F&C 4017 - Accountant (607924) - 4017-447189573

Internal applicants MUST apply via Opportunity Marketplace. Please ensure you complete your SKILLS and QUALIFICATIONS via the “Me” tab/tile on Fusion or by clicking on the application link in the section of the application form titled “REVIEW SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS”.

ACTUAL CLOSING DATE: Applications must be received by 22 March 2026 at 11:59.

Location: Council Headquarters, Hamilton

Hours: 35hrs per week, permanent

Work Pattern: Monday - Thursday 8.45am - 4.45pm, Friday 8.45am - 4.15pm

Salary / Hourly Rate: £50,622 - £51,370, pay award as from April 2026 £52,392 - £53,177

We have an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our Finance Team as an Accountant. This post is based in the Strategy Team where you will provide financial support to services within Education Resources. You will be responsible to the Finance Adviser for the effective delivery of the finance provision in accordance with the Council’s statutory responsibilities, policies and procedures.

You will be required to contribute towards providing quality advice and support to Council departments to allow them to deliver services to the communities of South Lanarkshire. You will be involved in forecasting, setting budgets for the year and monitoring the performance against these budgets. Assistance in year end accounts preparation will also be a key role. Other elements of the job include preparation of financial returns, preparation of committee reports and general financial stewardship of the Council's financial resource.

The Individual

The successful candidate should have experience within a financial environment (ideally public sector) and evidence technical job knowledge and expertise and be able to demonstrate knowledge of the finance function within a specialist area and cross working within an organisation. You should be able to demonstrate compliance with professional codes of practice.

As part of the role, you will be required to challenge, support, and improve existing business practices, reporting on their effectiveness, reliability, and/or value for money to provide assurance to management and stakeholders. You should be able to highlight risks and make recommendations for management. You should also have experience in project management with associated governance responsibilities with the ability to prepare and scrutinise financial reports, budgets, accounts, and performance indicators.

You must hold a Professional Accountancy qualification and membership of appropriate professional body and/or demonstrate extensive experience in a financial management role to apply for this post. Candidates that do not provide evidence of this will not be progressed.

Please answer the following questions as part of your application submission, your answers should be uploaded under supporting documents:

• Please provide details of any experience you have working in a busy financial management environment?
• Please provide details of your experience working with others and how that experience would make you a suitable candidate for this role?
• Please provide details of a time when you have used your initiative and implemented improvements to the financial management of an organisation?
• Please provide details of your experience of where, at work, you have encountered change, and how you responded?

If you require to submit any further additional information to support your application (not a CV), please upload this under supporting documents.

Please Apply online - All correspondence will be via your email address.

Preferred candidates identified after the selection event process will be required to assist the recruitment team, if need be, to ensure timely completion of recruitment checks. If recruitment checks are not completed within a reasonable timescale, you may automatically be withdrawn from this position.

Canvassing of Elected Members or employees of South Lanarkshire's Council directly or indirectly in connection with any appointment within the Council shall disqualify the applicant.

Legislative Information

This post is excepted in terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 2003.

Overseas Criminal Records Check

An Overseas Criminal Records Check is required where applicants born outside the UK (Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland) or who have lived or worked outside the UK for a continuous period of three months in the past 10 years. Applicants are responsible for providing evidence of the Overseas Criminal Record Check. The check must be translated into English and should come from the police, judicial authority, government department or home embassy of the country or countries concerned. The check must include an official statement confirming that the applicant does not have any history of or pending criminal record proceedings. Checks may be carried out to authenticate the documents provided.

Equal Opportunities and Armed Forces Community Covenant

South Lanarkshire Council is an Equal Opportunities employer and encourages applications from all members of the community. We are a Disability Confident Scheme Employer and guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria of the person specification job description. South Lanarkshire Council is committed to providing support to members of the armed forces, veterans and their families which is set out in the Armed Forces Community Covenant.