F&C 5741 - G3 Accountant (604004 and 609689)

South Lanarkshire Council; Hamilton; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 53,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Local government pension scheme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Flexible working

Job summary

South Lanarkshire Council in Hamilton, Scotland, is recruiting two Accountants to join Finance Services. The roles focus on managing revenue budgets, forecasting, and delivering high-quality financial information to services.

You will help prepare budgets, monitor funding, and contribute to year-end accounts. These public-sector roles require strong analytical/ organisational skills and clear communication with finance and non-finance colleagues.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Develop, monitor and report on the Council's revenue programme.
• Prepare revenue budgets and forecasts.
• Monitor expenditure and funding.
• Assist with financial reporting and year-end accounts.
• Provide high-quality financial information and advice to services.
• Coordinate and submit government, strategic and corporate returns.

Skills

Financial management

Budgeting and forecasting

Financial reporting

Analytical skills

Communication with finance and non-fin

Job description

Job Description

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

Please ensure that you read the full advert text and do not submit a CV, as these will be disregarded as they do not form part of SLC application process. If you require to submit additional information to support your application, please upload this under supporting documents.

INTERNAL APPLICANTS MUST APPLY VIA OPPORTUNITY MARKETPLACE.

Location: Council Headquarters, Hamilton

Hours: 35 hours per week, 2 Permanent posts available

Work Pattern: Monday - Thursday 8.45am -4.45pm, Friday 8.45am - 4.15pm

Salary / Hourly Rate: £42,228 - £53,177 per year

South Lanarkshire Council are looking to recruit two Accountants to work within Finance Services.

One post will report to the Community and Enterprise Resource Finance Adviser and the other to the Strategy Finance Adviser. The responsibilities of the posts are varied and offer the post holder the opportunity to gain experience in financial management in a dynamic and challenging range of services.

You will contribute to the development, monitoring and reporting of the Council's revenue programme, working with finance colleagues and services across the Council. This will include supporting the preparation of revenue 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. You will work with colleagues to identify financial issues, investigate variances and ensure that revenue expenditure and associated funding are accurately recorded, monitored and reported.

The role will also include the preparation, coordination and submission of a range of government, strategic and corporate returns, ensuring accuracy, compliance and adherence to deadlines. You will work closely with finance colleagues, senior managers and external stakeholders to provide high-quality financial information that supports informed decision-making and organisational objectives.

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 2 disclosure check, prior to a formal offer of employment being made.

Please refer to http://www.disclosurescotland.co.uk for further information about the disclosure process and best practice.

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)

About Us

South Lanarkshire Council is the unitary authority serving the South Lanarkshire council area in Scotland. The council has its headquarters in Hamilton, has 16,000 employees, and a budget of almost £1bn. The large and varied geographical territory takes in rural and upland areas, market towns such as Lanark, Strathaven and Carluke, the urban burghs of Rutherglen, Cambuslang, and East Kilbride which was Scotland's first new town.

Our vision is for South Lanarkshire as set out in our Economic Strategy is to have one of the strongest and one of the most dynamic economies in Scotland, where businesses, communities, and residents achieve their full potential and prosper.

We will achieve this through three key interrelated themes:

• People - skills, learning and employability
• Place - physical infrastructure and place
• Business - business development and growth