Finance Assistant in Edinburgh

Location: Edinburgh, Hybrid

Salary: Band B, £25,155 to £30,083 per annum

Post Type: Permanent, full-time

Closing Date: 8th June 2026

Interview Date: 16th & 17th June 2026

In this role, you’ll:

• Process and maintain key finance operations across the purchase ledger and sales ledger, as well as banking, cash and ad‑hoc payroll processes
• Administer and process cash and banking transactions and perform related reconciliations
• Process journals and perform Control Account reconciliations
• Assist non-finance staff with telephone, face-to-face and email queries and requests for information
• Provide high-quality, flexible and responsive administrative support across a wide range of finance activities.

We’d love to hear from you if you have:

• Higher Grades passes in Maths and English and/or Business or Accounting (or equivalent)
• Experience in data processing and integrity/accuracy checking
• Experience working with deadlines and prioritising workloads
• Strong excel skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

What we offer:

• A workplace with values of with love, with purpose and with strength
• 40 days annual leave, inclusive of bank holidays
• Pension scheme and wellbeing support
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements
• Access to Westfield Health, giving colleagues and their families confidential counselling support, wellbeing resources, and access to health and lifestyle benefits to support physical and mental wellbeing.
• Blue Light card discount
• A Fair Work accredited workplace

Our Values

Living our values, you will help create a workplace where our people can thrive, ensuring we deliver the best possible support to children and families. With love, we put children first. With purpose, we transform lives together. With strength, we do whatever it takes to protect Scotland’s children.

How to Apply

If you have previous experience of working in a finance department, are enthusiastic and motivated we’d love to hear from you.

Contact: For more information, email rayane.aitken@childrenfirst.org.uk

FULL JOB DESCRIPTION

Role Summary

To support the effective operation of the Finance team by maintaining accurate financial records and processing day-to-day transactions. The role helps ensure the organisation manages its resources responsibly in support of its work with children and families.

Contributing to core finance processes, including purchase ledger, sales ledger, ad-hoc payroll processing and banking. This ensures financial information is accurate, up to date, and supports informed decision-making. By delivering a professional, responsive and high-quality service to everyone involved, both inside and outside the organisation, the Finance Assistant supports the smooth running of the Finance Department. The postholder works within established procedures, carrying out administrative tasks while maintaining high standards of accuracy, organisation and customer service.

Key Results Areas

• Accurate and up-to-date financial records are maintained across purchase ledger, sales ledger and banking, ensuring the integrity of the organisation’s financial data.
• Financial transactions are processed efficiently and reconciled in a timely manner, supporting strong financial control and compliance with procedures.
• Cash and banking activities are managed reliably, with discrepancies identified and resolved promptly to ensure accuracy and accountability.
• Colleagues and stakeholders receive a responsive and high-quality finance service, enabling smooth day-to-day operations and positive working relationships.
• Payroll processes are supported effectively as required, with appropriate cover provided to ensure continuity, accuracy and timeliness of payroll operations.
• The smooth running and continuous improvement of Finance processes is supported, with opportunities for greater efficiency identified and implemented where appropriate.

Additional Responsibilities

• To actively consider the involvement of children, young people and families with whom we work, in all areas of practice and to implement the Children First Participation Standards.
• To actively consider the involvement of volunteers in all areas of our work and to implement the Children First Volunteer Development Standards and Policy.
• To observe all health and safety requirements.
• To work within and promote policies in relation to Equal Opportunities and anti-discriminatory practices.
• To undertake any additional and appropriate functions as required.

About us

Children First is Scotland’s national children’s charity. We stand up for every child because all children should have a safe childhood. We protect children from harm and support them to recover from trauma and abuse through our national and local services. We help children, their families and the people that care for them by offering emotional, practical, and financial support. We give children hope and a safer, brighter future. Our core values guide how each one of us works in our individual day to day job:

• With love, we put children first.
• With purpose, we transform children’s lives together.
• With strength, we do whatever it takes to protect Scotland’s children.

These values are reflected in everything we do. If you share our vision and values and would like to join our team then we would love to hear from you.