Audit Scotland |

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.

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 have both graduate and intern opportunities available in public sector audit.

Graduate Trainee Auditor

Our Graduate Trainee Auditor scheme includes financial support 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.

Internship Programme

Our Internship Programme will provide you with a wide variety of work experience that you can use to build your professional development and enhance your skills.

Our graduate recruitment process involves:

Stage 1 - After the application closing date, you will be asked to complete a short online verbal and numerical test.

Stage 2 - If you are successful after this stage, you will be invited to complete an online simulation assessment in the form of an analysis exercise.

Stage 3 - Candidates successful at this stage 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.

Our internship recruitment process involves:

Stage 1 - After the application closing date, you will be asked to complete a short online verbal and numerical test.

Stage 2 - Candidates successful at this stage 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.

If you complete an internship with us, you will also potentially have the opportunity to fast track to the second stage of our graduate recruitment process upon successful completion of the internship.

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. Visit the advert via our careers website to find out more on support with reasonable adjustments.