SLLC 3002 - Clerical Assistant (Finance) - 448743
| Posting date: | 13 November 2025 |
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| Salary: | £27,063.00 to £27,391.00 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 30 November 2025 |
| Location: | Hamilton, ML3 0AA |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | South Lanarkshire Council |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | 448743 |
Summary
INTERNAL APPLICANTS MUST APPLY VIA OPPORTUNITY MARKETPLACE AND COMPLETE THEIR SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS EITHER VIA THE ME TAB ON FUSION PRIOR TO STARTING THE APPLICATION FORM OR BY CLICKING ON THE LINK AS PART OF THE APPLICATION PROCESS IN THE SECTION OF THE FORM TITLED “REVIEW SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS”
Location: Floor 5, Council HQ, Almada Street, Hamilton
Hours: 35 hours per week
Salary Band: £27,063 - £27,391
Shift Pattern: Monday - Friday 9:00am - 5:00pm (1 hour unpaid break)
Duration: Fixed Term until 30th September 2026
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South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Clerical Assistant to join the team within the Finance Section based at Floor 5, Council HQ.
A challenging role has arisen which requires a self-motivated individual, with strong organisational skills, to provide a first-class clerical support service within our Finance Section.
You will be involved in our budget monitoring process, including running financial ledgers/system reports, posting journals, analysing income/expenditure, operation of Fusion finance and P2P modules whilst working within tight timescales and supporting Finance Team priorities. Attention to detail is therefore essential.
You will also be involved in dealing with enquiries from internal and external customers and will be required to provide basic guidance on SLLC Policies. It is therefore essential that you possess excellent communication skills and a commitment to the principles of customer care.
You will be required to demonstrate excellent IT skills including Microsoft Word, Outlook and Excel.
This role demands that you work in a highly professional manner, exercising confidentially and discretion at all times and that you are able to respond effectively to changing priorities.
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
Please answer the questions below in a Word document which can then be attached to your application in the ‘Supported Documents' and URL section.
- Describe the knowledge and experience you have that will equip you to undertake the post of Clerical Assistant within the Finance team.
- Please give an example of a time when you had to work within a team on a task to achieve a positive outcome or goal and why it was important.
Please note we do not accept CVs, any submitted will be disregarded. If you require to submit additional information to support your application, please upload this under supporting documents.
South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture SCIO is a Scottish charitable incorporated organisation responsible for the delivery of leisure and cultural activities on behalf of South Lanarkshire Council.
As an employee of South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture SCIO, you would also receive a wide range of benefits including:
- Enrolment in award winning local government pension scheme
- To increase the value of their pension pot, employees can opt to join the Salary Sacrifice Shared Cost AVC scheme.
- Up to 33 days annual leave which will be calculated into hours on commencement of the role.
- Public holiday entitlement (up to 10 days)
- Occupational sick pay
- Family friendly policies - flexible working and leave, maternity/paternity leave, enhanced leave
- Employee Discounts – including discounts at the cinema
- Range of benefits to support you (Cycle to Work Scheme, Physiotherapy, Employee Assistance Program which offers practical and emotional support)
Please Apply online - All correspondence will be via your email address
Foreign Police Check - Candidates should be able to detail any gaps in employment and provide a foreign police check where applicable if you have lived or worked for 3 months or more (consecutively) abroad in the last 10 years.
Equal Opportunities and Armed Forces Community Covenant
South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture is an Equal Opportunities employer and encourages applications from all members of the community. As a user of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum competency/behaviour requirements for the position.
South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture is committed to providing support to members of the armed forces, veterans and their families which is set out in the British Armed Forces Community Covenant. Veterans are guaranteed an interview who meet the minimum requirements for the position.
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme