Financial Accountant

1 month ago


Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom ASA Recruitment Full time

ASA are currently working with a large-scale client in the public sector who are looking for a highly skilled and experienced Financial Accountant to join their Finance team. This role requires a qualified accountant with significant experience in financial accounting or audit within a large organisation. Ideally, you will also have experience in taxation and/or treasury. You will be key in providing financial information, ensuring compliance with accounting rules, and adapting to regulatory changes.

Key Responsibilities: Treasury Management: Use your financial expertise to manage the organisations cash flow, deposits, and borrowings. Ensure compliance with the Treasury Management Policy and contribute to its ongoing development. Management Information: Provide timely, clear, and strategic financial information related to cash and borrowings. Support financial planning, governance, control, budgeting, forecasting, and stakeholder reporting. Financial Statements: Collaborate in preparing annual financial statements, producing deliverables for specific income, expenditure, and balance sheet areas. Liaise with external auditors as necessary. Monthly Management Information: Produce robust financial reports and analyses, offering expert recommendations on key areas of focus. Financial Planning and Reporting: Participate in major financial planning exercises, including the Annual Plan, Strategic Plan Forecasts, and Quarterly Reviews. Regulatory Compliance: Stay abreast of changing technical accounting requirements, communicate their impact on financial reporting, and advise both finance and non-finance stakeholders accordingly. Data Returns: Ensure accurate and timely completion of external data returns, including HESA and other information requests from external stakeholders. Insurance Management: Lead and liaise with insurers regarding claims, updating policies, and supporting procedures. Continuous Improvement: Promote a culture of continuous improvement, applying professional standards, and demonstrating ownership and accountability to deliver excellent services.Essential Qualifications and Experience: Degree: Educated to degree level or equivalent. Professional Membership: Membership of a recognised accounting professional body. Experience: Substantial experience in financial/management accounting or audit roles within large, complex organisations.

Key Skills: Excellent written and presentation skills, capable of conveying complex financial information to diverse audiences. Strong administrative and organisational skills, able to meet tight deadlines and manage multiple tasks. High-level IT proficiency, particularly in Word and Excel, with the ability to structure, analyse, and interpret complex financial data. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to engage and collaborate effectively. Self-motivated, able to work under pressure and tight timescales, independently or as part of a team.

Benefits:- The chance to expand your experience working with a large scale and prestigious employer within the public sector.- Opportunity for hybrid working with only 3 days on-site per week.If this sounds like an opportunity, you would be interested in then please submit your CV and we will be in touch with further details

ASA Recruitment is one of Scotland's largest independent multi-sector recruitment agencies. We specialise in providing effective tailored solutions for permanent, contract and temporary employment requirements for our Clients and Candidates. We are members of the REC and are ISO certified.

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