Finance Assistant

Argyll and Bute Health and Social Care Partnership; Campbeltown; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in health and social care is seeking a Finance Assistant to support their Social Work teams. This role offers the opportunity to work in a dynamic environment, providing essential finance support for care packages and ensuring efficient budget processes. With a focus on flexibility, the position allows for remote work options, fostering a work-life balance that values employee wellbeing. Join a team dedicated to making a positive impact in the community, where your contributions will help shape the future of care services in one of Scotland's most beautiful regions.

Benefits

Pension Scheme

Generous Leave Entitlement

Cycle to Work Scheme

Gym Membership Discounts

Wellbeing Initiatives

Learning Opportunities

Flexible Working Arrangements

Qualifications

• Candidates should have excellent IT skills and experience in office administration.
• Understanding of confidentiality and data security is essential.

Responsibilities

• Oversee finance support for Social Work management regarding care packages.
• Record care packages and manage financial processes.

Skills

IT Skills

Office Administration

Confidentiality Understanding

Education

Basic Education

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Location: Campbeltown Hospital Ralston Road Campbeltown, PA28 6LE

Salary: £26,333 - £27,629 per year

Contract Type: Permanent

Position Type: Full Time

Hours: 35 hours per week

Work From Home: Yes

Service: Health and Social Care Partnership

Closing Date: Monday 12th May 2025

The Social Work Admin Service delivers administrative support to front line Social Work teams and managers within the Argyll and Bute HSCP. We have a full time, permanent Finance Assistant vacancy within our Social Work Finance Team (West) based in Campbeltown Hospital, which is ideally suited to someone with good organisational, IT and admin skills.

Argyll and Bute is one of Scotland’s most stunning areas. As its award-winning council, we play a vital part in the day-to-day life and long-term future of our beautiful and diverse communities. Our unwavering purpose is to make Argyll and Bute the place to be, the place where people want to live, to work and do business. And we are committed to making the council the place to have a great career, by providing excellent benefits and a friendly, dynamic working culture so that each of our 5000 colleagues can deliver services that help our corner of Scotland thrive. Join us to make a difference.

This position is remote and can either be based in one of our Social Work offices or worked from home. Hybrid working is also available. There will be an initial induction period of 6 months which will be office based.

This position will, as part of the Finance team, oversee the provision of high quality finance support to the Social Work management team in regard to packages of care for those needing support within local communities.

The main responsibilities of this role include oversight of:

• Recording of care packages on the finance system
• Financial and budget processes and information
• Meeting support
• Statistical information
• Staff induction

Candidates for this role require to have:

• A good basic education
• Excellent IT skills including Microsoft office applications
• Experience of office administration
• Understanding of confidentiality and data security

An internal system check undertaken in order to access Social Work databases.

Our employees make good things happen in the day-to-day life and for the longer term future of Argyll and Bute. We want you to feel valued working for us. We offer various benefits to support you, such as a competitive salary, pension scheme, generous leave entitlement, cycle to work scheme, discounts on gym memberships and leisure centres, wellbeing initiatives, and opportunities for learning and career growth. We also embrace a modern approach to work, offering a flexible first approach where possible to requests from our employees to how they work.

We care about our people and the world around us and always aim to do the right thing. From employee recognition schemes to environmental policies we have many initiatives in place to help us look after the things we all care about.

Argyll and Bute Council recognises the numerous benefits of a positive work-life balance to the wellbeing and productivity of our employees. We will take a flexible first approach to requests from our employees to change the way that they work. While we must balance such requests with the need to ensure the quality of the important services we deliver is not compromised, we will ensure that each request is given careful consideration with a view to achieving a positive outcome wherever possible.

Interviews will be held on Wednesday 28 th May 2025 at Campbeltown Hospital.

Applicants should note that:-

• Happy to talk about flexible working arrangements.
• This post is suitable for job share.
• The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 ( Exclusions and Exceptions ) (Scotland) Order 2013, as amended, applies to this post.

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We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the wider society that we serve. We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice. We champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and a sense of belonging. To find out more about our commitment to this please visit Equality & Diversity Policy