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Accountant - Finance - SIC07687

Job details
Posting date: 20 November 2024
Salary: £49,541.20 to £51,259.49 per year
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 04 December 2024
Location: Lerwick, ZE1 0LZ
Company: Shetland Islands Council
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: SIC07687

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Summary

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The principal job purpose can be summarised as providing management accountancy services whilst ensuring compliance with Council policies and procedures, legislation, best accounting practice and relevant accounting standards to both internal deadlines and statutory deadlines.

More detail is provided in the Job Profile, Person Specification and Conditions of Service Summary attached to the bottom of this advert.

Additional Information

  • The grade of this post is L
  • Salary shown in the advert is inclusive of Distant Islands Allowance of £2,742 per annum
  • Permanent Full Time post for 37.0 Hours per Week , 52.18 weeks per year
  • Preferred candidates will be required to undertake a Standard Disclosure check prior to a formal offer of employment being made
  • A relocation package does not apply to this post
  • We will pay interview expenses from within Shetland
  • We are happy to talk flexible working

During the application process you are required to give the names of two persons not related to you, who we can contact to provide a reference to support your application.

This post is based at 8 North Ness, Lerwick, Shetland.

For further details relating to this post, please contact: Hazel Tait, Team Leader - hazel.tait@shetland.gov.uk - 01595 744612

If you have a disability which prevents you from applying online, please call 01595 744032.

Information about Shetland

Shetland is an archipelago in the north of the British Isles where you'll find freedom, wildlife and wild beauty, but also a rich culture and dynamic, forward-looking society. The Islands have a thriving and diverse economy full of opportunities and offer residents the ideal work/life balance. Shetland combines stunning coastal landscapes and wide open spaces with friendly, bustling island communities. Factor in Shetland's impressive modern amenities, highly regarded schools and the Islands offer a work life balance rarely found elsewhere.

Find out more about:

Living and working in Shetland: here

The Shetland Islands Council: here

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