Accountant - Systems 102025 - 471525

Job Description

Are you an experienced finance systems professional looking to make a positive impact in local government? Stirling Council are currently seeking a dynamic, experienced, systems accountant to join our Corporate Finance team.

As the Systems Accountant, you will provide excellent financial systems support to promote Stirling’s ambitions to deliver the best outcomes for our communities. You will provide a comprehensive accountancy, and systems support service to a range of customers across the finance department and the wider council teams.

Key responsibilities will include being the finance lead for council finance systems including the main finance system (Oracle Fusion). You will have responsibility for maximising efficiency and effectiveness of financial business processes, ensuring these are accurate, controlled and aligned to the councils’ financial regulations and the code of practice. This is an opportunity to review and develop current processes and practices to enhance service outcomes through robust financial controls, best practice and analysis.

Reporting to the Finance Team Leader, you will be the key point of liaison between finance, IT and business change teams. You will also partner with other services regarding interfaces, upgrades, training, financial reporting, internal controls compliance. You will contribute to the financial planning and year end accounts processes.

The successful candidate will be a qualified Accountant, with post qualification experience and continued professional development in these key areas. You will also be able to demonstrate experience of delivering professional support services. This will include a combination of finance, systems, analytical and personal skills to optimise and develop systems for current and future business needs. 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 Linda Devine, Finance Service Manager, ( devinel@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 Additional Salary Information

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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