Assistant Manager (Financial Audit Support) Secondment / FTC 18 months

Location: Hybrid working with offices based in Edinburgh/Glasgow/Inverness

Type of role: Fixed Term Contract (18 months up to 31 March 2028)

Salary grade: Band 2A (£53,392 to £61,029 per annum). New entrants will typically start at the band minimum.

Are you a qualified auditor who thrives on innovation and driving improvement? If so, we have an exciting opportunity to join our Innovation and Quality business group whose aim is to support and elevate our people, while helping to fulfil the strategic vision of the Auditor General for Scotland and the Accounts Commission. We are recruiting for this role on an 18-month fixed term basis.

Audit Scotland provides the Auditor General and Accounts Commission with the services they need to carry out their duties. Together we ensure that the Scottish Government and public-sector bodies throughout Scotland are held to account for the proper, efficient and effective use of public money. We employ around 340 staff in a wide variety of roles, working from our main offices in Edinburgh and Glasgow, and through a network of regional offices across Scotland.

Overall purpose of the role:

• Designing and developing audit approaches and methodologies adopted by ASG and PABV (Audit Scotland’s two audit delivery business groups) and producing guidance to support the application of the approaches and methodologies by audit teams.
• Delivering an annual programme of guidance and other outputs for all providers of the annual audit, including the appointed firms, that supplements the Code of Audit Practice.
• Providing support and advice via a virtual help-desk to ASG and PABV colleagues and audit staff in the firms in response to enquiries and requests for consultations.
• Designing and delivering a professional learning and personal development programme across the organisation.
• Maintaining and enhancing an online repository of technical reference material supporting Audit Scotland’s role as system leader for public audit in Scotland.

As a Band 2A Assistant Manager in the Professional Support and Learning function, you will report to a Band 2B Manager or Band 3 Head/Senior Manager and will assist in the effective delivery of Professional Support and Learning activities in respect of financial audit.

What you will be doing:

• Applying experience, technical knowledge and professional judgement to assist in meeting the professional support and professional learning needs of financial audit colleagues.
• Assisting senior colleagues in designing and implementing efficient audit approaches and methodologies to be adopted by ASG.
• Drafting clear, authoritative, and concise guidance, reports and other outputs that supplement the Code of Audit Practice.
• Establishing and developing productive professional relationships with colleagues in other business groups and with external stakeholders.
• Collecting, analysing and interpreting information to draw reasonable conclusions in designing solutions to complex problems.
• Providing specialist advice to colleagues in ASG and audit staff in the firms in response to enquiries and requests for consultations.
• Identifying potential new accounting, auditing and other professional developments relevant to public audit.
• Assisting in maintaining the online repository of technical reference material.
• Designing and delivering technical training to ASG colleagues as part of our professional learning programme.
• Contributing to reviews of annual accounts to identify and disseminate good practice.
• Contributing to the delivery of the audit modernisation project.

You will also be expected to take opportunities to work across I&Q’s other three functions.

Knowledge and experience:

• You will be a fully qualified accountant (CIPFA, ICAS, other CCAB, CIMA or equivalent).
• Broad experience of the public sector including sound knowledge of public finances, policy and audit.
• High levels of self-awareness and emotional intelligence, and excellent project management and time management skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and sound judgement.
• The ability to present complex information in a balanced, influential and persuasive manner with accuracy, clarity and conciseness.

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 and an accredited menopause friendly employer.

Reasonable Adjustments:

Audit Scotland’s recruitment process may include various stages and activities including application forms, online assessments, and interviews, to assess whether you meet the requirements of the role. As a Disability Confident and a Menopause Friendly employer, we are committed to providing inclusive and accessible recruitment where everyone is supported to perform at their best.

The closing date for applications is Sunday 20 September 2026. Interviews will be held in-person at our Edinburgh office on 1 October 2026 and our Glasgow office on 2 October 2026. A presentation will be required as part of the interview process.