Scottish Government Hiring for Finance Officer – B1 Job at Edinburgh, Scotland Full Time

Responsibilities:

• 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.

Essential Criteria & Qualifications:

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.

Location

St Andrews House, Edinburgh EH1 3DG United Kingdom

Interview Dates: To be confirmed

Feedback will only be provided if you attend interview.

Additional Information:

Minimum Time in Post

You will be expected to remain in post for a minimum of three years unless successful at gaining promotion to a higher Band or Grade.

In the event that further posts are required, a reserve list of successful candidates will be kept for up to 12 months.

To apply please fully complete the application and submit evidence based examples to demonstrate your knowledge/skills (300 words). Remember, your answers should be clear, concise and reflect what actions you undertook. You may want to use the STAR(R) approach to respond to each criterion.

Band B Person Specification

Internal applicants must discuss their intention to apply with their current line manager to help ensure early release.

Important Information regarding Interviews:

In recognition of ongoing measures and guidance in response to Covid-19, a decision has been taken that all interviews will be conducted in a virtual/remote setting.

All applicants must ensure that they have a suitable space to complete the virtual interview via MS Teams and ensure that Wi-Fi/Broadband capacity will be sufficient to carry both audio and video feeds to undertake the interview.

For information on this post please contact:

Hiring Manager: Heather Ettles

Email: [email protected]


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