Branch Accountant (Aberdeen)

Are you an experienced Accountant with excellent Excel skills who’s on the lookout for an exciting fresh new challenge? We have the perfect role for you!

We're looking for an experienced and motivated individual to join our Finance Team as Branch Accountant on a full-time, permanent basis.

This is an exciting, evolving role that can be based in our Glasgow, Dundee or Aberdeen office or part of our hybrid working model whereby some of your time is based at home and some in our Glasgow, Dundee or Aberdeen office, so we will need you to live within a reasonable commute of one of these offices.

There will be occasions that we'll need you to travel to other Cornerstone branch locations (travel expenses will be reimbursed as set out in Cornerstone’s expense policy with travel reimbursed by HMRC legislation).

The Role

As a key member of our Finance team, you’ll work closely with our Director of Finance, Finance Lead, Head of Finance and our Branch teams, providing advice and guidance in relation to their financial performance for their allocated regions. As part of your role, you’ll also lead and participate in Business Support projects.

Using your financial expertise, you will provide highly professional and effective support on budgets and financial processes to ensure we are performing with maximum financial efficiency and effectiveness to meet our strategic and operational objectives.

What we need you to bring: -

• Qualified or part-qualified Accountant (study or experience)
• Proven experience of working in a similar role in a comparable size organisation
• Detailed knowledge and experience of working with complex integrated financial and business software
• Advanced knowledge and expertise in the use of Excel, including pivot tables, lookups and formulas
• The ability to analyse and interpret statistical data
• Experience of reviewing and analysing Management Accounts with Journal entries
• Extensive experience of relationship management with internal and external customers
• The ability to produce high quality, accurate work to strict and tight deadlines
• Proven experience of office related computer packages (word processing, presentation software, spreadsheets, e-mail, etc.)
• Excellent interpersonal skills and leadership skills with a coaching and mentoring approach.

It would be great if you also have:

• Experience of working in a social care or third sector environment
• Experience of working in a charity
• An in-depth understanding of information management systems and processes

About us

Established in 1980, Cornerstone is one of Scotland's largest charities with over 40 years' experience providing great care and support for adults and children with various support needs across Scotland.

We operate over 18 local authorities in Scotland and provide a wide range of services to over 2,000 individuals each year. Our focus is to encourage social inclusion, reduce loneliness, and improve health, independence and wellbeing by working closely with the people we support and their families, setting personal goals with them, and ensuring they receive the care and support they need to live the best life possible.

We are always flexible and responsive in meeting the ever changing needs of the people we support and work closely with individuals and families to agree what sort of support will work best for them.

Do you have what it takes? What are you waiting for? Apply today! We'd love to hear from you.

We are looking to fill this position as soon as possible and withhold the right to close our advert early if we find a suitable candidate before the closing date. Please apply early to avoid any disappointment.

Have any questions? Please contact Helen Surgeon, our Finance Lead at helen.surgeon@cornerstone.org.uk

The successful candidate will be subject to a standard Disclosure check through Disclosure Scotland.