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Audit Officer, Audit Services Group
| Posting date: | 23 May 2024 |
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| Salary: | £32,752 to £36,561 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 09 June 2024 |
| Location: | Scotland, UK |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 4 days per week |
| Company: | Audit Scotland |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | REQ000035 |
Summary
Are you a part-qualified accountant or someone with experience of operating key accounting or financial management systems? If so, we can offer you the chance to take an exciting new step in your career with the opportunity to help deliver financial and best value audit work of organisations across Scotland’s public sector including the Scottish Government, NHS bodies, councils, and colleges.
What you will be doing
As a key team member working across a range of audits, you will be involved in:
- Supporting the planning, development and delivery of audits across the public sector in Scotland
- Performing tests of controls and financial statements audit work on a variety of clients across the public sector, including central government, local government and the NHS
- Conducting data analysis using appropriate techniques to answer audit questions and presenting clear findings
- Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with client staff and other stakeholders
- Gathering audit evidence through a variety of procedures, making audit judgements and evaluating and discussing findings with the audit team and client staff
- Assisting in the drafting and clearing of audit recommendations
- Supporting the completion and promotion of audit reports, including the preparation of materials for audit committees, the Accounts Commission and the Scottish Parliament.
Knowledge and experience
You are focused and curious in your research and analysis of data and problems, recommending practical solutions. You’ll have developed analytical skills and the ability to convert analysis into conclusions for discussion with more senior members of your audit team and help contribute content to the drafting of audit reports. You know how to work seamlessly within a multi-disciplinary audit team and work collaboratively with your colleagues.
You will be able to:
- demonstrate experience in audit, financial management, financial accounting or management accounting, with core accountancy and financial management skills.
- exhibit an ability to be disciplined with time management skills and capable of managing a varied workload
- build and maintain positive working relationships with colleagues, clients and stakeholders
- interpret and follow audit and technical guidance to carry out your work in line with requirements and regulations
- prioritise your work; working on more than one project at a time with multiple deadlines and sometimes for different managers
- use research, information gathering and analysis skills
- use data analysis tools, for example Excel
- use problem solving skills to generate effective solutions for your clients, stakeholders and colleagues
- build and maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders and demonstrate client empathy
- use the software necessary to carry out audit work such as Microsoft Office
apply professional judgement and exercise professional scepticism
Person specification - specific knowledge and experience
You may:
- have commenced a programme of professional qualification programme (CCAB) OR
- hold other relevant accountancy qualification (MAAT or equivalent) OR
- have experience in the operation of key accounting or financial management systems (such as payroll, creditors payments or budgetary control) in a medium or large organisation.
You can continue professional qualification training in line with an individual learning agreement or Audit Scotland’s performance development scheme which supports your continuous professional development.
Essential:
- You have experience in audit or financial management or financial or management accounting, with core accountancy and financial management skills (S)
- You have effective time management skills with experience of managing, and prioritising, a varied workload (S & I)
- You have effective data analysis, research and problem-solving skills (S & I)
- You can follow, technical (audit and accounting) guidance to carry out your work (S & I)
- You can build and maintain positive working relationships with colleagues, clients and stakeholders (S & I)
- You are proficient in using Microsoft Office (S & I)
Desirable:
- You have experience of the public sector including knowledge of public finances and policy (I)
- You have digital ICT audit experience (I)
*S = Shortlisting criteria I = Interview criteria A = Assessment / Exercise
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 at http://www.audit-scotland.gov.uk/careers.
Our application deadline is Sunday 9th June at midnight.
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 around 340 staff in a wide variety of roles. They work flexibly at home and in the office as well as from audit sites across Scotland. 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.
What you will be doing
As a key team member working across a range of audits, you will be involved in:
- Supporting the planning, development and delivery of audits across the public sector in Scotland
- Performing tests of controls and financial statements audit work on a variety of clients across the public sector, including central government, local government and the NHS
- Conducting data analysis using appropriate techniques to answer audit questions and presenting clear findings
- Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with client staff and other stakeholders
- Gathering audit evidence through a variety of procedures, making audit judgements and evaluating and discussing findings with the audit team and client staff
- Assisting in the drafting and clearing of audit recommendations
- Supporting the completion and promotion of audit reports, including the preparation of materials for audit committees, the Accounts Commission and the Scottish Parliament.
Knowledge and experience
You are focused and curious in your research and analysis of data and problems, recommending practical solutions. You’ll have developed analytical skills and the ability to convert analysis into conclusions for discussion with more senior members of your audit team and help contribute content to the drafting of audit reports. You know how to work seamlessly within a multi-disciplinary audit team and work collaboratively with your colleagues.
You will be able to:
- demonstrate experience in audit, financial management, financial accounting or management accounting, with core accountancy and financial management skills.
- exhibit an ability to be disciplined with time management skills and capable of managing a varied workload
- build and maintain positive working relationships with colleagues, clients and stakeholders
- interpret and follow audit and technical guidance to carry out your work in line with requirements and regulations
- prioritise your work; working on more than one project at a time with multiple deadlines and sometimes for different managers
- use research, information gathering and analysis skills
- use data analysis tools, for example Excel
- use problem solving skills to generate effective solutions for your clients, stakeholders and colleagues
- build and maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders and demonstrate client empathy
- use the software necessary to carry out audit work such as Microsoft Office
apply professional judgement and exercise professional scepticism
Person specification - specific knowledge and experience
You may:
- have commenced a programme of professional qualification programme (CCAB) OR
- hold other relevant accountancy qualification (MAAT or equivalent) OR
- have experience in the operation of key accounting or financial management systems (such as payroll, creditors payments or budgetary control) in a medium or large organisation.
You can continue professional qualification training in line with an individual learning agreement or Audit Scotland’s performance development scheme which supports your continuous professional development.
Essential:
- You have experience in audit or financial management or financial or management accounting, with core accountancy and financial management skills (S)
- You have effective time management skills with experience of managing, and prioritising, a varied workload (S & I)
- You have effective data analysis, research and problem-solving skills (S & I)
- You can follow, technical (audit and accounting) guidance to carry out your work (S & I)
- You can build and maintain positive working relationships with colleagues, clients and stakeholders (S & I)
- You are proficient in using Microsoft Office (S & I)
Desirable:
- You have experience of the public sector including knowledge of public finances and policy (I)
- You have digital ICT audit experience (I)
*S = Shortlisting criteria I = Interview criteria A = Assessment / Exercise
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 at http://www.audit-scotland.gov.uk/careers.
Our application deadline is Sunday 9th June at midnight.
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 around 340 staff in a wide variety of roles. They work flexibly at home and in the office as well as from audit sites across Scotland. 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.