standards are maintained
• Managing staff within teams to ensure they have clear guidance and effective feedback and contributing to the strategic vision and practice development within Internal Audit, promoting a culture of continuous improvement.

Person specification

Qualified (CIA or CCAB) is required, we're looking for experienced auditors to join us as Internal Audit Managers, supporting our clients to deliver for the people of Scotland.

 

Please note that the internal audit pay supplement varies depending on qualification held:

 

PIIA/CIA - £1250

CMIIA/CCAB - £1500

 

Essential Criteria

1. Experience of undertaking risk based audit reviews which demonstrate your ability to identify and recommend effective governance, risk management and internal control arrangements.
2. Ability to manage competing priorities, your workload and the workload of others flexibly, supporting staff to achieve delivery of the Internal Audit Plan.
3. Sound judgement and an ability to analyse complex information, respond positively to change and offer ideas and suggestions for continuous improvement across the audit function and business areas.
4. Strong communication and inter-personal skills, personal credibility and have the ability to make an impact and influence a diverse range of stakeholders across the organisation.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £45,449, Scottish Government contributes £12,271 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Things you need to know

Selection process details

To apply for this post, you will need to provide the information requested below via the online application process.

 

You must fully complete and submit an online application via the website before the closing date using evidence based examples to demonstrate your knowledge/skills (300 words). Remember, your answers should be clear, concise and reflect what actions you undertook. You may want to use the STAR(R) approach to respond to each criterion.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window). The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.