Job Description

Job Category: Finance / Payments / Procurement
Degree Level: SCQF 4 - SVQ 1, National 4, Skills for Work National 4
:
Customer and Corporate Services
Accounting Technician (with AAT / CIPFA training)
Waverley Court, 4 East Market Street
Salary: 33,287 - 39,129
Hours: 36 per week
The City of Edinburgh Council is looking for an Accounting Technician to work across a variety of professional disciplines including management accounting, business partnering and financial accounting.
You will provide support and advice to the Council's Housing and Homelessness services. You will work as part of a Finance team supporting budget development, revenue budget monitoring, financial reporting, annual accounts and the development and maintenance of effective internal controls. You will be a key point of contact for service managers. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who seeks to develop their career in Finance.
The successful candidate will be able to build strong relationships with our client services, Finance colleagues, and internal partners and will be able to analyse, interpret and communicate financial data clearly and effectively. Ideas and initiative are welcomed and encouraged as we continually look to identify ways to improve delivery of our services. IT skills are a must, particularly Microsoft Excel, and candidates should be able to use spreadsheets confidently and competently.
Successful applicants will be provided with the opportunity to undertake professional examinations through AAT / CIPFA.
Working for us means you will be able to benefit from:

• Up to six weeks paid leave, inclusive of 6 public holidays in year, with a further increase of 5 days annual leave after five years of previous reckonable service or service with the Council
• A career average local government pension scheme with generous employer contributions
• Paid sickness absence, health and wellbeing support and other family friendly policies
• Salary advances on public transport season tickets
• Access to corporate discounts in shops, cinemas and other leisure venues

This post is subject to a basic disclosure check.
We're committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.
As part of our goal to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure that we're bringing the best people into our roles, not just in their skills and experience but also in their approach to work.
To help achieve this, we're changing the way we interview and assess candidates by moving from a competency-based interview approach to a behavioural and technical (skills for the job) based approach. This new way of interviewing will allow us to assess how you think and how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.
You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page
Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.
Happy to talk flexible working.
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Responsibilities:
Undertake a range of projects/areas of work within and across the following areas of operation:
? Securing stewardship and safeguarding public money
? Financial strategy and planning
? Budget development
? Budget monitoring
? Preparation of annual statutory financial statements
? Financial accounting
? Financial advice and support
? Best value and value for money
? Major projects and transformational change
? Promotion and delivery of good financial management
? Control of financial systems
? Management information
? Treasury management
About Us:
THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL
About Us:
Are you keen to shape the future of Scotland's capital city? The City of Edinburgh Council is looking for dedicated and enthusiastic individuals to work with us and deliver key services across our capital city. We're the second largest local authority in Scotland with a workforce of over 19,000 who all play a crucial role in maintaining and supporting vital services to over 500,000 residents. We offer an incredible variety of career opportunities across a broad range of sectors. Join us and you'll find a role where you can make a difference and grow your career.
Our Culture:
Our Behaviours, respect, integrity, and flexibility guide everything that we do, and we strive to make sure all colleagues feel valued and have a sense of belonging in the workplace. We want to make sure that we bring people into our roles who demonstrate Our Behaviours and are dedicated and committed to our purpose of serving our community. We are focused on delivering excellent customer service to meet citizens needs and make the city a better place.
You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page .
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion:
We recognise the benefits that diverse perspectives, experiences and backgrounds bring to our organisation, and we're committed to employing a workforce that represents the population of the city we serve. We particularly encourage applicants from under-represented groups including women, LGBT+ people, racially minoritised groups, people with disabilities and people who are neurodivergent.
As part of our commitment to inclusive recruitment, we're delighted to announce that we have extended our guaranteed interview scheme to include all applicants who are or have been care experienced, and who meet the essential criteria for the post. This extends our current arrangements of being a Disability Confident Employer, that guarantee an interview to applicants who meet the criteria for the post and who declare a disability.
Happy to talk flexible working.
Colleague Support and Wellbeing
As outlined in our People Strategy 2024-27, we aim to nurture a healthy workforce where we can all thrive. We offer regular events, initiatives and learning opportunities covering a range of different health and wellbeing topics.
We're committed to supporting employees to achieve a healthy work life balance. There are several policies in place to support this ranging from flexible work options to career breaks. Our full suite of employment policies can be found here.
We have a range of support options available including access to counselling, a mental health support service, an occupational health service, speak up supporters and a colleague listening service.
Reasonable Adjustments:
We're committed to providing an inclusive and accessible experience at work for all our colleagues and we'll work hard to ensure that we meet the changing needs of colleagues throughout their time with us. We're also geared up to support all candidates who may require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process. Candidates invited for interview, should let the hiring manager know what they need, and they will do everything they can to accommodate your request.

Skills Required