The City of Edinburgh Council
Senior Audit Manager - Waverley Court
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Senior Audit Manager - Fixed term to 31/07/28
Waverley Court
Salary: £67,457 - £80,569
Hours: 36 per week, 52 weeks per year
This is an exciting opportunity to join the City of Edinburgh Council as Senior Audit Manager and play a leading role in the delivery and continued development of our Internal Audit Service.
Reporting directly to the Chief Internal Auditor, you will act as their deputy and provide operational leadership across the service. You will lead the day-to-day delivery of our Internal Audit Plans. You will manage our Principal Audit Managers and ensure audit resources are effectively deployed to support the wide and varied range of assurance and advisory services we provide.
This is a broad and influential role.
You will:
- Lead operational performance, quality and delivery across the Internal Audit Service.
- Provide leadership, direction and performance management to the Principal Audit Managers.
- Oversee the allocation of resources and resolve issues affecting delivery of the approved Internal Audit Plans.
- Lead the development of our audit methodology, Quality Assurance and Improvement Programme and preparations for external quality assessment.
- Ensure our work continues to comply with the Global Internal Audit Standards and relevant public sector requirements.
- Represent the Chief Internal Auditor at committees, Boards, senior management meetings and external forums.
- Oversee co-sourced Internal Audit provision and the delivery of services to partner organisations.
- Help us make effective use of technology, data and new ways of working to strengthen the quality and impact of our work.
You will be joining a professional Internal Audit Service with a wide and varied remit. Alongside the Council, the team provides assurance to a number of important partner organisations including across Lothian Pension Fund and the Edinburgh Integration Joint Board giving the successful candidate exposure to a diverse range of services, governance arrangements and strategic risks.
We are looking for an experienced and credible internal audit leader who can combine strong professional knowledge with effective people and operational management. You will be comfortable exercising professional judgement, managing competing priorities and providing constructive advice and challenge to senior stakeholders.
You must hold a recognised Internal Audit or accountancy qualification and have extensive senior internal audit management experience. You will also bring expert knowledge of the Global Internal Audit Standards including UK Public Sector requirements, governance, risk management and internal control.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone ready to take on a wider service leadership role, influence the future direction of Internal Audit and make a visible contribution to governance and public service delivery across Edinburgh.
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We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where everyone feels valued and able to be their best. We particularly encourage applications from women for senior roles, as well as people from minority ethnic backgrounds, people with disabilities or neurodivergent people, care experienced people, carers and LGBT+ people across all levels of the organisation, all of whom are currently underrepresented. All applicants will be considered fairly based on skills and experience. Disabled and care-experienced applicants who meet the minimum job criteria will be guaranteed an interview.
Find out more about our commitment to equalities here.
As part of our goal to improve organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure we're recruiting the best people. We’re interested not only in your skills and experience but also in your approach to work. Therefore, part of our interview process will be an assessment of how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.
You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page Our Behaviours – The City of Edinburgh Council.
Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.
Happy to talk flexible working.
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THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL
About Us
Are you keen to shape the future of Scotland’s capital city? The City of Edinburgh Council is looking for dedicated and enthusiastic individuals to work with us and deliver key services across our capital city. We’re the second largest local authority in Scotland with a workforce of over 19,000 who all play a crucial role in maintaining and supporting vital services to over 500,000 residents. We offer an incredible variety of career opportunities across a broad range of sectors. Join us and you’ll find a role where you can make a difference and grow your career.
Our Culture
Our Behaviours, respect, integrity, and flexibility guide everything that we do, and we strive to make sure all colleagues feel valued and have a sense of belonging in the workplace. We want to make sure that we bring people into our roles who demonstrate Our Behaviours and are dedicated and committed to our purpose of serving our community. We are focused on delivering excellent customer service to meet citizens needs and make the city a better place.
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You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page Our Behaviours – The City of Edinburgh Council.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
We recognise the benefits that diverse perspectives, experiences and backgrounds bring to our organisation, and we’re committed to employing a workforce that represents the population of the city we serve. We particularly encourage applicants from under-represented groups including women, LGBT+ people, racially minoritised groups, people with disabilities and people who are neurodivergent.
As part of our commitment to inclusive recruitment, we're delighted to announce that we have extended our guaranteed interview scheme to include all applicants who are or have been care experienced, and who meet the essential criteria for the post. This extends our current arrangements of being a Disability Confident Employer, that guarantee an interview to applicants who meet the criteria for the post and who declare a disability.
Happy to talk flexible working.
Colleague Support and Wellbeing
As outlined in our People Strategy 2024-27, we aim to nurture a healthy workforce where we can all thrive. We offer regular events, initiatives and learning opportunities covering a range of different health and wellbeing topics.
We’re committed to supporting employees to achieve a healthy work life balance. There are several policies in place to support this ranging from flexible work options to career breaks. Our full suite of employment policies can be found here.
We have a range of support options available including access to counselling, a mental health support service, an occupational health service, speak up supporters and a colleague listening service.
Reasonable Adjustments
We’re committed to providing an inclusive and accessible experience at work for all our colleagues and we’ll work hard to ensure that we meet the changing needs of colleagues throughout their time with us. We’re also geared up to support all candidates who may require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process. Candidates invited for interview, should let the hiring manager know what they need, and they will do everything they can to accommodate your request.
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