39 jobs in ASA Recruitment

ASA Recruitment is looking for a Design and Standards Manager for a Public Sector organisation in Edinburgh to start as soon as possible. The role requires managing design practice and ensuring compliance with standards until May 2027, with a potential for extension.

The ideal candidate will need a relevant degree and experience in managing design projects, contributing to strategic initiatives, and enhancing estate functions by developing standards for public sector needs.

ASA Recruitment's client, a Public Sector organisation in Kilmarnock, seeks a Finance Assistant for an initial 3-month contract. The role involves providing finance assistance to support the Finance Manager and requires strong communication and interpersonal skills.

The position offers a rate of c.£17.77/hour PAYE, based on experience, and candidates must have a relevant qualification at HNC level or equivalent.

ASA Recruitment is seeking 4-5 Auditors (Part or Fully Qualified) for a public sector organisation in Edinburgh/Glasgow. The role is offered on a hybrid basis, with an initial contract of 1-3 months, potentially extendable. Applicants should have qualifications in accountancy and experience in auditing.

Key responsibilities include delivering complex audit work and maintaining effective relationships with stakeholders. An essential experience in public sector auditing is preferred, along with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

ASA Recruitment’s client, a Public Sector organisation in Edinburgh/Glasgow, is currently looking to recruit 4-5 Auditors (Part or Fully Qualified) on a hybrid basis, on an initial 1-3 month contract (with potential extensions) on a rate of c.£275-300/day inside of IR35 (based on experience).

You will deliver complex financial, performance and best value audit work. You will make audit judgements, contributing to the planning, development and delivery of our audits to a world-class standard. You’ll interface with clients and stakeholders, providing assurance which helps support improvement and focus upon what’s important.

• Contribute to planning, development and delivery of audit work, supporting the production of outputs to agreed cost, timescales and quality standards.
• Conduct audit fieldwork, evidence gathering and analysis using appropriate techniques to answer audit questions. Assist with designing fieldwork activity, e.g. developing interview schedules and other audit tools.
• Assist with and summarise evidence and analysis to identify key themes and make audit judgements.
• Present clear and evidence-based findings for use in audit outputs.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with stakeholders from the relevant audit areas to ensure information is obtained accurately and on time.

• A part (exam qualified) or fully qualified accountant (CIPFA, ICAS, other CCAB, CIMA or equivalent). You will preferably have practical experience of delivering quality audits; ideally in a public sector environment.
• You can think laterally and creatively to research and analyse complex problems and recommend practical solutions. You’ll have well developed analytical skills and the ability to convert analysis into clear judgement along with the ability to contribute to the drafting of audit reports. You know how to work seamlessly within a multi-disciplinary audit team and help to bring out the best in your colleagues.
• Prioritise; working on more than one project at a time with multiple deadlines and sometimes for multiple managers.
• Use accountancy, financial management, research, information gathering and analysis skills.
• Use data analysis tools, for example Excel.
• Use problem solving skills to generate effective solutions for your clients, stakeholders and colleagues.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Be proficient in using the software necessary to carry out audit work such as Microsoft Office.
• Be able to apply professional judgement and exercise professional scepticism.
• Plan and manage your own work to time, cost and quality with the minimum of supervision.
• You have a plan for the future that includes your own development, inspiring others and helping the organisation lead on being a world class organisation.

ASA Recruitment is seeking a Lead Data Architect for a 10-month contract with a Public Sector organisation in Edinburgh. This hybrid role requires 2 days on-site and offers a competitive rate of £735/day.

The successful candidate will lead data architecture practices and oversee data models to ensure alignment with business objectives. Essential skills include data strategy, data modelling, and leadership in complex programmes.

ASA Recruitment is seeking a Power BI Developer for a 6-month contract in Glasgow, offering a rate of up to £435/day. The role involves designing and developing analytical solutions using Power BI, translating business requirements into impactful dashboards.

Essential skills include report development, user story translation, and understanding dimensional modelling. The position requires collaboration within Agile teams and a focus on data governance and performance optimization.

ASA Recruitment’s client, a Public Sector organisation in Edinburgh are currently looking to recruit a Lead Data Architect, for an initial 10 month contract (with potential extensions) on a rate £735/day inside of IR35 (based on experience). This is a hybrid role with 2 days onsite per week in Edinburgh City Centre and 3 days remote.

