Technical & Capital Accountant (Public Sector) – Maternity

Student Loans Company; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days annual leave

Civil Service pension scheme

Life insurance 4x salary

Flexible working options

Employee benefits program

Job summary

Student Loans Company is seeking a CCAB-qualified accountant (or equivalent) for a fixed-term maternity cover as Technical and Capital Accountant in Glasgow with options in Darlington or Llandudno. The role focuses on accurate financial reporting, robust controls, and governance across capital accounting and prepayments, within the Financial Accounting team.

You will contribute to statutory accounts, year-end reporting and audit activity, ensuring compliance and high-quality financial

Qualifications

• CCAB-qualified accountant or equivalent.
• Experience supporting statutory reporting, audit and compliance activities.
• Experience engaging with stakeholders to support financial reporting and decision-making.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge and ability to interpret accounting standards.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to derive practical solutions.
• Ability to communicate technical financial information clearly to finance and non-finance stakeholders.
• Ability to build effective working relationships and communicate financial information across teams.
• Sound understanding of financial controls, governance and compliance requirements.
• High IT literacy with Excel and financial reporting tools.

Responsibilities

• Oversee accuracy and integrity of financial reporting.
• Provide technical accounting expertise across capital accounting, prepayments and balance sheet management.
• Support preparation of statutory accounts, year-end reporting and audit activity.
• Advise on capitalisation and reporting requirements with robust evidence and controls.

Skills

CCAB qualification/part-qualified

Statutory reporting experience

Stakeholder engagement

Technical accounting knowledge

Analytical problem solving

Clear communication to finance/non-fin

Building working relationships

Financial controls & governance

IT literacy and Excel

Education

CCAB (or equivalent) qualification

Tools

Financial systems

Job description

Student Loans Company is seeking a CCAB-qualified accountant (or equivalent) for a fixed-term maternity cover as Technical and Capital Accountant in Glasgow with options in Darlington or Llandudno. The role focuses on accurate financial reporting, robust controls, and governance across capital accounting and prepayments, within the Financial Accounting team.

You will contribute to statutory accounts, year-end reporting and audit activity, ensuring compliance and high-quality financial