Management Accountant

Management Accountant

The salary band for this post is Band D, £44,184.00 to £48,812.00, starting salary will be on the base of the salary scale, £44,184.00.

Permanent, Full-time

Location: Stirling

Ref: FMD17415

Your passion has never had a greater purpose

Here at SEPA, we’re connected by a passion that drives us to be purposeful in every action we take – to protect our environment. Through our expertise, we lead projects that make a difference for Scotland, and our workplaces are grounded in respect for that expertise.

That’s why, when you join us as a Management Accountant you’ll discover enriching benefits, meaningful support, and opportunities to learn every day. That’s what it means to be Passionately Purposeful – for our environment, and for your career.

Work that goes beyond your desk

We work in a professional way towards our shared goals, knowing the work we do makes a genuine, lasting difference on the environment. As a Management Accountant for Finance you will provide management accounting support to portfolio directorates and budget holders, and promote management’s compliance with financial procedures and guidelines. Your role will include:

• providing management accounting support, and monitoring and evaluating financial efficiency of specific sectors of SEPA’s business, providing a business partner approach and seeking continuous improvements
• ensuring compliance with approved financial procedures and guidelines
• monitoring SEPA’s annual Revenue and Capital budget and three year financial strategy to agreed timescales of corporate plan, preparing periodic portfolio financial monitoring reports against budget and plan, and presenting these to portfolio management team
• preparing monthly adjustments and assist with year end accounting procedures such as accruals and prepayments

You will be a qualified CCAB accountant with several years professional experience in financial reporting and budget monitoring.

You should have experience of regular and effective interaction with budget holders and management at all levels, at varying degrees of complexity from conveying simple procedural information and advice up to sensitive and strategic information required to inform corporate discussion and decision making.

You should have strong technical skills in Excel, Word and Various Financial Reporting Systems with good communication skills through reporting and verbally and in writing.

Support that goes beyond the workplace

We’re cultivating a workplace that supports not only your passion and your professional lives, but your personal life. So, you’ll find benefits that make a difference at work and at home. Such as

• Hybrid and Flexible working opportunities
• Up to 34 days annual leave and 7 additional public holidays each year (pro rata)
• Paid time off to support your Wellbeing and enable you to Volunteer in your community
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Progressive Family Friendly policies
• Training & development to enable colleagues to improve their skills, competencies and knowledge to perform at their best

Plus, many more lifestyle benefits such as 24/7 access to an online employee discount platform, credit union facilities and access to a Cycle to Work Scheme.

Passionately you. Purposefully supportive

SEPA is committed to promoting equality, diversity, and good relations in everything it does – as a community leader, as a provider and commissioner of services, and as an employer.

Closing date: 4 December 2024 at midnight.