Finance Officer

Capability Scotland; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Hybrid work 2 days/week

32 days annual leave

Pension schemes

Death in Service £10,000

Flexible working

Perks At Work discounts

Employee assistance program

Cycle to Work

PVG checks

Job summary

Capability Scotland is seeking a Finance Officer in Edinburgh to join the Finance Department. The role involves overseeing ledger functions, processing invoices, payments, and reconciliations, using the Opera system, and ensuring timely financial reporting.

You will manage cash flow analysis, support payroll uploads, and collaborate with services, suppliers, funders, and insurers. The successful candidate will have at least two years in a similar role, a detail-oriented mindset, and the ability

Qualifications

• Ledger accounting, reconciliations, cash handling, and invoicing experience; Opera or similar finance systems.
• Detail-oriented, organised with cross-team communication with services, suppliers, funders, and insurers.
• Autonomy, accountability, and delivering financial insight with precision.
• Proactive with strong problem-solving skills and decisive under financial constraints.
• Minimum 2 years experience in a similar role.

Responsibilities

• Oversee Ledger Functions.
• Manage Purchase, Sales, Cash, and Nominal Ledgers with Opera finance system.
• Support invoice processing, suppliers, billing, reconciliations, and financial reports.
• Deliver accurate and timely payments, remittances, and reconciliations.
• Drive Billing & Credit Control.
• Ensure timely invoicing for recurring services; liaise with teams to keep everything accurate.
• Handle collections, produce BACS files, process card payments, monitor aged debtors.
• Reconcile accounts monthly, manage petty cash, and maintain file registers and mandates.
• Provide clear cash flow analysis and commentary to senior management.
• Prepare Journals & Reports; collate and verify entries monthly and quarterly.
• Support payroll by generating service upload files.
• Maintain filing systems for invoices, purchase orders, and banking documentation.
• Assist with insurance claims, mobile/vehicle records, liaising with insurers/auditors.
• Manage master finance databases weekly.

Skills

Ledger accounting

Reconciliations

Cash handling

Invoicing

Opera finance system

Cross-team communication

Autonomy

Problem-solving

Attention to detail

Financial insight

Tools

Opera finance system

Job description

Location: Edinburgh - 2 days per week/Hybrid
Salary: £26,699.77 pa
Contract Type: Permanent / Full-time

Why Work With Us?

Be a valued member of an organisation committed to supporting people with disabilities. As a pivotal part of our Finance Department, you’ll help ensure financial integrity and efficient operations across key areas - making a tangible difference every day.

Your Role in Our Mission

As our Finance Officer, you will:

• Oversee Ledger Functions
• Manage Purchase, Sales, Cash, and Nominal Ledgers with precision using our Opera finance system.
• Support invoice processing, suppliers, billing, reconciliations, and financial reports.
• Deliver accurate and timely payments, remittances, and reconciliations.
• Drive Billing & Credit Control
• Ensure timely, accurate invoicing - especially for recurring services - liaising closely with teams to keep everything accurate and on schedule.
• Handle collections, produce BACS files, process card payments, monitor aged debtors, and highlight deviations promptly.
• Reconcile accounts monthly, manage petty cash, and maintain your authorised file registers and mandates.
• Provide clear cash flow analysis and commentary to senior management.
• Prepare Journals & Reports
• Collate, verify, and process internal and external journal entries monthly and quarterly to align with our financial systems.
• Support Key Administrative Tasks
• Maintain organised filing systems for invoices, purchase orders, and banking documentation.
• Assist with insurance claims, mobile phone and vehicle records, liaising with insurers and auditors as needed.
• Manage Databases
• Update and manage master finance databases weekly.
• Support payroll by generating service upload files to maintain smooth workflows across departments.
• Be Flexible and Collaborative
• Undertake additional duties as required and adapt to the evolving needs of Capability Scotland’s teams and services.

We’re Looking for Someone Who:

• Has solid experience with ledger accounting, reconciliations, cash handling, and invoicing (especially using Opera or similar finance systems).
• Is detail-oriented, organised, and effective at cross-team communication—especially with services, suppliers, funders, and insurers.
• Thrives on autonomy, accountability, and delivering financial insight with precision.
• Is proactive, with strong problem-solving skills and the ability to act decisively under financial constraints.
• Has minimum 2 years experience in a similar role.

Working with Capability Scotland brings you lots of benefits:

• A competitive salary of £26,699.77 per annum
• Edinburgh (Corstorphine) office location 2 days per week, with excellent travel links & hybrid working
• Excellent annual leave of 32 days per year, increasing with service
• Generous and enhanced pension schemes and family benefits
• As a member of our autoenrollment pension scheme, £10,000 provided in the case of Death in Service
• Flexible working is available
• Access to shopping discounts through the Perks At Work scheme
• Free 24/7 employee assistance programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Free PVG checks throughout your career.

General Information

• Capability Scotland is committed to providing services which embrace diversity and which promote equality of opportunity. We particularly welcome applications from disabled people. We are happy to consider job-share applications.
• Capability Scotland is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable people and conducts thorough pre-employment checks on all preferred candidates.
• A copy of Capability Scotland’s Equality and Diversity Policy is available upon request from the HR Team

Due to the high volume of applications expected, we advise that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Thank you for your interest and for taking the time to apply to work with us.

***Please note that our vacanciesdo not qualifyfor Skilled Worker Visa Sponsorship, if you require this to commit to this role long term,please do not apply. If we are in a position to offer sponsorship in the future our adverts will be updated to reflect this**

This post is subject to membership of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme and a satisfactory PVG Scheme Record/Update. The successful candidate will be required to undergo the appropriate Disclosure Scotland vetting checks prior to appointment.