Lead Auditor - Glasgow, United Kingdom - Scottish Enterprise

Scottish Enterprise

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Glasgow, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Job
title:
Lead auditor

Team:
Audit

Location:
Glasgow with home working options

Salary:
£44,276

Hours:
Full-time with flexible working options

Status:
Permanent

Closing
date: 29 March 2023

Job ref no:
R00386

Join Scottish Enterprise's award-winning Internal Audit Shared Service team.

We deliver the full suite of internal audit services to a partnership of five of Scotland's key public sector organisations:
Scottish Enterprise, South of Scotland Enterprise, Clyde Gateway, Skills Development Scotland, and the Scottish Funding Council.

We're looking for an ambitious, skilled and experienced Lead Auditor to join our team, delivering internal audit services across the shared service partner organisations.

The role:

You'll lead delivery of a full range of internal audit services including planned and ad-hoc audits, investigations, and special assignments across all the shared service partner organisations.

You'll add value by undertaking audit assignments in line with professional standards, as set out in the International Internal Audit Standards and UK Public Sector Internal Audit Standards.

You will plan, manage and deliver audit assignments, providing independent and objective assurance to operational management, senior management and the relevant Audit and Risk/Assurance Committee of each partner Board.

You'll help each partner organisation accomplish its objectives by bringing a professional, systematic, disciplined approach to the risk management, control and governance processes.

A key element of the role is building and maintaining excellent relationships with auditees across partner organisations.

Who we're looking for:

The following skills, abilities and experience are desirable for this role:

Possess or are currently working towards a professional internal audit or accountancy qualification (e.g. Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors) or other appropriate body (e.g. Institute of Chartered Accountants in Scotland, Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy).
Proven experience of negotiating and communicating with senior management.
High levels of understanding of corporate governance and risk and control environments.
Ability to manage and prioritise a complex and demanding workload that leads to high quality written outputs for board members and leaders across the organisation.
A Selfmotivated, flexible and adaptable individual with a curious and inquisitive mindset.

What we offer:

If successful, you'll gain access to the following benefits:

Membership of the Scottish Enterprise Pension and Life Assurance Scheme
pension based on your final pensionable salary, flexible retirement options and generous life assurance cover
Up to 43 annual leave days a year (including public holidays) with the opportunity to buy additional holidays
Flexible working arrangements
A health cash plan
Our Employee Retail Benefits Scheme
Our Employee Assistance Scheme

How to apply:

Interview dates

First interview
Thursday 20 or Friday 21 April 202
Second interview
Thursday 27 April 2023

Our values:

Being part of Scottish Enterprise means being open to new ideas and trying different ways of working. We support each other to reach our full potential. We celebrate shared success and learn together when things don't go so well. And we always treat each other fairly, with respect and understanding. Together, we are the difference.

At Scottish Enterprise, we're proud to celebrate difference.

Diversity of experience and thought is vital to the success of our vision for the future of every community across Scotland.

As an equal opportunity employer, we actively encourage applicants from a wide range of individuals, irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, gender identity and expression, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.

We have the following networks which are open to all colleagues to help drive inclusion, Disability Positive, Gender Balanced, Multi-cultural, Multi-Generational and Pride (LGBTQ+).