Finance Accountant

ASA Recruitment; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency in Scotland is seeking a Finance Business Accountant for a 9-month temporary role. You will manage budget processes, provide financial data to senior leaders, and support month-end reporting. The ideal candidate is a qualified Management Accountant with strong Excel skills and experience in business partnering.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge and experience of budget management processes.
• Advanced Excel skills for handling large datasets.
• Proven track record in building relationships with senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Partner with budget owners to manage and forecast budgets.
• Provide financial data to senior finance staff.
• Support month-end processes, including reporting.

Skills

Budget management processes

Advanced Excel skills

Relationship building

Strong communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Education

CCAB/ACCA qualified Management Accountant

Job description

Description

We are looking for a Finance Business Accountant to provide 9 months temporary cover during a period of structural change and process improvement. This role will support budget owners with budget management, forecasting, monitoring, reporting, and business partnering, ensuring senior leaders have access to accurate and timely financial data.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with budget owners to deliver effective budget management, forecasting, and monitoring.
• Provide robust and reliable financial data to the Senior Business Accountant, Head of Finance, and CFO.
• Support the month-end process, including journals, reporting, and meeting tight deadlines.
• Collaborate with HR colleagues to ensure accuracy of staff cost forecasting.
• Analyse and interpret large data sets to produce modelling, scenario analysis, and reports.
• Establish strong working relationships with stakeholders, providing business advice and challenge where appropriate.
• Communicate financial information clearly to both finance and non-finance staff.
• Contribute to financial process improvements across the Finance Office.

Essential Skills & Experience

• CCAB/ ACCA qualified Management Accountant.
• Strong knowledge and experience of budget management processes (staff budgeting, forecasting, phasing, contingency).
• Advanced Excel skills - large datasets, pivot tables, modelling, scenario analysis.
• Experience working collaboratively with HR teams to ensure staff cost accuracy.
• Proven track record in building relationships with senior stakeholders and budget holders.
• Strong communication skills - able to explain financial information clearly and handle challenging conversations.
• Experience delivering high-quality reports and analysis under tight deadlines.
• Proactive, solution-focused approach with strong problem-solving skills.

Desirable

• Understanding of payroll cost elements to support forecasting and variance analysis.

If you are a qualified Management Accountant with strong business partnering skills and a proactive mindset, we'd love to hear from you.

ASA Recruitment is one of Scotland's largest independent multi-sector recruitment agencies. We specialise in providing effective tailored solutions for permanent, contract and temporary employment requirements for our Clients and Candidates. We are members of the REC and are ISO certified.

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