Financial Accountant & Finance Manager​/x2

Position: Financial Accountant & Finance Manager (x2 posts)(Visa Sponsorship Available)
£45.45k per annum Scottish Government Overview What does the team do: Transport Scotland is the national transport agency for Scotland and is accountable to Parliament and the public through Scottish Ministers, with a budget of around £3.5 billion per year. Transport is a vital feature of the Scottish Government's focus on increasing sustainable economic growth, and transport investments and policies have major impacts on the economy, people, and the environment. For more information visit Structure of the team: We are recruiting for 2 positions within Transport Scotland's Finance and Corporate Services (FCS) Directorate - Financial Accountant and Finance Manager. FCS is one of nine directorates within the agency and the FCS consists of three distinct functions - Corporate Services, Transport Scotland Finance and Transport Portfolio Finance. Financial Accountant Working as part of the Financial Accounting Team, you will have the opportunity to use your existing finance skills and develop a wider knowledge of Scottish Government and Transport Scotland financial accounting and reporting, whilst gaining an insight into how our work supports transport services, initiatives, infrastructure and policy throughout Scotland. A key requirement of the role is a flexible approach, with an ability to adapt quickly to change and to work with colleagues across the wider team. You will be responsible for:

• Producing timely and accurate financial information, for use in management reporting, consolidation and external publications including playing a key role in producing the TS Annual Report and Accounts and other corporate publications.
• Ensuring all financial transactions are compliant with relevant accounting and financial regulations, including the Scottish Public Finance Manual (SPFM), Finance Reporting Manual (FReM), IFRS, HMRC legislation and other relevant regulations.
• Ownership of balance sheet maintenance and reconciliation and provide up to date advice to the team and others on technical accounting principles and treatment in areas including, but not limited to Trunk Roads valuations, VAT, other fixed assets and lease treatments.
• Developing and maintaining robust and secure financial processes and controls, ensuring that appropriate guidance and support is provided to the agency and other stakeholders.
• Managing and supporting a small team, motivating them to be fully engaged in their work, encouraging learning and development and ensuring wellbeing needs are met.
• Deputise for the Senior Financial Accountant where appropriate.

Finance Manager Working as part of the Finance Business Partnering team, you will provide professional accounting, budgeting and wider financial management for Transport Scotland. The team develops awareness of drivers of financial performance to date, and accurate forecasting and outturn reporting and provides professional financial advice to support achievement of objectives within available resources. You will be responsible for:

• Supporting in the provision of professional accounting, budgeting and wider financial stewardship advice across Transport Scotland, improving financial awareness and overviewing the robustness of financial controls within your assigned post.
• Collaborating with colleagues across the agency to develop awareness of drivers of financial performance to support the achievement of objectives within available resources, bringing constructive challenge to ensure robust decision-making.
• Robustly analysing and assessing projections of future income and expenditure, supporting regular updated and ensuring data accuracy for financial plans to support corporate and Scottish Government budgeting, value for money decision-making, risk management and financial planning.
• Supporting stakeholders by engaging in the budget setting process, contributing to the development of applicable documents and advice for Transport Scotland.
• Deputise where appropriate for the Finance Business Partner.

Responsibilities Responsibilities

• Producing timely and accurate financial information, for use in management reporting, consolidation and external publications including playing a key role in producing the TS Annual Report and Accounts and other corporate publications.
• Ensuring all financial transactions are compliant with relevant accounting and financial regulations, including the Scottish Public Finance Manual (SPFM), Finance Reporting Manual (FReM), IFRS, HMRC legislation and other relevant regulations.
• Ownership of balance sheet maintenance and reconciliation and provide up to date advice to the team and others on technical accounting principles and treatment in areas including, but not limited to Trunk Roads valuations, VAT, other fixed assets and lease treatments.
• Developing and maintaining robust and secure financial processes and controls, ensuring that appropriate guidance and support is provided to the agency and other stakeholders.
• Managing and supporting a small team, motivating them to be fully engaged in their…