Principal Accountant

Job Summary

Please note that this position is temporary. Salary will be pro-rated for part-time hours.

The Finance team is looking to recruit a Principal Accountant for a time frame of 18 months. 

You will be working in the Finance team supporting the existing Principal Accountants.  This role will provide support for Phase 2 of the Fusion Project.  This role is varied and challenging requiring a diligent and resilient character with strong interpersonal, finance, and systems skills. The role will include the following but require you to work flexibly within the team to:-

• Ensure that the Fusion Phase 2 project in connection with HCM is co-ordinated between teams.
• Ensure that the requirements of Fusion and PBCS are included and that the output meets the requirement of the service to complete budgets and actuals.
• Work with HR, Business & Digital Change and external parties to ensure that delivery is well specified, timely, complete and accurate.
• Work with Business & Digital Change to ensure a suitable plan is set that is deliverable highlighting risks.
• Ensure costings are monitored in line with capital accountant.
• Ensure phase 1 of the projects dependencies are carried into phase 2 including pre-requisites of system ensuring knowledge transfer from Phase 1 is included.
• Attend all meetings in relation to the project.

PVG / Disclosure Scotland

The following criteria applies to all roles within East Dunbartonshire Council where PVG/Disclosure checks are essential criteria.

Where the post you are applying for is considered Regulated Work under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act, 2007, successful candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check, prior to confirmation of employment being made by East Dunbartonshire Council.

Please note, successful candidates will be expected to meet the cost of the relevant check which will be deducted from the successful candidate’s first salary payment.

In specific circumstances the payment could be deducted in instalments from an employee’s wages following commencement of employment. Approval in such circumstances will be made by HR Services Lead.

Should an employee leave in advance of the payment being deducted, the full amount will be deducted from the employee’s final salary.

The criteria outlined above will apply to existing employees of East Dunbartonshire Council who apply for roles for which a PVG/Disclosure check is required.

Charter of Commitment

The commitment by East Dunbartonshire Council to job applicants is as follows:

• Individuals will be treated in a polite, friendly and welcoming manner.

• Equalities monitoring will be conducted to ensure a fair and equitable process with screening being carried out to anonymise sensitive information such as age, gender and disability.

• The information that we receive will be treated in confidence and with discretion. Only the relevant HR representative/team and the relevant service will see the application form.

• We will encourage and welcome applications from applicants under the disability symbol. Where the essential criteria are met an interview will be offered to those applying under the disability symbol.

• We will be pleased to make any reasonable adjustments to ensure accessibility at the interview.

• We will advise you within reasonable time after the closing date if you have not met the interview criteria. (Normally within 4 weeks)

• We will advise you of meeting the criteria for interview normally within 3 weeks.

• We will advise you if you have been successful or unsuccessful at the interview stage as soon as practically possible.

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