Assistant Accountant

S1jobs; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Enhanced sick pay and parental leave

Health and wellbeing benefit

Cycle to work scheme

Job summary

The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow is seeking an Assistant Accountant to join the Finance Team. The role covers payroll, month-end accounting, balance sheet recons and management reporting, ensuring accuracy, timeliness and compliance.

Collaboration with colleagues across the College and 1599 Limited is essential. The candidate should have AAT qualification or be studying toward ACCA/CIMA, strong Excel, and solid double-entry bookkeeping experience.

Qualifications

• Advanced Excel and data analysis skills including lookup and pivot tables.
• AAT qualification or currently studying towards ACt/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent experience.
• Strong understanding of double-entry bookkeeping and month-end processes.
• Experience producing management accounts and financial statements.
• High attention to detail and numerical accuracy.
• Ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines.
• Experience handling confidential payroll data and payroll processes.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with clear communication.
• Ability to work with non-financial staff and external suppliers/customers.

Responsibilities

• Support payroll processing and payroll data integrity.
• Assist with month-end close, balance sheet reconciliations and journal postings.
• Contribute to management reports and financial analysis for decision making.

Skills

Excel skills

Double-entry bookkeeping

Month-end accounting

Management reporting

Attention to detail

Prioritising deadlines

Payroll data handling

Analytical skills

Communication

Education

AAT qualification or studying (ACCA/CIMA or equivalent)

Tools

Dynamics 365 Business Central

Payroll systems

Job description

For more than 425 years, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow has been improving health and healthcare for people around the world. Today, we are a professional membership body providing education, assessment and development to more than 15,000 Fellows and Members at all stages of their careers. We are a UK organisation with a global membership. Our estate in the heart of Glasgow city centre includes modern conferencing and events facilities, a rich and extensive heritage collection with museum status, a library and our multi-award winning events offering, 1599 at the Royal College.

Our Purpose Is Built Around Delivering

• Excellent education and outstanding member experience
• New standards through assessment and gold standard qualifications
• Transformative impact on the health and wellbeing of the wider world

Our vision:

To build an influential global community that enables our Members to develop the skills, knowledge and influence to improve healthcare standards worldwide.

Our mission:

We want to enable our Members to achieve their full potential as healthcare professionals and give them an influential voice in the world.

Our values:

The College is not a building or a tradition, but a global community. In all that we do, we're committed to putting our people first: Fellows and Members, those undertaking our education and assessment, colleagues and partners. For us, how we work is as important as what we do, and we aim to live by our values. They embody the essence of the College motto, conjurat amice, meaning 'together in friendship'. It's an approach that is as relevant today as it was 425 years ago.

• Community Working together to support one another to succeed; listening to and engaging with partners and people, locally, nationally and globally, to achieve our core purpose.
• Integrity Valuing and learning from our heritage and commitment to excellence; never compromising on our core purpose, our standards and the quality of delivery.
• Innovation Proactively challenging current thinking with a forward-looking agile approach that meets the changing needs of our members and all those who interact with us.
• Inspiration Leading by example through open dialogue, teamwork and engagement to maximise our potential and affect change.
• Inclusivity Demonstrating care, kindness, civility, generosity and mutual respect through the way we welcome, work and interact with people.

The Role

We are looking for an Assistant Accountant to join our Finance Team and support the financial operations of both the College and 1599 Limited. This varied role encompasses payroll, month-end accounting, balance sheet reconciliations and management reporting, providing vital support to the College financial management and decision-making. The successful candidate will work closely with colleagues across the College, helping to ensure financial information is accurate, timely and compliant.

Essential

About You

• Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills including lookup functions, pivot tables and data analysis
• AAT qualified or actively studying towards an accounting qualification (AAT, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent experience).
• A comprehensive and practical understanding of double entry bookkeeping.
• Experience of month-end accounting processes and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Experience producing or assisting in the production of financial information, particularly management accounts.
• Strong attention to detail and a high level of numerical accuracy.
• Ability to prioritise workload and meet multiple deadlines.
• Experience handling confidential payroll and financial data.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• The ability to communicate with and build relationships with both non-financial staff members and external suppliers and customers.

Desirable

• Advanced MS Excel skills.
• Experience of payroll systems.
• Experience of management accounting in a charity, education or not-for-profit environment.
• Experience of audit preparation and supporting external auditors.
• Experience of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central or comparable accounting systems.
• Experience of process improvement and automation.

Benefits

• 40 days holiday
• Hybrid working - at least 50% working in College, dependent on the needs of the business
• Pension Scheme - The College offers a contributory pension scheme with employee contributions ranging from 6% to 10%, based on the employee's chosen contribution level
• Life Assurance
• Enhanced Sick Pay, Maternity, Paternity and Adoption pay
• Health and Wellbeing Benefit
• Cycle to Work Scheme

Successful candidates will have the requisite ability and experience to meet the specific requirements of the post.

The closing date is Tuesday 17 November 2026.

Interviews are expected to take place shortly after the closing date.

Due to the high volume of applications received, only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

If you have any queries please contact us.

The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow is a Scottish Charity, SC000847, regulated by the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR).