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Scottish Government Hiring for B1 – Finance Officer – Job at Edinburgh, Scotland Full Time
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Details
Reference number
202179
Salary
£27,231 – £30,039
Grade
Executive Officer
B1
Contract type
Permanent
Type of role
Finance
Working pattern
Full-time
Number of posts
1
Location
Edinburgh, Scotland, EH1 3DG
About the job
Summary
Would you like the opportunity to grow and develop your skills with a variety of learning and development opportunities?
We are recruiting for a Finance Officer to join the Community Justice Division. In this interesting and varied role you will be busy, and you will need to be able to plan, organise and prioritise your work to meet agreed deadlines and provide appropriate support while maintaining a high level of quality and accuracy. You should be able to work using your own initiative, have a positive attitude to change and be able to adapt to new procedures and priorities.?
The Community Justice Division is responsible for a range of policies and approaches which are focused on reducing reoffending. This includes reducing the use of imprisonment through greater use of community sentences and other interventions; working with the Scottish Prison Service and other partners to ensure that rehabilitation opportunities are available for those who receive a custodial sentence; and supporting the successful reintegration of people leaving prison.
The Community Justice Division is a high profile division of approximately 40 people, split into four Units. You will work within the Business Support, Finance and Sponsorship team which sits within the Community Interventions, Finance and Sponsorship Unit.
Job description
- Provide support to the finance manager on the day to day running of financial transactions and reporting, with the support of two admin officers.
- Oversee the funding mailbox and prepare clear and concise draft responses to queries received, liaising with staff across the team and wider division, whenever necessary.
- Support grant funding arrangements within the Division by drafting grant allocation letters, collating information from grant returns and produce quarterly reports highlighting any variance on expenditure, actual and planned.
- Deal with a wide range of financial information from a number of external stakeholders, including local authorities, third sector organisations and other policy areas across Scottish Government.
- Process or approve payments and budget transactions within the business area and Division
Responsibilities
There are no specific qualifications required for this role.
Essential Criteria:
1. Strong numeracy skills and a basic understanding of financial management, accounting and budgeting coupled with experience of Microsoft applications.
2. Proven ability to work on your own initiative, to deliver high quality outcomes and outputs and to meet deadlines whilst managing competing pressures.
3. Good communication skills, both written and oral, with a proven ability to explain both financial and non-financial information effectively to internal and external stakeholders.
4. The ability to interrogate financial and management information and use evidence in order to draw out key messages.
Benefits
- *Learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options
- *A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
- *A Civil Service pension
Things you need to know
Security
Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check.
People working with government assets must complete basic personnel security standard checks.
Selection process details
Sift and interview dates TBC.
Please apply using the link provided:
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Nationality requirements
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
- UK nationals
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
- certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals
Further information on nationality requirements
Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission’s recruitment principles.
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
Name :
Heather Ettles
Email :
Recruitment team :
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