Senior Accountancy Assistant

Stirling Council • Full-time • Stirling, Scotland, United Kingdom • 4d ago

Closing Date: 2nd June 2026

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: £34,896 - £37,745

Hours: 35 per week

Are you an experienced finance professional looking to make a positive impact whilst developing your skills in local government?

Stirling Council are currently seeking an adaptable Senior Accountancy Assistant with a keen eye for detail to join our Service Accounting team.

As part of the team you will help support a number of service areas across Stirling Council.You will be a key aid to ensure the smooth running of day-to-day processes within the Service Accounting Team. This will involve undertaking a variety of tasks including but not limited to: reconciliation of accounts, month end reporting, budget setting & monitoring, journal entries & FOI inquiries. You will work with fellow team members to ensure that data & analysis are provided to service leaders in a timely and accurate manner to allow leaders to continue the effective financial management of the Council’s resources.

The successful candidate will ideally be a part qualified Accountant. They will be able to demonstrate experience of delivering professional financial support services, as well as budgeting and month end reporting. Experience of Oracle Fusion would be advantageous.

Working for a local authority is challenging but rewarding and the successful candidate will have the opportunity to be involved in a diverse range of activities and projects and will help drive the service forward at a time of significant change and transformation.

If you’d like an informal chat about the role, please email Lucy Devlin, Finance Service Manager, (devlinl@stirling.gov.uk) so this can be arranged.

The successful candidate will be required to undertake Level 1 Disclosure check. If your application is progressed after the interview, you will be asked to complete the form and have your details verified.

If you’ve got the right skills for the job we want to hear from you. We encourage applications from the right candidates regardless of age (restrictions apply to Modern Apprenticeships), disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, belief or race.

Job Description

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The Benefits

30 days annual leave plus 7 public holidays (rising to 35 after 5 years continuous service) Pro-rated for part time roles.
Flexible working including hybrid office/work from home arrangements where the role allows. We have a good balance across our teams, retaining the benefits to work/life balance of working from home part of the week, with the collaborative and social benefits of working from the office 2-3 days per week
Biennial incremental progression until top of your payscale is reached
Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme. For further details visit https://www.scotlgpsmember.org/about-the-lgps/
Up to 6 months full sick pay and 6 months half pay dependent on length of service
Carers Leave
Up to 4 weeks paid Paternity Leave
Access to Health & Wellbeing support
Ongoing opportunities for Learning & Development
Cycle to Work Scheme
Lift share Scheme
Car Lease Scheme
Technology Benefit Scheme

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