Principal Accountant - Waverley Court - 10579_1749550419
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 10 Mehefin 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | £74,858.00 i £89,566.00 bob blwyddyn |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 24 Mehefin 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Edinburgh, EH88BG |
| Cwmni: | The City of Edinburgh Council |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 10579_1749550419 |
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Principal Accountant - Financial Strategy and Best Value Team
Waverley Court
Salary: £74,858 - £89,566
Hours: 36 per week, 52 weeks
The Principal Accountant role at City of Edinburgh Council demands a seasoned professional with a proven track record in financial management, strategic leadership, and organisational change. Working closely with the Head of Financial Strategy and Best Value, you will have the skills to lead financial transformation initiatives, drive digital enablement, and foster a culture of prevention-led strategies, the ideal candidate will possess expertise in public financial management while adeptly navigating the complexities of the public sector.
You'll collaborate closely senior leadership teams to formulate, develop, and ultimately deliver comprehensive savings and transformation proposals. Your expertise will be instrumental in guiding our financial trajectory, ensuring alignment with organisational goals. This role demands a strategic thinker with a keen eye for detail and the ability to navigate complex financial landscapes with confidence and precision. You will manage a team of finance professionals who will support the development of savings and transformation proposals, leveraging innovative solutions and best practices to optimise financial performance and operational efficiency.
We're committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.
A Basic Disclosure check is required for this vacancy. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out with the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check. An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory.
We're committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.
As part of our goal to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure that we're bringing the best people into our roles, not just in their skills and experience but also in their approach to work.
To help achieve this, we're changing the way we interview and assess candidates by moving from a competency-based interview approach to a behavioural and technical (skills for the job) based approach. This new way of interviewing will allow us to assess how you think and how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.
You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/work-us/behaviours" target="_blank">Our Behaviours - The City of Edinburgh Council
Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.
Happy to talk flexible working.
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