Finance Officer

Edinburgh

£26,700.00 pa

Full-Time, Fixed-term

37 hours per week (FTC)

Closing Date: 31 October 2025

Job Title: Finance Officer - Payroll (with Financial Accounts Support)

Location: Head office, St. John’s Road, EH12 6NZ (Hybrid)

Organisation: Capability Scotland

Employment Type: Full-time, Fixed-term (until 31st March 2026)

Join our mission at Capability Scotland and help deliver accurate, reliable payroll services to over 1,000 dedicated staff across Scotland.

We’re looking for an experienced Finance Officer with a strong background in payroll operations, combined with the flexibility to support our financial accounts function in areas such as ledgers, reconciliations, and cashbook management.

This is a great opportunity to play a central role in a busy and supportive Finance Team, with scope for development in accountancy tasks and system processes.

Key Responsibilities

Payroll (Main Focus):

- Accurately input, verify, and process payroll data using our iTrent payroll system.
- Ensure timely payment to over 1,000 employees working across diverse roles, locations, and contracts.
- Provide clear, timely guidance on payroll queries to staff, managers, and HR colleagues.
- Prepare regular and ad hoc payroll reports, including monthly and annual employment cost reports.
- Liaise with external bodies (e.g. HMRC, pension providers) regarding PAYE, NI, SSP, SMP, and other statutory obligations.
- Keep payroll practices up to date with relevant legislative and policy changes, ensuring internal compliance.

Financial Accounts (10-30%):

- Assist in the processing of financial transactions using our accounting system (Opera 3).
- Support the preparation of reconciliations, ledger updates, and internal reports (e.g. cash flow, aged debtors, grants).
- Help maintain accurate records of suppliers, sales codes, and VAT classifications.
- Offer guidance to internal users on finance systems related to sales, purchasing, and cash processes.
- Contribute to system maintenance and audit readiness by ensuring accuracy and compliance with policy.

What You’ll Bring:

- Minimum 2 years’ experience in a similar finance (payroll) role.
- Strong working knowledge of UK payroll legislation, pensions, and employment law (e.g. Working Time Regulations, Maternity Pay).
- Hands-on experience with payroll systems (iTrent preferred) and proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
- Confidence in managing confidential information and communicating with staff at all levels.
- A recognised finance or payroll qualification is desirable, as is experience in the voluntary or public sector.

Working with Capability Scotland brings you lots of benefits:

- A competitive salary of £26,700 per annum
- Edinburgh office location with excellent travel links & hybrid working
- Excellent annual leave of 32 days per year, increasing with service
- Generous and enhanced pension schemes and family benefits
- As a member of our autoenrollment pension scheme, £10,000 provided in the case of Death in Service
- Flexible working is available
- Access to shopping discounts through the Perks At Work scheme
- Free 24/7 employee assistance programme
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Free PVG checks throughout your career.

Closing date 31st Oct 2025

General Information
- A copy of Capability Scotland’s Equality and Diversity Policy is available upon request from the HR Team

**Please note that our vacancies do not qualify for Skilled Worker Visa Sponsorship, if you require this to commit to this role long term, please do not apply. If we are in a position to offer sponsorship in the future our adverts will be updated to reflect this