Are you an experienced finance professional with a background in treasury? How would you like to be part of an exciting organisation that makes a positive difference to people's lives?

We're looking for an experienced and enthusiastic individual to join our Finance Team as our new Treasury and Credit Control Officer. This is a brand new role within our organisation that will be yours to shape and grow.

This role can be based in our Glasgow or Aberdeen office or part of our hybrid working model whereby some of your time is based at home and some in our Glasgow or Aberdeen office, so we will need you to live within a reasonable commute of one of these locations.

The Role

Reporting to our Transactional Finance Lead, you'll be responsible for the effective management, compliance and transparency of our Treasury and Accounts Receivable functions.

You'll provide detailed internal audits on bank accounts and oversee credit control alongside our Billing Team.

Working with our Transactional Finance Lead, you'll support the review of Cornerstone's treasury management policies and procedures to ensure they are compliant and in line with best practice and will oversee the credit control process to safeguard financial stability.

Through proactive monitoring and diligent reconciliation of accounts, you'll play a key part in maintaining compliance, financial accuracy and minimising risk.

Please see our role profile for a full list of responsibilities

What we'll need you to bring: -

• A minimum of 3 years' experience working in a treasury focused role in a charity or similar sized organisation
• A solid understanding of financial controls, policies and procedures
• A logical and systematic approach to work and problem solving
• Experience of dealing with high volume accounts
• Hands on experience in performing monthly reconciliations, including suspense and bank accounts
• Experience of assisting with internal audits and/or compliance checks as they relate to treasury and credit control
• Experience in identifying discrepancies, irregularities and risks within a financial process
• Strong attention to detail
• Confidence and tenacity to follow up outstanding invoices and monies owed

It would be great if you also have: -

• Hands on credit control experience
• Experience of regulations and compliance with guardianship rules and on behalf of accounts.

There will be occasions that we'll need you to travel to other Cornerstone branch locations (travel expenses will be reimbursed as set out in Cornerstone’s expense policy with travel reimbursed by HMRC legislation).

About us

Cornerstone is one of Scotland's largest charities with over 45 years' experience providing great care and support for adults with various support needs across Scotland.

We operate over 18 local authorities in Scotland and provide a wide range of services to over 2,000 individuals each year. Our focus is to encourage social inclusion, reduce loneliness, and improve health, independence and wellbeing by working closely with the people we support and their families, setting personal goals with them, and ensuring they receive the care and support they need to live the best life possible.

We are always flexible and responsive in meeting the ever changing needs of the people we support and work closely with individuals and families to agree what sort of support will work best for them.

This is an exciting time to join Cornerstone as we deliver our new strategic plan, Improving Lives Together, built around the following organisational priorities:

The Foundation – Digital innovation: empowering everything we do

Pillar 1 – Voices of the people we support at the heart of all decisions

Pillar 2 – People: leadership, workforce and culture

Pillar 3 – Financial sustainability: building for the future

Pillar 4 – Partnership working: collaboration for greater impact

The Roof– Quality: evidence based improvement

Do you have what it takes? What are you waiting for? Apply today! We'd love to hear from you.

Have any questions? Please contact Katie Evans, our Transactional Finance Lead at katie.evans@cornerstone.org.uk.

The successful candidate will be subject to a Level 2 Disclosure check through Disclosure Scotland.

Are you an experienced Health and Social Care SVQ Assessor? Do you want to join an award winning, friendly and experienced team? If so, then we have the perfect role for you!

We've got a great opportunity for a motivated and experienced SVQ Assessor to join us covering SVQ assessment across Scotland on a part-time, permanent basis. (3 days per week)

Our Assessor role is based in one of our West of Scotland offices (Irvine, Dumbarton, Glasgow or Airdrie) as part of our hybrid flexible working model. We will also need you to have flexibility to travel across Scotland when required.

The Role

As part of our Training Academy, you’ll play a key role in qualifying our social care workforce and supporting our team of SVQ Assessors in our Qualifications Scotland (formally SQA) Approved Centre which has been in operation since 1998. You will assess portfolios for the Social Services and Healthcare qualifications at SCQF levels 6, 7 and also ideally Core Skills, Business & Administration and PDA in Supervision awards.

You’ll be responsible for prioritising your own workload and planning your week to enable you to assess candidates through technology (eportfolio, MS teams) as well as providing some face to face support. You will work with candidates from induction to award completion, using your initiative to support them to meet Qualifications Scotland standards, agreed deadlines and organisational KPI’s.

You’ll be a key part of our experienced Assessor team helping ensure our excellent reputation of Cornerstone as an Qualifications Scotland provider is maintained for both our internal and external stakeholders.

To be an amazing Assessor we'll need you to bring;

• Experience of assessing candidates across different SCQF levels working in health & social care
• Extensive health and social care experience
• Confident use of technology (eportfolios, MS teams, Microsoft suite)
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
• Excellent organisational, planning and time management skills
• Ability to work flexibly to meet the individual needs of candidates and assessors
• Strong interpersonal, networking and facilitation skills
• An in-depth knowledge of Health and Social Care Standards, SSSC Codes of Practice, SSSC Registration requirements.
• An SVQ qualification in assessment i.e.L&D9DI A1 or D33
• An SVQ (or equivalent) qualification in social care at SCQF 7 or above

About Us

With 46 years experience delivering great care and support, Cornerstone provides tailored, individual packages of care which focus on enabling people with a variety of needs, including learning disabilities, physical disabilities, autism and complex care needs, to live the best possible life.

We aim to be the best employer in social care in Scotland and would love for you to come and join us. We thrive on teamwork and are passionate about the care and support we provide. If you're looking for a rewarding career where you know you can make a difference, then look no further.

Have any questions? If you'd like to find out more, please contact Pam Douglas on 0141 378 0675 or drop her an email on Pam.Douglas@cornerstone.org.uk

Shortlisted candidates will be invited along to a face to face/ MS Teams Interview depending on location.

The successful candidate will be required to go through a standard Disclosure check through Disclosure Scotland. This is a rewarding role which will allow you to draw on your experience of the Social Care sector to provide professional assessment and support to candidates, enabling them to realise their potential.

Please note - If you have spent more than 12 months out with the UK (excluding France, Germany. Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania or Spain) within the last 10 years while over the age of 18, you will be asked to provide a criminal record certificate from the relevant government/police authority as part of our pre-employment checks.

Are you already imagining yourself as part of our team? Apply today; we would love to hear from you.