Audit Scotland |

We are Scotland’s public sector auditor, independent of Government. Our vision is that public money is well spent to meet the needs of Scotland's people.

To achieve this, we support the Auditor General for Scotland and the Accounts Commission to provide clear, independent, and objective assurance on how effectively public money is being managed and spent. Our work covers about £57bn of public spending, almost 300 public sector accounts, and the services and projects that affect all people and communities in Scotland.

As well as what we do, how we do it is integral to delivering our vision and critical to our wellbeing and our organisational success. We put our organisational values of equality, independence, innovation, integrity, and respect at the heart of everything we do.

We employ around 340 staff in a wide variety of roles, working from our offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Inverness and through other locations across Scotland.

There has never been a more interesting or important time to join us. We offer a rewarding place to work, a supportive and open culture and a wide range of professional development opportunities. Benefits include 42 days of annual leave including public holidays, an attractive local government pension scheme with 19.4% employer contributions, personal development allowances and flexible working hours. We’ve also been named one of the top 25 workplaces in Scotland and the UK’s tenth best accountancy workplace in the 2023 Best Companies awards.

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.

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 employer, we are committed to providing inclusive and accessible recruitment where everyone is supported to perform at their best.

When applying for a job with Audit Scotland, you will be asked in the application form if you need an adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process. Please include the reason you require an adjustment and details of what adjustment/s might help.

Some examples of adjustments that have been given to candidates include changing the time, location or format of interviews and providing additional time in any assessments and interviews. This is not an exhaustive list, and we will consider any adjustments that you might need.

As part of our commitment to equality and diversity, our equality network groups would be delighted to offer an insight into Audit Scotland’s culture of inclusivity. If you consider yourself to have a visible or hidden disability and wish to hear more about life at Audit Scotland or wish to speak with someone about the possibility of any adjustments, please contact our HR team for further information and a member of the HR team will be in touch.

Our Graduate Trainee Scheme includes full sponsorship to become a qualified Chartered Accountant with ICAS. You will get a prestigious, internationally recognised qualification, whilst being involved in varied and interesting work, auditing public bodies in Scotland. You will also be supported to complete a personal development programme aimed at enhancing your career prospects in Audit Scotland.

Our internship opportunities provide students with a wide variety of work experience that they can use to build their professional development and enhance their skills, which will help you stand out when looking for career opportunities upon graduation. If you’ve completed an internship with us previously, there is also the potential to fast track to the assessment centre stage of our graduate trainee scheme upon successful completion of the internship.

And it doesn’t stop there, we offer a range of fantastic benefits including:

• Competitive starting salary, plus bonuses and salary increments
• A fully sponsored qualification with ICAS to become a Chartered Accountant
• Mentor support and guidance
• 38 days holiday (inclusive of 8 floating public holidays), 4 fixed public holidays, flexi-time and exam leave
• Career development and training opportunities
• Attractive local government pension scheme (19.4% employer contributions)

Application Form
We’re keeping this nice and simple - complete the application form with examples of previous experience.

Psychometric assessments
After the application closing date you will be asked to complete both a verbal and numerical reasoning assessment.

Assessment Centre and Interview

If you are successful following the psychometric assessments, candidates applying for our graduate programme will be invited to a final stage interview.

If you are successful following the psychometric assessments, candidates applying for our internship programme will be invited to attend an assessment centre. Candidates successful at assessment centre will be invited to a final stage interview.

The interview will be competency based and we will be looking for you to demonstrate evidence of the competencies required for the role. Exact details will be confirmed nearer the time and you can find out more from the ‘tips and hints’ section on our graduate careers page.

Check out the Graduate page on our careers site to find out more about our trainee programme and life at Audit Scotland. Please note that only applications submitted via our careers website will be considered