Group Senior Internal Audit Manager

Details
Reference number

433211

Salary

£74,480 - £85,964

GBP

Job grade

Grade 6

C2

Contract type

Permanent

Type of role

Other

Working pattern

Full-time

Number of jobs available

1

Contents

• Location
• About the job
• Benefits
• Things you need to know
• Apply and further information

Location

Edinburgh, Glasgow

About the job
Job summary

Are you ready to lead and shape the strategic vision of an Internal Audit function that delivers high-impact, independent assurance and advisory services to the Scottish Government and 25 public sector organisations?

Working with another Group Senior Internal Audit Manager, you will contribute to the development and delivery of the Internal Audit Strategy. You will be a senior leader, providing people management, engagement supervision and oversight to teams delivering independent assurance and advisory services to the Scottish Government and 25 public bodies in accordance with the Global Internal Audit Standards (GIAS). You will lead the internal audit function to deliver our Directorate Mission: to provide assurance insights and advice to support our clients and partners to continuously improve the achievement of outcomes and the delivery of services in Scotland.

You will be a trusted advisor and critical friend for clients across the portfolio – providing quality insights and advice, sharing learning and good practice from the profession and sector. You will also support delivery of the Nominated Officer function – ensuring appropriate handling of whistleblowing allegations, including timely, confidential, and compliant responses in line with organisational policies and regulatory requirements.

You will be committed to your own professional development and will drive the continuous professional development of our people. You will support the Director of Internal Audit and Assurance in ensuring we have the skills, experience and capability to deliver now and in the future. You will stay ahead of developments in the profession, driving innovation and continuous improvement in our ways of working. You will have professional networks in the public and private sector, and you will look for opportunities to share learning and drive improvement in the function and across the wider public sector. You will play a key role in supporting the Director of Internal Audit and Assurance in her role as the Head of the Internal Audit profession in central government in Scotland.

Job description

• Contribute to the development of the Internal Audit Strategy and the wider Directorate strategy.
• Lead and shape the delivery of assurance activities in line with the GIAS in the UK Public Sector, balancing strategic oversight with hands-on delivery of complex audit work.
• Apply professional insights and expertise to provide a critical friend/trusted advisor role to Accountable Officers, their leadership teams, and Non-Executive members across a portfolio of government bodies.
• Workforce planning, resource and talent management. Ensuring we have the skills, capability and capacity to deliver the audit service now and in the future.
• Shape, and oversee delivery of the Quality Improvement Plan for the function - taking a continuous improvement approach and leading teams to develop innovation in ways of working.
• Engagement supervisor role across portfolios. Ensuring audit services are delivered in line with GIAS and associated guidance.
• Ensuring audit plans and assignments are delivered to a high quality, within budget and in line with Divisional Key Performance Indicators and metrics. A smaller proportion of your time will focus on delivering audits in the highest risk or most complex areas.
• Demonstrate expert knowledge of the central government and wider public sector landscape. Proactively collaborating with colleagues on the development of cross-government insights. Providing expert advice, insight and challenge – sharing industry and cross-sector good practice and learning at Audit Committees and other key forums.
• Contribute to capability building in audit, risk, assurance, controls and governance across government. Championing the internal audit profession and building awareness, credibility and trust in the services we offer.
• Leadership and line management of Senior Internal Audit Managers and wider leadership of the extended management team.

Person specification

Technical / Professional Skills:

• Audit Methodology and Standards - Sound understanding of the GIAS and application in the public sector in the UK.
• Understanding and Managing Risk - Skilled in identifying and understanding risk, including how this applies from an audit planning and engagement perspective across complex client portfolios, and risk identification, management and mitigation in the leadership and delivery of a professional internal audit service.

You can find out more about the role of Internal Audit in the Scottish Government here - Internal audit and assurance: further information -

Experience:

• Leadership and Team Management - Proven track record in successfully leading, managing, and developing internal audit teams at Head of Internal Audit level. Ability to assess skills and resource gaps in audit service delivery and implement effective solutions. Experience in ensuring the internal audit function has the resources to implement the audit function's strategy and achieve its plans and mandate, in line with the requirements of GIAS.
• Stakeholder Engagement - Ability to develop and maintain strong relationships at all levels ensuring the service meets professional standards and client needs. Effective collaboration with internal and external stakeholders, and ability to make connections with other assurance providers, and peers in professional networks. Experience working with senior leaders, Audit Committees and external bodies. Skilled in presenting complex findings and influencing decision making at a senior level. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate complex audit findings into meaningful insights for senior and specialist audiences.

Behaviours:

• Seeing the Bigger Picture - level 4
• Making Effective Decisions - level 4

You can find out more about Success Profiles here: Success profiles: candidate guide -

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Seeing the Big Picture
• Making Effective Decisions

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Audit Methodology and Standards - Sound understanding of the GIAS and application in the public sector in the UK.
• Understanding and Managing Risk

Benefits

• Learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

Things you need to know
Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.

Assessments are scheduled for w/c 1 December however this may be subject to change.

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

Security

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)
• 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

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles .

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.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy .

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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :

• Name : Pamela Wilkinson
• Email :

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