Part-time Assistant Business Accountant, Finance

Part-time Assistant Business Accountant, Finance

• Salary range
  : £37,021 to £44,779 (Pro-rata)
• Contract: Permanent
• Location
  :
  Hybrid working from Holyrood, Edinburgh and from home
• Leave: 41.5 days (including public holidays)
• Working Pattern: This is a part-time post working 17.5 hours. We’recommitted to supporting staff to achieve a healthy work-life balance and are happy to talk about flexible working. This is a hybrid role, working from Holyrood and from home with at least two half days in the office (Tue and Thu)
• Right to Work in the UK: The Scottish Parliament does not sponsor job applicants for employment visas. Applicants must have the legal right to live and work in the UK before starting employment.
• Pension: Although not a civil service employer, we offer civil service pension arrangements with an employer contribution of 28.97% of basic annual salary Clearance Required: CTC security clearance will be processed at job offer stage

Closing Date:
18 November 2026

We’re looking for a part qualified, or experienced management accountant to join the Scottish Parliament’s Finance team in an exciting part-time role combining management accounting with developing finance business partnering experience.

Working closely with experienced, professionally qualified colleagues, you’ll take day-to-day responsibility for supporting a portfolio of business areas. You’ll build effective relationships with budget holders, produce and interpret management information, maintain robust budgets and forecasts, analyse financial performance and provide practical financial advice to support good decision-making.

You’ll have practical management accounting experience, including budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis, together with strong analytical and Excel skills. You’ll also be confident communicating financial information to non-finance colleagues and able to constructively challenge assumptions where appropriate.

You should be actively studying towards, and have made demonstrable progress with, a recognised professional accountancy qualification, or be able to demonstrate an equivalent level of relevant management accounting knowledge and experience.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to build on their technical accounting experience and develop their career in finance business partnering within a high-profile public-sector organisation.

We particularly welcome applications from candidates from a Minority Ethnic background and candidates with a disability. All appointments will be made on merit. We have a values-based culture of respect and inclusion embedded in our organisation, and everyone has the ability to make a difference.

We offer a great range of benefits including: 41.5 leave days (including public holidays), flexible working, paid professional subscriptions, family-friendly policies, Season Ticket advance loans, an onsite gym facility, Health and Wellbeing Schemes including discounted gym membership, a confidential counselling and information service, and the Cycle to Work Scheme.

You’ll also have the opportunity to join the Alpha Civil Service pension scheme, where we’ll offer you an employer contribution of 28.97% of your basic salary.

All new starts will be appointed to the first scale point of the grade for their role. For information on progression through the scale points, see our Pay and Reward Policy Statement.