Senior Finance Officer

Senior Finance Officer

Finance

Head Office, Alloa / Remote Working

Permanent

Hours: 37hrs per week

Appointed: £39,518 / Confirmed: £41,132 / Advanced: £42,436

Reference: SA/688

About us:

Scottish Autism is dedicated to enabling autistic people to lead happy, healthy and fulfilling lives. We believe in the power of relationships to transform the lives of the people we support.

A key expectation of everyone who works for Scottish Autism is that they live and breathe our values; Collaboration, Change Makers, Compassion and Contribution. Our values come into play throughout everything we do at work – how we work together, and how we deliver services to the people we support and to the people we work alongside.

The finance team provides proactive and effective support and information to stakeholders across Scottish Autism and beyond. They achieve this by developing a clear understanding of customer needs, the delivery of accurate and timely financial reporting, analysis and advice to meet those needs, and the maintenance of robust financial systems and controls. 

About the job:

We have a permanent Senior Finance Officer opportunity within our Finance team. Reporting to the Senior Finance Business Partner, you will play a lead role in delivering effective financial control, reporting, systems and processes.

In this role you will:

• Be accountable to produce accurate and on time monthly management accounts pack and KPI reporting for all areas of Scottish Autism in line with the reporting timetable
• Assist the Financial Controller to ensure that appropriate financial control processes are in place, and overseeing the implementation of these controls on a day to day basis
• Coordinate the collation of commentary and analysis of variances to budget/reforecast
• Provide line management support, advice and guidance to the Finance Assistants

About You:

You will be:

• Collaborative, actively seeking to contribute to the collective success of the team
• Customer focused, with a passion for understanding customers’ needs and going the extra mile to meet those needs
• A change maker, always looking for ways to improve processes and service levels, and to add value
• An excellent communicator with excellent interpersonal and listening skills
• Able to prioritise work, work under pressure, switch between tasks

You will have a recognised accounting qualification e.g. HND Accounting and/or AAT, with experience developed in a similar or equivalent role. Experience of system optimisation, process improvement along with practical application of account regulations and proficient use of specialist finance systems and Microsoft applications, in particular Excel is essential for this role.

Scottish Autism offers you:

• 32 days holiday (which increases with your length of service)
• Non-contributory life assurance scheme
• Workplace Pension (matched up to 9%)
• Wellbeing Support
• Discounts at high street retailers, travel and gyms

This post is subject to a Basic Disclosure check.

Be Here, Be You, Create Change

Closing Date: Thursday 10th October 2024

Interview Date: Wednesday 16th October 2024

Valuing diversity and promoting equal opportunities is at the heart of our vision, mission and values. We encourage and welcome applications from people with lived experience of autism.

Registered charity number is SC009068.