F&C 5740 - G2 Finance Assistant (607353) - 491671

Southlanarkshire; Hamilton; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enrolment in local government pension

Flexible working

Up to 33 days annual leave

Public holiday entitlement

Job summary

South Lanarkshire Council is seeking a Finance Assistant to join the Strategy Team, focusing on supporting the Council's capital programme and investment priorities. The role involves developing, monitoring and reporting on the capital programme, preparing budgets and forecasts, and ensuring accurate recording of capital expenditure and funding.

You will deliver high-quality financial information and advice to services to aid capital planning and investment decisions, working with colleagues

Qualifications

• Experience in a finance environment, ideally within the public sector.
• Strong analytical and organisational skills.
• Ability to work with financial information and communicate with finance and non-finance colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Support the Council's capital programme and investment priorities.
• Prepare capital budgets and forecasts, monitor expenditure and funding.
• Provide high-quality financial information and advice to services for capital planning.

Skills

Finance experience

Analytical skills

Organisational skills

Job description

ACTUAL CLOSING DATE: Applications must be received by 18 October 2026 at 11:55PM

Location: Council Headquarters, Hamilton
Hours: 35 hours per week, Permanent
Work Pattern: Monday - Thursday 8.45am - 4.45pm, Friday 8.45am - 4.15pm
Salary: £29,326 - £38,779 per year

South Lanarkshire Council are looking for a Finance Assistant to join the Strategy Team, with a specific focus on supporting the Council's capital programme and investment priorities. This post will support the Council's strategic approach to capital investment, providing financial support across the capital programme and helping to ensure that resources are planned, monitored and managed effectively.

You will contribute to the development, monitoring and reporting of the Council's capital programme, working with finance colleagues and services across the Council. This will include supporting the preparation of capital budgets and forecasts, monitoring expenditure and funding, assisting with financial reporting, and contributing to the preparation of year-end accounts.

A key part of the role will be providing high-quality financial information, advice and support to services to assist with capital planning and investment decisions. You will work with colleagues to identify financial issues, investigate variances and ensure that capital expenditure and associated funding are accurately recorded, monitored and reported.

The successful candidate should have experience of working within a financial environment, ideally within the public sector, and be able to demonstrate appropriate technical knowledge and an understanding of the finance function within a large organisation. You should have strong analytical and organisational skills, with the ability to work effectively with financial information and communicate clearly with finance and non-finance colleagues.

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Canvassing of Elected Members or employees of South Lanarkshire's Council directly or indirectly in connection with any appointment within the Council shall disqualify the applicant.

Legislative Information

This post is excepted in terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Scotland Act 2020.

Preferred candidates will be required to complete a Level 1 disclosure check, prior to a formal offer of employment being made.

Overseas Criminal Records Check

An Overseas Criminal Records Check is required where applicants born outside the UK (Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland) or who have lived or worked outside the UK for a continuous period of 12 months in the past 10 years.

Applicants are responsible for providing evidence of the Overseas Criminal Record Check. The check must be translated into English and should come from the police, judicial authority, government department or home embassy of the country or countries concerned. The check must include an official statement confirming that the applicant does not have any history of or pending criminal record proceedings. Checks may be carried out to authenticate the documents provided.

Equal Opportunities and Inclusion statement

The Council is committed to fostering equality, diversity and inclusion in its workforce. Therefore, we welcome applications from all sectors of the community, including under-represented groups within our workforce. We are keen to receive applications from candidates who have a disability, who are from a care experienced background, who are from a black, Asian or minority ethnic background, from a military service background and from those who are new Scots.

As a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria as outlined in the job profile for this position.

As proud holders of the UK Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award, the Council is also committed to supporting members of the armed forces community, including service leavers, veterans, reservists and their families. In line with this commitment, service leavers, their close family members, veterans and reservists will be guaranteed an interview if they meet the essential criteria as outlined in the job profile

As an employee of South Lanarkshire Council, you would also receive a wide range of benefits including:

• Enrolment in award winning local government pension scheme
• To increase the value of their pension pot, Local Government Employees can opt to join the Salary Sacrifice Shared Cost AVC scheme.
• Up to 33 days annual leave
• Public holiday entitlement (up to 10 days)
• Occupational sick pay
• Family friendly policies - flexible working and leave, maternity/paternity leave enhanced leave.
• Employee Discounts - including discounts at the cinema.
• Range of benefits to support you (Cycle to Work Scheme, Physiotherapy, Employee Assistance Program which offers practical and emotional support)