Assistant Management Accountant

The Salvation Army; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

The Salvation Army is seeking an Assistant Management Accountant to support the Scotland and Ireland Finance Team, providing business support to a portfolio of corps and divisional leaders, ensuring financial control and effective decision making.

The role is fixed-term for 9 months and involves travel across Scotland and occasionally to Ireland. The successful candidate will have experience in management accounting, strong communication and organisational skills, and be part-qualified CCAB/CIMA.

Qualifications

• Experience in the role of management accounting.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Good organisational, team-working and inter-personal skills.
• Experience of working with and explaining finance issues with non-finance personnel.
• Experience of sophisticated accounting systems.

Responsibilities

• Assist in supporting corps officers, finance locals and corps in their financial management responsibilities.
• Support divisional leaders in their financial management responsibilities.
• Work with corps to prepare budgets, forecasts and longer-term financial plans.
• Undertake financial monitoring visits to corps as needed based on support and risk.
• Monitor corps budgets, investigate variances and alert relevant leaders.

Skills

Management accounting

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Inter-personal skills

Explaining finance to non-finance

Education

Part qualified CCAB/CIMA accountant

Tools

Accounting systems

Job description

This role is peripatetic where travel will be required across Scotland (mainly East and West) and occasionally to Ireland, as required. You are welcome to use public transport or your own vehicle for visits. (After successful probation period, the post holder will become eligible for a company vehicle, subject to acceptance.)

This is a fixed-term position for 9 months

Working Pattern: Peripatetic with travel across Scotland and occasionally to Ireland, as above.

Interview Date: To be confirmed

The Salvation Army is one of the largest, most diverse providers of social and community services after the Government. With more than 600 local centres, they make a powerful difference to people across the UK who might otherwise be excluded.

Job Summary:

To assist the Scotland and Ireland Finance Team in the provision of business support to a portfolio of corps and divisional leaders, ensuring financial control and effective decision making.

Key Responsibilities

• -To assist in supporting and guiding corps officers, finance locals and corps in their respective financial management responsibilities
• -To assist in the support and guide divisional leaders in their respective financial management responsibilities
• -To work with corps to prepare budgets, forecasts and longer-term financial plans
• -To undertake financial monitoring visits to corps periodically depending on the level of support needed and level of risk
• -To monitor corps budgets, investigate variances and alert the Field Accountant and divisional leaders of matters of concern
• -To monitor and report on the performance of charity shops, cafes and similar activities of the corps
• -To monitor mission support allocated to corps and report to the Management Accountant to ensure that planned mission outcomes are being achieved (in conjunction with divisional leadership)
• -To assist in ensuring corps adhere to the finance procedures.

The successful candidate(s) will be able to demonstrate:

• -Experience in the role of management accounting
• -Good oral and written communication skills
• -Good organisational, team-working and inter-personal skills
• -Experience of working with and explaining finance issues with non-finance personnel
• -Experience of sophisticated accounting systems
• -Able to work within The Salvation Army's Christian ethos and key values: integrity; accountability; compassion; passion; boldness and respect
• -Ability to be flexible
• -Willing to travel throughout Scotland and occasionally to Ireland as required

Appointment will be subject to:

• -Satisfactory references
• -PVG/Disclosure Scotland check
• -Evidence of your Right to Work in the UK in line with Home Office requirements. As we are not a licensed sponsor, applicants must already have the right to work in the UK. Details on how to prove your Right to Work can be found here.

The Salvation Army actively promote equality of opportunity for all with the right mix of talent, skills and potential, and we welcome applications from a wide range of candidates, including those with criminal records.

Please note that any Salvation Army employees who are under notice of redundancy and apply for this position will be given priority consideration.

We reserve the right to close this advert earlier if we feel that we have received sufficient applications.

Promoting equality in the workplace and as a disability confident leader scheme employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet all the minimum essential criteria for the vacancy.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Assistant Management Accountant

Company: The Salvation Army Salary: Not specified Hours: Full-time Location: G33 6HZ Job type: Contract Posting date: 10 Nov 2026 Closing date: 2 Dec 2026

Summary

To assist the Scotland and Ireland Finance Team in the provision of business support to a portfolio of corps and divisional leaders, ensuring financial control and effective decision making.

Key Responsibilities

• -To assist in supporting and guiding corps officers, finance locals and corps in their respective financial management responsibilities
• -To assist in the support and guide divisional leaders in their respective financial management responsibilities
• -To work with corps to prepare budgets, forecasts and longer-term financial plans
• -To undertake financial monitoring visits to corps periodically depending on the level of support needed and level of risk
• -To monitor corps budgets, investigate variances and alert the Field Accountant and divisional leaders of matters of concern
• -To monitor and report on the performance of charity shops, cafes and similar activities of the corps
• -To monitor mission support allocated to corps and report to the Management Accountant to ensure that planned mission outcomes are being achieved (in conjunction with divisional leadership)
• -To assist in ensuring corps adhere to the finance procedures.

The successful candidate(s) will be able to demonstrate:

• -Experience in the role of management accounting
• -Good oral and written communication skills
• -Good organisational, team-working and inter-personal skills
• -Experience of working with and explaining finance issues with non-finance personnel
• -Experience of sophisticated accounting systems
• -Part qualified CCAB/CIMA accountant
• -Able to work within The Salvation Army's Christian ethos and key values: integrity; accountability; compassion; passion; boldness and respect
• -Ability to be flexible
• -Customer focus
• -Willing to travel throughout Scotland and occasionally to Ireland as required

Appointment will be subject to:

• -Satisfactory references
• -PVG/Disclosure Scotland check
• -Evidence of your Right to Work in the UK in line with Home Office requirements. As we are not a licensed sponsor, applicants must already have the right to work in the UK. Details on how to prove your Right to Work can be found here.

The Salvation Army actively promote equality of opportunity for all with the right mix of talent, skills and potential, and we welcome applications from a wide range of candidates, including those with criminal records.

Please note that any Salvation Army employees who are under notice of redundancy and apply for this position will be given priority consideration.

We reserve the right to close this advert earlier if we feel that we have received sufficient applications.

Promoting equality in the workplace and as a disability confident leader scheme employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet all the minimum essential criteria for the vacancy.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

About Disability Confident Disability Confident is a government scheme. It encourages employers to recruit and retain disabled people and those with long term health conditions.

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