Financial Accountant

ACCA Careers; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 49,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

The Scottish Government is recruiting a Financial Accountant to join the Financial Management and Reporting team within the Financial Management Directorate. This role supports the annual accounts, audit processes, and financial controls across a £50 billion spend portfolio.

You will work with a wide range of stakeholders to ensure timely, accurate financial reporting and governance, while developing skills in a collaborative government finance environment.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified CCAB or CIMA accountant with up-to-date CPD.
• Significant financial management experience, including budgeting, forecasting and costing, or financial accounts.

Responsibilities

• Support the preparation and delivery of the Scottish Government annual accounts, ensuring compliance with corporate timetables and requirements.
• Coordinate external audit activities, preparing required schedules and maintaining effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure timely provision of information.
• Lead and support finance colleagues to deliver team priorities, including driving improvements to management information and reporting, and balance sheet controls.
• Provide accounting and financial management advice to build financial capability and support annual accounts and audit process improvements within your team and the Scottish Government.
• Ensure the integrity and accuracy of transactions and reporting on financial systems, including the Non-Current Asset Register, maintaining effective checks and controls.
• Support changes arising from the implementation and development of Oracle Cloud finance systems, embedding new ways of working and processes effectively.

Skills

Financial reporting

Budgeting & forecasting

Data analysis in finance

Communication & influencing

Education

CCAB or CIMA qualification

Job description

• Locations Glasgow, United Kingdom Edinburgh, United Kingdom(Hybrid)
• Minimum Annual Salary £49,401
• Maximum Annual Salary £59,152
• Working Pattern Full Time
• Number of Openings 1
• Apply Before 24/09/2026, 23:59

The Scottish Government

• Job Identification 4614
• Profession Finance
• Job Family Management Reporting
• Locations Glasgow, United Kingdom Edinburgh, United Kingdom(Hybrid)
• Minimum Annual Salary £49,401
• Maximum Annual Salary £59,152
• Working Pattern Full Time
• Hire Type Permanent
• Number of Openings 1
• Apply Before 24/09/2026, 23:59

Would you like to help manage around £50 billion of public spending to improve the lives of the people of Scotland?

The Scottish Government is recruiting finance professionals to join its Financial Management and Reporting team within Financial Management Directorate. Working at the heart of government, our teams enable Ministers and senior leaders to make informed decisions by supporting financial management, reporting, and governance across the organisation.

This is a unique opportunity to build your career in a collaborative and forward-looking finance function that supports around £50 billion of spending, and that is committed to developing the skills and expertise of its people.

When delivering statutory reporting and controls, you will work with a wide range of stakeholders to manage financial challenges and opportunities, deliver high quality stewardship of public resources, and support delivery of government priorities.

Responsibilities

Financial Accountant

• Support the preparation and delivery of the Scottish Government annual accounts, ensuring compliance with corporate timetables and requirements.
• Coordinate external audit activities, preparing required schedules and maintaining effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure timely provision of information.
• Lead and support finance colleagues to deliver team priorities, including driving improvements to management information and reporting, and balance sheet controls.
• Provide accounting and financial management advice to build financial capability and support annual accounts and audit process improvements within your team and the Scottish Government.
• Ensure the integrity and accuracy of transactions and reporting on financial systems, including the Non-Current Asset Register, maintaining effective checks and controls.
• Support changes arising from the implementation and development of Oracle Cloud finance systems, embedding new ways of working and processes effectively.

Qualifications

The successful candidate must be a fully qualified CCAB or CIMA (or equivalent) accountant with up-to-date CPD.

Please confirm in your application that you hold these qualifications. If you do not provide this information, your application will not be considered.

Success Profile

Success profiles are specific to each job and they include the mix of skills and behaviours candidates will be assessed on.

Technical / Professional Skills

• Government Finance - Practitioner Level
• Working with data in finance – Practitioner Level
• Business and Organisation - Working Level

Experience

• Significant financial management experience, with a track record in delivering processes such as budgeting, forecasting and costing, or financial accounts.

Behaviours

• Communicating and influencing - Level 3
• Making effective decisions - Level 3

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