Job Description

The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.
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Salary

From 37,471 per annum

Contractual hours

35

Basis

Full time

Region

Finance Procurement Unit

Package

Standard SCTS package

Date posted

24/10/2025

Job reference

REQ01020



SCTS are looking for a proactive and experienced Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable Manager to join our Financial Transactions Team - one of six dynamic teams that make up our Finance and Procurement function.

This is a fantastic opportunity to lead our Accounts Payable and Receivable operations, ensuring smooth financial processes that support the core needs of our business. To be considered for this role you must have previous experience of managing and developing a finance team.

Reporting to the Senior Finance Manager Transactions you will take ownership of the day to day running of our AP and AR functions, ensuring accuracy, efficiency and compliance with accounting and legislative standards. You will be an experienced finance professional with strong technical knowledge of accounts payable and accounts receivable and will act as a subject matter expert offering technical guidance and practical solutions.

Building strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to resolve issues and drive improvement is essential. You will take a proactive role to ensure the appropriate levels of financial control are in place and being adhered to.

This role offers the chance to make a real impact on the business and grow your career within a supportive and collaborative environment.

The key responsibilities

Service Delivery

To directly manage 2 FTE (AR Team Leader & AP Team Leader) related work of a team of 5 FTE AO's (2 AR AO's & 3 AP AO's) To devise and develop an appropriate strategy for Accounts Payable & Accounts Receivable To provide effective, timely and accurate advice and sound professional judgement to colleagues on Accounts Payable & Accounts Receivable issues ensuring there is a sound resolution Develop and measure key performance indicators to determine and improve the effectiveness of service provision To manage the Accounts Receivable Invoicing Process, ensuring accuracy and timeous invoice delivery for our customers To manage the Receipting and Allocating of income streams using financial accounting software (Oracle Fusion Cloud), banking information and third-party systems Manage the process for Accounts Payable Payment Runs, BACs Payments Runs, Foreign and Manual Payments and monitor Payment Performance Manage the AP overall process for Purchase to Pay, contributing towards the finance initiative and project for a successful implementation to courts Complete and approve Bank and General Ledger reconciliations To represent the SCTS at internal and external meetings; Identify and plan personal development and learning needs to ensure technical skills and knowledge are kept up to date, and complete continuous professional development, where appropriate; To implement and maintain project plans to enable project and individual progress to be monitored against specific targets and milestones.


More information about the role and the essentual criteria we are looking for can be found in the attached job information pack.

Applications will be accepted until 11:59pm on

Your application must provide evidence of how you meet the criteria set out in the knowledge, skills and experience listed in the Person Specification in the Job Information Pack.

If invited for further assessment, this will consist of an interview and assessment on the day. Details of which will be given in the interview invite.

Interviews will be held week commencing 11 November 2025.


The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service is exempt from the protections of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974). This permits us to ask applicants details of both spent and unspent convictions, along with details of any formal cautions that you may have. Individuals without existing security clearance will always be considered as all successful applicants will require a standard level Disclosure check completed before employment can commence.

Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service recruitment processes are underpinned by the recruitment principles of the Civil Service Commissioner, which outline that selection for appointment be made on merit on the basis of fair and open competition - Recruitment - Civil Service Commission (independent.gov.uk)

If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the values in the Civil Service Code and/or if you feel the recruitment has been conducted in such a way that conflicts with the Civil Service Commissioner's Recruitment Principles, you can make a complaint, by contacting us at recruitment@scotcourts.gov.uk in the first instance. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive you can contact the Civil Service Commissioner.