Qualified Audit Officer - Scotland (Hybrid) - 1-3 months

Summary: The Qualified Audit Officer role in Scotland is a temporary position for 1-3 months, focusing on delivering various audit engagements within the public sector. The successful candidate will be responsible for conducting complex financial audits, managing multiple assignments, and presenting findings to stakeholders. This hybrid role requires strong analytical skills and the ability to build relationships with stakeholders to ensure effective information gathering.

Key Responsibilities:

• Delivering complex financial, performance and best value audit work across public sector organisations
• Contributing to the planning, development and delivery of audits to agreed timelines and quality standards
• Conducting audit fieldwork, evidence gathering and data analysis using appropriate audit techniques
• Summarising findings and identifying key themes to support audit judgements and outputs
• Presenting clear, evidence-based audit findings for reporting and stakeholder use
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with stakeholders to ensure timely and accurate information gathering
• Managing multiple audit assignments simultaneously, ensuring delivery to cost, quality and time expectations

Key Skills:

• Fully qualified accountant (ACCA, ACA, CIMA, CIPFA, ICAS or equivalent)
• Strong experience delivering audit engagements, ideally within complex environments
• Experience conducting audit fieldwork, financial analysis and evidence gathering
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate data into clear audit judgements
• Proficient in data analysis tools such as Excel
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities effectively
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills
• Experience within the public sector is beneficial but not essential

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: undetermined

Country: UK

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Other

Detailed Description From Employer:

Qualified Audit Officer - Scotland (Hybrid) - 1-3 Month Contract

One of Lorien's key public sector clients is looking for an experienced Qualified Auditor to join their team on an initial 1-3 month contract to support delivery across a range of audit engagements.

THIS IS A IR35 CONTRACT PAYING MARKET RATES

Key Responsibilities:

• Delivering complex financial, performance and best value audit work across public sector organisations
• Contributing to the planning, development and delivery of audits to agreed timelines and quality standards
• Conducting audit fieldwork, evidence gathering and data analysis using appropriate audit techniques
• Summarising findings and identifying key themes to support audit judgements and outputs
• Presenting clear, evidence-based audit findings for reporting and stakeholder use
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with stakeholders to ensure timely and accurate information gathering
• Managing multiple audit assignments simultaneously, ensuring delivery to cost, quality and time expectations

Key Skills & Experience:

• Fully qualified accountant (ACCA, ACA, CIMA, CIPFA, ICAS or equivalent)
• Strong experience delivering audit engagements, ideally within complex environments
• Experience conducting audit fieldwork, financial analysis and evidence gathering
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate data into clear audit judgements
• Proficient in data analysis tools such as Excel
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities effectively
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills
• Experience within the public sector is beneficial but not essential

Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.