Part Time Finance Officer
- Part time
- £31,052 – £34,635 pro-rata
- Hybrid working between home and office base in Raploch, Stirling
- Closing 3rd April 2023
- Advertised from 21st March 2023
- All new staff start on the first point of the scale.
Role
Sistema Scotland’s vision is to improve lives and strengthen communities. We deliver our work through the creation of Big Noise programmes within communities, and currently run five programmes in Raploch & Fallin in Stirling, Govanhill in Glasgow, Torry in Aberdeen, Douglas in Dundee and Wester Hailes in Edinburgh.
Due to growth in our Big Noise programmes we are seeking a new Finance Officer to support the Finance function at Sistema Scotland. As part of the Finance team and working alongside a part-time Finance Officer, you will be jointly responsible for overseeing and maintaining the day-to-day financial operations of the charity, ensuring all aspects of financial management are delivered timely and accurately and compliant with relevant regulations. This role is varied and rewarding, requiring high levels of numeracy, accuracy and diplomacy. You will be expected to liaise with individuals at all levels across the organisation to educate and ensure the adherence to internal financial policies and procedures.
Part Qualified (AAT, ACCA, CIMA) or qualified by experience, you will be working, or have worked at Finance Officer level, with experience of working with accounting software and designing financial reports and variance/exception analysis. You will have strong knowledge of key financial controls and experience of identifying and implementing improvements in systems, procedures and processes. In addition, you will have experience of supporting payroll processes. The role requires the use of Microsoft Word and Excel at an advanced level as well as the ability to thrive working within a challenging and high-pressure environment.
This is a permanent post, working 4 days/28 hours a week (exact pattern of work to be agreed with line manager).
Application notes
For further details please visit our website makeabignoise.org.uk/jobs where you can view the full job/person specification and complete our online application form (no CVs please).
We welcome applications from diverse cultural backgrounds. We also welcome applications from all nationalities. We will ask you to bring proof of your eligibility to work in the UK with you to interview; for more information, please see gov.uk/prove-right-to-work. If you do not have the right to work in the UK currently, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role, so before you apply for this post please ensure that you have the right to work in the UK. For more details on eligibility to work in the UK, please visit gov.uk/check-uk-visa.
For any additional information, or to arrange an informal discussion, please email recruitment@sistemascotland.org.uk or telephone 07436 224565.
Closing date for all applications is Monday 3rd April 2023
The selection process will take place in Raploch, Stirling and will include a panel interview and a competency task (date to be confirmed).
All successful applicants will be subject to PVG check.
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- £24,000
- Dalkeith (Hybrid)
- Closing 26th April 2024
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- Full time
- Circa £40,000
- Bo’ness Railway Station (home of the Museum) (Hybrid)
- Closing 30th April 2024
Objectives
The Scottish Railway Preservation Society (SRPS) owns the Museum of Scottish Railways and the Bo’ness and Kinneil Railway and manages the core collection that has been Recognised as being of National Significance through the Scottish Government’s Recognition Scheme. Most of the collection is owned by the Scottish Railway Museum Collections Trust (SRMCT) and SRPS manages it on behalf of the owner. Visitors to the Bo’ness and Kinneil Railway can see parts of the collection and other rolling stock in operation on the railway and visit the Museum of Scottish Railways.
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Key Responsibilities
- To represent the interests of the Museum of Scottish Railways within the SRPS, including by attending meetings of the Board and other management committees.
- To manage the staffing, maintenance and running of the Museum.
- To manage the delivery of the customer experience in visiting the Museum.
- To lead and advise the team who maintain the collection.
- To ensure the Board is provided with informed recommendations on acquisitions, loans and disposals.
- To ensure the creation of a searchable collection database on our website.
- To facilitate public access to the collection, including through management of the museum’s social media accounts and website.
- To ensure compliance with the Museum Accreditation Scheme and with Scottish Government’s Recognition guidelines.
- To manage the interactions of the Museum, including interfacing with the Scottish Railway Museum Collections Trust, particularly with regard to ownership of vehicles.
- To represent the SRPS within national museum-supporting organisations.
- To identify opportunities to apply for grants which would enhance the Museum’s ability to operate or improve the customer experience and then direct the production of grant applications.
- To manage projects and contractors involved in developing the Museum’s infrastructure as it expands
- To develop library facilities on site at the Museum
- To proactively identify projects, and take forward ongoing projects
- To direct general curatorial duties
Qualifications and Experience
Essential
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- Practical experience of running a successful team, and managing budgets
- Flexible, confident approach with the ability to work independently or as part of a team
- Demonstrable capacity to delegate
- Demonstrable capacity to commit to developing self and colleagues
- Excellent attention to detail
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- High standard of written and spoken English
- Confident IT skills with experience of collections management systems
- Familiarity with the use of collections management databases
Desirable
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- Museum studies qualification
- Interest in Scottish Railway History
- Experience of working with Adlib
- Experience of project management
- Knowledge of preventative conservation
- Knowledge of the Scottish Museum-supporting environment, including of grant giving organisations, and potential for raising funds
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- Part time
- £33,858 – £38,874 pro-rata
- Govanhill, Glasgow (On site)
- Closing 29th April 2024
Sistema Scotland’s vision is to improve lives and strengthen communities. Working with children, young people and their families, we focus on early intervention and stimulating generational social change. By playing music together in ensembles and orchestras, we aim to grow confidence, respect, teamwork and aspiration in the children, young people and communities we work with.
We deliver our work through six Big Noise programmes: Govanhill in Glasgow, Raploch & Fallin in Stirling, Torry in Aberdeen, Douglas in Dundee and Wester Hailes in Edinburgh.
We have an exciting part-time, job share opportunity for an Operations Manager to join our team in Big Noise Govanhill (Glasgow).
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This is a permanent part-time job share post, working 21 hours per week, Monday to Wednesday, with flexibility to work either 9am-5pm, or 10am-6pm.
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