Financial Officer in Glasgow

About Strathclyde Partnership for Transport

Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) is the largest of Scotland’s seven Regional Transport Partnerships, serving a population of more than 2.2 million people across 12 local authority areas in the West of Scotland.

SPT’s role is to bring together local authorities and key regional and national partners to plan and deliver an integrated, sustainable transport system that supports inclusive economic growth, tackles inequality, and improves quality of life. At the heart of this is a clear ambition: to deliver a world-class, low-carbon transport system that meets the needs of people and communities now and in the future.

SPT sits at the centre of regional transport planning, combining strategic insight, robust analysis, and practical delivery. The organisation plans and supports transport across all modes, working closely with councils, Transport Scotland, the Scottish Government, operators, and communities to shape how transport services evolve over time.

Alongside its strategic planning role, SPT delivers and supports a wide range of transport activity across the region. This includes investment in bus services, infrastructure and subway, management of major transport programmes, and the delivery of passenger-focused improvements that help keep communities connected.

SPT is now entering a period of significant transformation. Completion of the Subway Modernisation project, major programmes such as Bus Reform and Clyde Metro represent some of the most ambitious transport initiatives ever undertaken in the West of Scotland.

Together, they will reshape how public transport is planned, governed, and delivered, placing passengers, communities and long-term sustainability at the heart of decision-making.

This is an organisation with a strong public service ethos, a collaborative culture and a growing national profile. For professionals who want to work at scale, influence long-term outcomes and help deliver meaningful change, SPT offers a uniquely compelling environment.

You can read more at our SPT website.  

About the Role  

As a Financial Officer, you will play a key role providing financial management, monitoring, reporting, and technical support for the organisation's capital programme, fixed assets, treasury activities, and corporate financial systems, ensuring compliance with accounting standards, regulations, and organisational policies.

You will be a key member of the finance team and will directly support an Accountant. In addition, you will work closely with colleagues across the organisation. You will help ensure financial information is accurate, timely, and supports effective decision-making.

About You

You will be a motivated finance professional with experience in capital accounting, asset management, treasury activities, and financial systems. You will have a strong understanding of financial controls and governance, together with the ability to analyse complex financial information and present it clearly to a range of stakeholders.

You will be proactive, organised, and able to manage competing priorities with excellent attention to detail to maintain high standards of accuracy. Strong systems and analytical skills are essential, along with experience of working with financial management systems and Microsoft Excel. You will be comfortable working collaboratively across departments, building positive relationships and providing professional financial support and advice.

The successful candidate will have experience of financial reporting, reconciliations, and supporting audit requirements, with knowledge of capital programmes, fixed assets, treasury management, and financial systems administration being highly desirable. Whether qualified, part-qualified, or qualified by experience, you will be committed to continuous improvement and keen to contribute to the effective management of the organisation's financial resources and assets.

You will bring a customer-focused approach, and a desire to use your financial and systems expertise to support high-quality decision-making and strong financial stewardship.

Full time hours will be 35 hours per week Monday to Friday. However, you may be required to undertake work outwith this norm to meet the responsibilities of the post.

Whilst you will be based at 131 St Vincent Street, Glasgow, SPT operate a hybrid working pattern which allows 40% home working (i.e. 2 days per week Monday to Friday).

Please note, this position falls into the low-risk category under the Alcohol and Drugs policy and therefore is subject to for-cause testing procedures.

Further details of the role and key responsibilities are set out in the job description.

What we can offer……

Working at SPT comes with many benefits you can look forward to:

• 33 Days Annual and Public Holiday Entitlement then 41 days after 5 years’ service
• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme - SPT contribute a percentage of your annualised pay in line with the requirements of the Strathclyde Pension Fund
• Group Life Assurance Cover

• SPT actively encourages learning and development and are committed to ongoing learning and development to support career progression
• Employee Travel Pass Scheme - a Subway Smartcard to travel on the Glasgow Subway for free plus an additional card for a member of your household
• Salary Sacrifice Bus or Rail Season Ticket Scheme - subsidised at a maximum of £667 towards the cost
• Cycle to Work Scheme, Employee Assistance Programme, Long Service Awards, Credit Union

How to Apply?

To apply, please select the ‘apply now’ button to complete an online application form.

Closing date for applications will be 26 November 2026 at midnight.

SPT is an Equal Opportunities company welcoming applications from a diverse background. If you’ve got the right skills for the job, we want to hear from you. SPT encourage applications from the right candidates regardless of age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, belief or race.

SPT operates blind recruitment, which is the process of removing any and all identification details from candidate application forms. This includes identifiable personal details such a candidate’s name, gender, ethnicity and age. This information is not visible to our Hiring Managers. This practice is used to ensure fairness, attract diverse candidates and to remove unconscious bias from our recruitment process. By implementing this approach, SPT aims to create a level playing field to assess applicants solely based on their skills, qualifications and experience.

For applicants with special requirements, or if you have any questions, please email quoting the above reference.