Finance Accountant

Job description

Job title: Finance Accountant
Team: Finance – Accounting Services
Location: Glasgow with working from home options
Salary: £48,324 
Hours: Full time with flexible working options considered 
Status: Permanent
Closing date: 25 September 2024
Job ref no: R00562

Be part of building Scotland's future

Scottish Enterprise is Scotland’s national economic development agency. We help Scottish businesses become more productive, innovative and help guide them towards the funding necessary to develop. With us, businesses can grow domestically and internationally. We also work to bring investment to Scotland from overseas companies.

This is an excellent opportunity for a recently qualified accountant to take their first steps in a rewarding career with a renowned organisation.

The role

We’re looking for a qualified accountant to help maintain our financial records and take the lead on specific account areas and subsidiary companies.

The Accounting Services team is responsible for all aspects of external financial reporting. This includes our annual report, accounts, statutory tax returns and reporting to the Scottish Government. You’ll support the Accounting Services Team Leader to maintain accurate and reliable financial records and take responsibility for specific account areas and subsidiary companies, as required.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Preparing high-quality working papers and supporting schedules for assigned account areas as part of the preparation of the Scottish Enterprise Group’s annual report and its accounts
• Working with external auditors to provide supplementary information and responding to queries so that audit clearance is achieved on time
• Preparing and filing corporation tax computations and VAT returns. These include working with external tax advisers to ensure statutory returns are prepared and filed. You will also advise colleagues on the tax consequences of transactions and projects.
• Providing financial advice to colleagues across Scottish Enterprise, including overseas field office operations. These include compliance support for accounting policies, regulatory compliance and project development.
• Acting as an authorised bank signatory to approve payments made online
• Providing financial reports and analysis to support outturn reporting to the Scottish Government
• Managing Scottish Enterprise’s annual cash allocation, including grant-in-aid funds

Who we're looking for

You’ll be comfortable using your own initiative and working with confidence. Your flexible approach will help you manage your workload and meet strict deadlines. You’ll also enjoy problem solving and applying logic to achieve the best solutions.

You’ll bring expert knowledge and an ability to work well with others thanks to your highly developed influencing skills.

Your skills, abilities and experience should include:  

• A recognised Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies (CCAB) accountancy qualification. These can include a Chartered Accountancy (CA) qualification, a Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) qualification or an Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) qualification.
• Post-qualification experience in a financial reporting role
• An appreciation of International Accounting Standards, UK Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (UKGAAP) and public sector financial framework within which Scottish Enterprise must operate
• An appreciation of the basic principles of UK corporation tax and VAT legislation
• An understanding of financial systems
• A keen eye for detail when producing accurate and reliable finance records to tight deadlines

Ideally, but not essentially, you’ll also:

• Have knowledge of Infor SunSystems finance applications
• Be proficient in desktop software packages, particularly Microsoft Excel

How to apply

If you're interested in this role, please complete your application form by 25 September 2024.

Interview dates

• First interviews will be held week commencing 7 October
• Second interviews will be held week commencing 21 October

Life at Scottish Enterprise

As one of Scotland’s Top 10 Flexible Employers, we pride ourselves on empowering our colleagues to work when and where they can best deliver their role in support of our corporate plan.

Learn more about working with us  

Our values

Being part of Scottish Enterprise means being open to new ideas and trying different ways of working. We support each other to reach our full potential. We celebrate shared success and learn together when things don’t go so well. And we always treat each other fairly, with respect and understanding. Together, we are the difference.

Apply now to keep building your future with us

At Scottish Enterprise, we’re proud to celebrate difference. Diversity of experience and thought is vital to the success of our vision for the future of every community across Scotland. As an equal opportunity employer, we actively encourage applications from a wide range of individuals, irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, gender identity and expression, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

We commit to providing any reasonable adjustments required, not only during the application and assessment process, but throughout your employment with us.

We have the following networks, which are open to all colleagues to help drive inclusion: Disability Positive, Gender Balanced, Multi-Cultural, Multi-Generational and Pride (LGBTQ+).