Principal Internal Auditor jobs

About Us

City Building provides a range of repairs and maintenance, manufacturing, construction and refurbishment activities for Glasgow City Council and Wheatley Housing Group’s citizens and customers as well as other public, private and third sector organisations. City Building operates both the largest construction craft apprenticeship programme in Scotland, and Royal Strathclyde Blindcraft Industries (RSBi), one of the largest supported manufacturing businesses in Europe, around 200 people, more than 50% of whom have a disability. Our accreditations include, ISO45001, ISO 14001 and ISO 9001:2015. We currently hold Investors in Young People Platinum award, an award we are immensely proud of as it recognises our focus on investing in and growing a skilled staff base. As a City Building employee, you’ll enjoy a competitive salary, excellent annual leave, and access to the Strathclyde Pension Fund. You will also benefit from wellbeing initiatives and discounted gym membership, supporting a positive and healthy work life balance.

About the Role

The Internal Auditor is a key member of the Finance Team within City Building. Working alongside the Assurance and Audit Advisor, you will be part of an integrated and professional finance team, providing assurance over financial management, governance and internal control arrangements in line with business objectives. You will support the Assurance and Audit Advisor in delivering the internal audit and assurance work programme to the Extended Management Team and Operational Managers within City Building, deputising for the Assurance and Audit Advisor as required. This team delivers the audit and assurance function, undertaking audit reviews to provide assurance on governance, efficiency, and operational effectiveness. Key responsibilities include conducting risk-based audit and assurance reviews, identifying process risks, producing audit plans, recommending improvements, assessing governance and compliance, producing concise audit reports, and providing professional advice to key stakeholders.

What You Will Bring

The successful candidate must demonstrate strong knowledge of financial and accounting procedures and experience of working in a finance/audit function within a complex business environment. You will be experienced in delivering audits for a large/complex organisation. You will be a strong communicator as you will be required to liaise effectively with external auditors, regulators, and other key stakeholders. Analytical and judgemental skills are required to deal with highly complex facts or situations, which require the analysis, interpretation and comparison of a range of options. The post holder is expected to work autonomously using a high degree of initiative and is required to interpret policies and strategies, seeking support where required, to ensure that all commissioning and resource implications are considered within the planning of the organisation. Degree-level qualification (or equivalent) in Finance, Audit, or a related field, together with membership of a CCAB professional body, full membership of the CIIA, or an equivalent overseas qualification is essential for this role. Please refer to the role profile for more information.

How to Apply

Please refer to the role profile for more information. If you feel you have the necessary skills and experience for this role then please apply by Midnight on Sunday 2nd August 2026. Please note this vacancy may close early if we receive a high volume of applications.