256957 (AW) Assistant Finance Manager - Projects

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society. Show us the real you: Your application should reflect your skills, experience, and motivations authentically. Use AI wisely: It's fine to use AI for ideas or to check spelling and grammar, but don't let it write your answers. Why this matters: Applications that rely on AI-generated content may be withdrawn. By applying, you confirm your responses are based on your own knowledge and achievements. Tip: Think of AI as a helper, not a substitute. We want to understand you - not an AI tool. Assistant Finance Manager (Projects) 36 hours per week Opportunity for flexible working hours From 27 days annual leave + 8 days public holiday per annum (35 days leave in total) Join Us As a qualified accountant you'll work closely with dynamic and enthusiastic professionals who are committed to making a difference. Working as part of a small team of six within the wider finance department you'll work collaboratively to help deliver effective capital investment across the Lothians. You'll provide high level financial expertise to infrastructure investment projects ensuring all financial aspects are effectively managed and delivered. You'll understand key emerging accounting issues such as IFRS 16 to enable you to lead on these and ensure accurate accounting. You'll provide advice and analysis (both financial and non financial) to enable robust assessment and communication of proposals, and drive the identification of financial risks. To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service. Further information on what NHS Scotland Boards are required to do to check this as well as what your responsibilities include can be found in the further information for this vacancy. We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices. This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post. #J-18808-Ljbffr