Technical and Capital Accountant

Student Loans Company; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 39,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Civil Service pension

Flexible working

Life insurance

Job summary

Student Loans Company is seeking a Technical and Capital Accountant to ensure accurate financial reporting, strong controls and governance within a public sector context. The role requires CCAB-qualified expertise and a pragmatic, collaborative approach.

The position offers a hybrid working pattern, with time split between the office and home, and a focus on statutory accounts, year-end reporting and audit readiness.

Qualifications

• CCAB (or equivalent) qualified accountant, or part-qualified with significant accounting experience.
• Experience supporting statutory reporting, audit and compliance activities.
• Experience engaging with stakeholders to support financial reporting, decision-making and reporting requirements.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge and the ability to interpret and apply accounting standards.
• Excellent communication with finance and non-finance stakeholders.
• Strong IT skills with Excel and reporting tools.

Responsibilities

• Prepare statutory accounts and year-end reporting with robust controls.
• Support external audit activities and governance processes.
• Advise on capitalisation and accounting treatments across projects.
• Maintain strong financial controls and evidence to support reporting.
• Engage with stakeholders to facilitate financial reporting decisions.

Skills

Financial reporting

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical skills

Communication skills

IT literacy

Education

CCAB or equivalent qualification

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Financial systems

Job description

Salary:

£39,458.00 - £46,689.00 GBP Annual

Pension:

A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%. Please refer to the Civil Service Pensions website for more information.

Type:

Full time

Fixed Term End:

09-02-2028

Please note: The advert will close at 11:59PM the night before the listed closing date.

SLC offer a blended working model which will typically be 2 days in the office and 3 days from home.

Is it time you unlocked your potential?

Student Loans Company is a non-profit making Government-owned organisation to provide loans and grants to students in universities and colleges in the UK. Since 1989, we have enabled our customers to invest in their futures by delivering secure, accurate and efficient assessment, payment and repayment services.

Our Values

Culture is at the heart of everything we do at SLC and we are guided by our five values which help make SLC a great place to work:

• Honesty : We act with integrity and transparency, sharing information openly and addressing challenges with courage.




• Empowerment : We enable people to take initiative, make impactful decisions, and continuously learn and grow.




• Accountability : We deliver on commitments, own our successes and mistakes, and strive for quality outcomes.




• Respect : We value diverse perspectives, actively listen, and create an inclusive environment where everyone belongs.




• Trust : We collaborate across teams, build dependable relationships, and work as one to deliver for our customers.

These values are more than words—they guide our decisions, shape our collaborations, and strengthen our impact on the students we serve.

About the Role

As Technical and Capital Accountant, you’ll play a key role in ensuring Student Loans Company’s financial reporting is accurate, compliant and supported by strong financial controls. Working within the Financial Accounting team, you’ll provide technical accounting expertise across areas including capital accounting, prepayments and balance sheet management, helping to maintain the integrity of financial information and support effective stewardship of public money.

You’ll use your professional judgement to assess accounting treatments, advise colleagues on capitalisation and reporting requirements, and ensure financial transactions are supported by robust evidence and controls. The role is central to the preparation of statutory accounts, year-end reporting and audit activity, contributing to successful reporting outcomes and compliance with accounting and governance requirements.

We’re looking for a CCAB-qualified accountant (or equivalent), a part-qualified accountant with significant relevant experience, or someone who can demonstrate equivalent accounting expertise gained through experience. This is an opportunity to apply and further develop your technical accounting skills in a complex public sector environment, while making a direct contribution to the quality, reliability and transparency of SLC’s financial reporting.

What you Bring:

• CCAB (or equivalent) qualified accountant, or part-qualified accountant with significant relevant accounting experience


• Experience supporting statutory reporting, audit and compliance activities


• Experience engaging with stakeholders to support financial reporting, decision‑making and reporting requirements


• Strong technical accounting knowledge with the ability to interpret and apply accounting standards and financial reporting requirements.


• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to assess financial information and identify practical solutions


• Ability to communicate technical financial information clearly and effectively to both finance and non‑finance stakeholders


• Ability to build effective working relationships and communicate financial information to a range of stakeholders


• Sound understanding of financial controls, governance and compliance requirements, with a commitment to maintaining financial integrity


• High level of IT literacy, including Microsoft Excel, financial systems and reporting tools, together with the ability to identify opportunities for process improvement

Please note that this is a fixed term contract for a period of maternity cover until 31 December 2027.

You can expect more from a career with SLC. We support colleagues to unlock their potential through our Career Pathways development programme and offer an excellent benefit and rewards package that includes:

• 28 days annual leave plus 8 public holidays


• Option to buy/sell annual leave


• Flexi‑time and enhanced flexible working options available


• Option to join the Civil Service pension scheme


• Life insurance cover for 4 x annual salary


• Enhanced company sick pay and family leave including maternity, paternity and adoption


• Contributory lifestyle benefit options including discounts at hundreds of retailers, cycle to work scheme, access to the Civil Service Sports and Leisure Club for discounted gym memberships, and an optional dental insurance scheme


• To find out what’s it’s like to work at Student Loans Company click here SLC Careers

The Legal Bits

We’ll need you to confirm you have the right to work in the UK. If we offer you a job and you accept, there are some background checks we need to complete before you can start with us. This will include employment history, criminal record check, credit reference check and fraud check.

EDI

As a proud Disability Confident Leader , we’re committed to creating an inclusive recruitment experience that empowers people of all abilities. Our team actively promotes accessible hiring practices, supports candidates with disabilities throughout their employment journey to help build a diverse equitable workplace at SLC.

SLC will make reasonable adjustments for those who consider themselves to have a disability or long-term condition in line with the Equality Act 2010. Our application process provides candidates with the opportunity to request reasonable adjustments but if you would like to discuss this in more detail, please email [e-mail].

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