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Type: Temporary Fixed Term 3 Months (until April 2026)

Band/Salary: JNC Band 5 / £32,391pa

Hours: 37 per week (Hybrid-Flexible)

Location: Edinburgh/Hybrid

Want to make a real difference with your finance skills? We’re Capability Scotland, and we do work that actually matters. We’re all about supporting people creating opportunities, and making a real difference.

We’re looking for an assistant to our finance business partners to join us on a temporary basis for a minimum of 3 months. You’ll be right at the heart of our finance operations – keeping our records in great shape and helping us make smart financial decisions that support the important work we do.

What we are looking for:

We’re looking to hire an experienced finance professional with a hands‑on approach, organised, detail‑focused, and love making numbers work.

This role will support our Finance Business Partners for Management Accounts, who prepare the monthly accounts, forecasts and budgets, and offer meaningful financial information for improved decision making and planning, whilst supporting the day to day operations of a busy charity finance function. We are looking for someone to:

• Assist with the month end process by preparing and posting accurate journals
• Assist in maintaining accurate and detailed balance sheet reconciliations
• Assist preparing various monthly financial reports for various stakeholders
• Maintain accurate records of our pricing schedules
• Assist with the role out of the rate uplift process for the next financial year
• Assist our service managers with updating/setting up new customer rates on our systems
• Confirm billing raised by services matches our agreed rates
• Work with different teams across the organisation to assist with finance queries

Who You Are:

You don’t need to tick every single box – but here’s what we think would make you a great fit:

• You have a strong background in a finance related role
• You’re comfortable handling a lot of documents and data
• You enjoy working as part of a team, whilst also happy to work independently
• You focus on the detail, whilst still prioritising your time
• You’re confident talking finance with both finance and non‑finance people

What Can We Offer:

Working with Capability Scotland brings you lots of benefits:

• A competitive salary of £32,391 per annum
• Hybrid & super flexible working options
• Edinburgh office location with excellent travel links & hybrid working
• Excellent annual leave of 32 days per year, increasing with service
• Generous and enhanced pension schemes and family benefits
• As a member of our autoenrollment pension scheme, £10,000 provided in the case of Death in Service
• Flexible working is available
• Access to shopping discounts through the Perks At Work scheme
• Free 24/7 employee assistance programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Free PVG checks throughout your career.

Applying to Capability Scotland

Applying to join our family is easy. At the bottom of this advert, you can submit your CV and a covering letter directly to our hiring service. If shortlisted you’ll then hear from us within three weeks of the noted closing date. We’ll invite successful candidates to an interview so we can learn more about what makes each other tick, in a safe and secure way.

You can keep a track of your application in your profile management settings.

A full job description of this role is available upon request.

We will be actively interviewing during this period. We reserve the right to close or extend this vacancy dependent on the number of applications. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

General Information

• Capability Scotland is committed to providing services which embrace diversity and which promote equality of opportunity. We particularly welcome applications from disabled people. We are happy to consider job‑share applications.
• Capability Scotland is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable people and conducts thorough pre‑employment checks on all preferred candidates.
• A copy of Capability Scotland’s Equality and Diversity Policy is available upon request from the HR Team

Due to the high volume of applications expected, we advise that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Thank you for your interest and for taking the time to apply to work with us.

***Please note that our vacancies do not qualify for Skilled Worker Visa Sponsorship, if you require this to commit to this role long term, please do not apply. If we are in a position to offer sponsorship in the future our adverts will be updated to reflect this***