Temporary Finance Officer

Want to work in one of the most influential places in Scotland? Now is your chance!

This is an excellent opportunity to join the Finance Office at the Scottish Parliament, as a Finance Officer.

This is a varied role within a friendly and motivated team and will give you a broad range of responsibilities and experience. Your responsibilities will include:

Maintaining accurate and up-to-date financial accounts

Assisting with the preparation of statutory reporting and returns

Providing the Parliament with financial knowledge and high levels of customer service

Assisting the Financial Accountant with other ad-hoc tasks

You will assist with the organisation’s transition to a new finance system (Oracle Cloud). Utilising your knowledge and problem-solving skills to help adapt our processes and maintain efficient and robust financial management.

You will have detailed knowledge and experience of applying finance policies and procedures as well as experience of posting transactions, completing reconciliations, and preparing statutory returns.

You’ll have great communication skills and build positive working relationships, working collaboratively as part of a small finance team to deliver organisational objectives.

You'll also have excellent organisation, analytical skills, and attention to detail. Being confident in using finance systems and spreadsheets to analyse and communicate to a range of stakeholders. Experience with Oracle Cloud would be advantageous.

We offer a great range of benefits including: 41.5 leave days (including public holidays), flexible working, paid professional subscriptions, family-friendly policies, Season Ticket advance loans, an onsite gym facility, Health and Wellbeing Schemes including discounted gym membership, a confidential counselling and information service, and the Cycle to Work Scheme.

You’ll also have the opportunity to join the Alpha Civil Service pension scheme, where we’ll offer you an employer contribution of 27.1% of your basic salary.