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Financial Accountant - Permanent - EC01497


Company : Edinburgh College


Location : Edinburgh, Scotland


Created : 2025-05-04


Job Type : Full Time


Job Description

The myjobscotland support desk will be closed on Monday 5th May for a public holiday. We will re open Tuesday 6th 9am. Ref no: 422337 Published: 01/05/2025 Closes: 10/05/2025 Location: Sighthill Campus, Bankhead Avenue, EH11 4DE Salary: Fixed Salary 47,000 per annum Contract Type: Permanent Position Type: Full Time Hours: 35 hours per week Work From Home: Yes The role offers a broad remit and exposure to public sector finance in the largest and most high-profile College within the Further Education sector. Working directly for the Finance Manager (Financial Accounting) and closely with the whole of the finance team, this is a pivotal role in managing the accounting and financial activities of the College. Key deliverables include assisting in the preparation of annual accounts, month-end processing, maintaining policies and procedures, submission of VAT Returns (including minimising irrecoverable VAT costs) and overview of payroll processing. In addition to a strong technical finance background, this role requires general management skills as it includes line management responsibility of the accounts receivable team. The role will provide both adhoc and regular financial information/reporting (underpinned by effective financial management and robust internal controls) to aid senior level decision making within the College’s financial operations. The position will suit a newly qualified CCAB with a degree level education in an appropriate discipline. This role offers hybrid working. Provisional interview date: w/c 26th May The application page will open in a new window.#J-18808-Ljbffr