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Branch Accountant

  • Full time
  • £33,318
  • Glasgow or Aberdeen
  • Closing 28th August 2023


  • Advertised from 14th August 2023
  • Hours: 35
  • Job reference: 002235

Role

Are you an experienced Accountant with excellent Excel skills who’s on the lookout for an exciting fresh new challenge? We have the perfect role for you!

We're looking for an experienced and motivated individual to join our Finance Team as Branch Accountant on a full-time, permanent basis.

This is an exciting, evolving role that 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. We will need you to live within a reasonable commute of Glasgow or Aberdeen and have flexibility to travel to other office locations in Scotland on occasion when needed.

​​​​​​​The Role

​​​​​​​As a key member of our Finance team, you’ll work closely with our Head of Finance, Directors and their Branch teams, providing advice and guidance in relation to their financial performance for their allocated regions. As part of your role, you’ll also lead and participate in Business Support projects.

Using your financial expertise, you will provide highly professional and effective support on budgets and financial processes to ensure we are performing with maximum financial efficiency and effectiveness to meet our strategic and operational objectives.

What we need you to bring:

  • Qualified or part-qualified Accountant (study or experience)
  • Proven experience of working in a similar role in a comparable size organisation
  • Detailed knowledge and experience of working with complex integrated financial and business software
  • Advanced knowledge and expertise in the use of Excel, including pivot tables, lookups and formula
  • The ability to analyse and interpret statistical dat
  • ​​​​​​​Experience of reviewing and analysing Management Accounts with Journal entrie
  • Extensive experience of relationship management with internal and external customers
  • The ability to produce high quality, accurate work to strict and tight deadlines
  • Proven experience of office related computer packages (word processing, presentation software, spreadsheets, e-mail, etc.)
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and leadership skills with a coaching and mentoring approach.​​

It would be great if you also have:

  • Experience of working in a social care or third sector environment
  • Experience of working in a charity​​​​​​​
  • An in-depth understanding of information management systems and processes

About us

​​​​​​​Cornerstone is one of Scotland's largest charities with over 40 years' experience providing care and support for adults and children with various support needs across Scotland.

There's never been a more meaningful time to join the Health & Social Care sector. ​​​​​​​We want our colleagues to feel and be truly valued and recognised for the highly skilled, life-changing work that they do every day.

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

We are looking to fill this position as soon as possible and withhold the right to close our advert early if we find a suitable candidate before the closing date. Please apply early to avoid any disappointment.

​​​​​​​Have any questions? Please contact Iain Kennedy, our Head of Finance at iain.kennedy@cornerstone.org.uk

​​​​​​​The successful candidate will be subject to a standard Disclosure check through Disclosure Scotland.

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