Financial Accountant

5 days ago

Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom Environmental Standards Scotland Full time
Job Description

About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Financial Accountant to join our team at Environmental Standards Scotland. As a key member of our Corporate Services and Communications team, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the accuracy and integrity of our financial records.

Key Responsibilities

  • Plan and prepare our annual accounts in accordance with the Scottish Public Finance Manual (SPFM) and other accounting guidelines.
  • Support the development and reporting of our annual budget.
  • Assist in the coordination of our annual external audit and liaise with external and internal reviewers.
  • Continuously review and implement opportunities to raise reporting standards and improve operational effectiveness and consistency through process, technology, and/or people capability development.
  • Assess ongoing current and future organisational challenges through finance scoping and profiling, and support the general longer-term ESS financial strategy development.
  • Use initiative to address novel issues and resolve the root cause of financial situations that may arise.
  • Provide (or support the provision) of financial reporting to the ESS Board, Audit and Risk Committee, and Scottish Government, ensuring all reconciliations and other key controls are up-to-date.
  • Support us with the move from our current finance system (SEAS) to a new Scottish Government shared service finance system (Oracle Cloud) on 1 October 2024, to ensure our needs are being met and factored into planning.
  • Support the development of robust business processes, providing guidance and support in accordance with recognised best practice to deliver positive outcomes.
  • Support the gathering and analysis of finance-related Performance Management Indicators (PMIs).
  • Work with the ESS Corporate Services and Communications team to develop effective services, for example, coaching to build professional expertise.

Requirements

  • Excellent understanding and experience of budgeting and financial management processes and reporting.
  • Excellent technical accounting skills and solid, comprehensive experience in compiling year-end financial accounts for external audit. You will also have solid experience in monthly management accounts preparation.
  • Strong financial modelling skills using applications such as Microsoft Excel.
  • Proven ability to work on your own initiative, coping with the demands of a fast-changing environment where opportunities need to be quickly realised, whilst managing competing priorities and ensuring deadlines are met.
  • Effective communication and presentation skills, with evidence of presenting complex information to senior managers.

Desirable Criteria

  • Good knowledge of SEAS / Oracle and the Scottish Government's procurement process.
  • Knowledge of the Scottish Government budgetary cycle.
  • Practical experience of using Oracle Financials.
  • Experience of completing the Scottish Government Consolidation and Whole of Government Accounts packs.

Qualifications

Professionally qualified accountant - CCAB professional accountancy body or equivalent with up to date CPD (candidates who are at an advanced stage in studying towards a professional accountancy qualification will also be considered).

Other qualifications equivalent to these may also be acceptable, if you are in any doubt please contact the recruiting manager named at the bottom of the advert to discuss.

Please note: If you fail to demonstrate how you meet the minimum qualifications as stated above, your application will be automatically sifted out.

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