• Design, govern and oversee data models and metadata systems, ensuring alignment with business needs
• Provide strategic leadership on data architecture across the programme, supporting the overall architecture lead and data architect vision
• Ensure systems are designed in accordance with agreed data architecture principles and standards
• Champion data architecture practices, standards and ways of working across teams
• Manage data-related risks, resolve complex data issues, and drive continuous improvement
• Ensure effective integration of data across products, services and external partners

• Data Strategy & Architecture: Ability to define and deliver a scalable data architecture strategy aligned to programme objectives and external standards (e.g. ONS).
• Data Modelling & Standards: Strong expertise in developing and governing data models, ensuring consistency and interoperability across systems and other government partners.
• Data Integration & Flow: Experience designing end-to-end data flows, enabling seamless data collection, processing, and dissemination at scale.
• Leadership & Governance: Proven leadership in complex programmes, establishing data governance, quality standards, and effective stakeholder engagement

• Advanced architectures: Data mesh, data fabric, real‑time/event‑driven systems
• Modern tools: Databricks, Snowflake, Kafka, dbt
• Cloud engineering maturity: CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, DataOps, containers
• AI/ML enablement: Supporting MLOps and advanced analytics platforms
• Analytics expertise: BI tools and semantic data layers
• Certifications & frameworks: TOGAF, DAMA, cloud certifications

ASA Recruitment’s client, a Public Sector organisation in Glasgow are currently looking to recruit 2x Power BI Developers, for initial 6 month contracts (with potential extensions) on a rate up to £435/day inside of IR35 (based on experience).

The Power BI Developer will be responsible for designing and developing high-quality analytical and reporting solutions using Power BI. They will translate business and user requirements into intuitive, performant, and well-governed dashboards, reports, and semantic models that enable effective decision-making.

Working as part of a multidisciplinary Agile delivery team, the Power BI Developer will ensure that reporting solutions are technically robust, accessible, secure, and aligned with organisational data standards.

• Designing and developing Power BI reports and dashboards that meet business requirements, with strong usability, accessibility, and visual clarity
• Translating user stories and acceptance criteria into effective reporting and analytical solutions
• Designing and developing semantic models aligned to best-practice dimensional modelling approaches (e.g., star schema principles)
• Collaborating with Business Analysts and Data Engineers to ensure requirements are clear and underlying data structures support reporting needs
• Optimising report performance through model design, query tuning, and best-practice development techniques
• Effectively utilising Power BI Service components including workspace configuration, deployment pipelines, access controls, and row-level security
• Applying governance, version control, and documentation standards to ensure maintainability and scalability
• Supporting testing and validation activities, including resolving defects and ensuring outputs meet acceptance criteria
• Contributing to user adoption through demonstrations, guidance, and support materials
• Using dimensional models and understanding how model design impacts performance and usability
• Managing Power BI Service environments, including security and deployment processes
• Data governance, accessibility standards, and secure data handling
• Working within Agile delivery teams

Role Overview

Are you a skilled Agile Project Support officer with Government experience?

You have the chance to join a Digital & Change Innovation team in Scottish central government and play a key role in ensuring consistent AGILE delivery approach is met.

The project Support officer will run a smooth lab and change function and work in a fast paced civil team alongside AGILE Project Manager, Product Owners and a wider range of team.

• Management and administration of finance processes within lab. Maintain finance workbook – identify and correct errors. Present finance data in an understandable format, along with analysis, and proposed opportunities for adjusting budget variance. Ensure accuracy and consistency of finance data across multiple formats, and coherency of message. Liaise with department finance team on lab finance data.
• Tracking delivery progress within the lab, and using this understanding to draft progress tracking and reporting, ensuring quality of reporting and appropriateness for various stakeholders.
• Provide support to lab leads to prepare pack for Executive Actions Boards (EAB) and ensure actions for EAB are progressed.
• Maintain lab RAID log and ensure actions. Supporting effective risk and issue tracking, facilitating workshops, maintaining tracking.
• Become familiar with the internal governance framework – LOAD – and be an ambassador for cascading and embedding the use of the LOAD framework in labs and the wider SCTS community. Be a point of contact in the lab for coaching on LOAD framework.
• Facilitate the preparation and maintenance of the collateral for the Authority to Proceed Packs (ATPs) for each work stream as they move through the LOAD Framework.

• Central or Local Government experience is very advantageous.
• Disclosure Scotland or BPSS – although our client will be able to gain this quickly.

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