Do you enjoy working with a variety of stakeholders to ensure resources are managed effectively?
Corporate Operations Directorate, part of the DG Corporate family, leads efforts to enable Scottish Government to operate more effectively and efficiently, supporting both internal teams and public sector organisations who are our shared service customers. Our critical technologies and services underpin operations across government, with a focus on digital transformation, automation and shared services. We bring structure and governance to the setting of priorities, and are responsible for delivering projects and programmes from a varied portfolio of transformational change.
We have an opportunity for an Assistant Finance Manager to join the Business Management Unit (BMU). We’re a small, collaborative team responsible for providing financial management, governance and business support across the Directorate. As the central point for financial planning, monitoring and reporting, the team plays a key role in ensuring resources are managed effectively and leaders have the information they need to make informed decisions.
Reporting directly to the Finance Manager, you will take day-to-day responsibility for a range of financial transactions, processes, records and reconciliations, while supporting budget monitoring, forecasting and reporting activities. Working across all aspects of the Directorate's finance function, you'll gain broad exposure to financial management while helping to drive continuous improvement and deliver high-quality financial insights in a fast-paced environment. This is an excellent development opportunity for someone looking to broaden their experience and make a meaningful contribution to the team's work.
You will be responsible for:
Undertake finance functions including Oracle reporting, Purchase Orders, journals, ePC use/approval and reconciliations.
Maintain robust financial records, including management of a shared mailbox and continuous improvement of processes.
Contribute to the timely and accurate completion of budget monitoring and reporting exercises and provide management with robust information and explanations to assist them in making informed decisions.
Support the provision of high-quality monthly financial reports to senior officials, influencing and challenging budget holders, assisting them to make informed decisions.
Support the provision of regular, high-quality financial information and analysis, developing and using knowledge and expertise of local business and policy issues to challenge returns and provide advice to resolve issues.
Provide financial advice and assistance to stakeholders, and build and maintain effective working relationships with business areas.
Contribute to the completion and quality assurance of input to corporate financial exercises in accordance with the corporate timetable, ensuring working papers provide a full audit trail and are retained and easily accessible during the audit process.
Engage with relevant colleagues across the organisation to work effectively together to deliver corporate financial exercises.
Success Profile
Success profiles are specific to each job and include the mix of skills, experience and behaviours candidates will be assessed on.
Experience
Experience of managing a diverse and varied workload with the ability to prioritise and adapt to shifting stakeholder needs.
Effective communication skills with experience of influencing stakeholders and maintaining strong working relationships.
Enhanced analytical skills, using a range of tools to develop informed options, make evidence-based recommendations and support decision-making.
Behaviours
You can find out more about Success Profiles Behaviours, here: Behaviour levels - Success profiles: candidate guide
Technical Skills
Strong Oracle finance skills, with experience of Scottish Government financial management processes and systems.
How to apply
Apply online, providing a CV and Supporting Statement (of no more than 750 words) which provides evidence of how you meet the experience, behaviours and technical skills listed in the Success Profile above.
If invited for further assessment, this will consist of an interview and presentation.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools can be used to support your application but all statements and examples provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, and presented as your own) applications will be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action.
Please see our candidate guidance for more information on acceptable and unacceptable uses of AI in recruitment.
Assessments are scheduled for w/c 17/08/2026 however this may be subject to change.
Working pattern
Our standard hours are 35 hours per week. We offer a range of flexible and hybrid working options depending on the needs of the role with a minimum of 2 days per week in our office. If you have specific questions about the role you are applying for, please contact us.
Security checks
Successful candidates must complete the Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS), before they can be appointed. BPSS is comprised of four main pre-employment checks – Identity, Right to work, Employment History and a Criminal Record check (unspent convictions).
You can find out more about BPSS on the UK Government website, and read about the Government Vetting Charter, or about all the different levels of security checks in our Candidate Guide
Internal candidates may need to gain higher security clearance than they currently hold if successful in their application.
Skilled Worker Sponsorship not being offered
Skilled Worker sponsorship is not available for this role. As a result, we are unable to appoint candidates who require Skilled Worker sponsorship now or in the future. Applicants must have an existing and ongoing right to work in the UK.
Equality Statement
We are committed to equality and inclusion and we aim to recruit a diverse workforce that reflects the population of our nation.
Find out more about our commitment to diversity and how we offer and support recruitment adjustments for anyone who needs them.
Further information
Find out more about our organisation, what we offer staff members and how to apply on our Careers Website
Read our Candidate Guidefor further information on our recruitment and application processes.
Apply Before: 09/08/26 (23:59) - This role is open to internal candidates and Common Citizenship organisations only.
The devolved government for Scotland is responsible for matters that are devolved from Westminster. Areas of responsibility include the economy, health, education, justice, rural affairs, environment, and transport.
