Financial Accountant

Financial Accountant
Salary: £47,699 - £54,569 per annum
* Permanent, Full time (35 hours per week)
Happy to talk flexible working
Based in Glasgow / Hybrid

sport
scotland is the national agency for sport in Scotland. Our vision is an active Scotland where everyone benefits from sport. Our goal is to be inclusive by design.

We are currently looking for a Financial Accountant to join our Finance and Business Planning team. This is a varied role supporting both month-end management accounting and the preparation and delivery of annual financial statements across sport
scotland’s three legal entities.

In this role, you will support the production of timely and accurate monthly management accounts, ensuring financial information is clear, robust and useful for decision-making. You will coordinate the month-end close process, maintain strong financial controls, and provide technical accounting support to colleagues across the organisation.

You will also play a key role in year-end financial reporting, including preparation of statutory accounts, supporting audit processes and acting as a key contact for external auditors.

We are looking for a professionally qualified accountant with strong technical knowledge of IFRS and public sector accounting frameworks (e.g. FReM, SPFM). You will bring experience of both financial statements and month-end processes, along with strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills.

Experience working with external auditors, supporting financial controls, and contributing to continuous improvement of financial systems and processes would be beneficial.

* Please note successful candidates will be appointed at the entry point of the salary band.

We anticipate interviews will take place W/C 24 August 2026.

Closing date of 12 August 2026.

• In return for the above, we offer employee benefits such as flexible working, generous holidays, Cycle2
  
  Work, fantastic discounts, a great pension scheme, support with your professional development and much more.

We are a Disability Confident employer. If you have any difficulties with your application because of a disability, please contact hr.recr and we will discuss how we can help you.

At sport
scotland inclusion underpins everything we do. If you've got the right skills for the job, we want to hear from you. We encourage applications from the right candidates regardless of age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, belief, race, caring responsibilities, care experience or social background.

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