Finance Policy Officer providing maternity cover within the Finance Directorate at SFC. Supporting financial operations and project coordination during a transition period.
Responsibilities
This fixed term role provides maternity cover within the Finance Directorate.
Working closely with the Deputy Director of Finance and the wider Finance Leadership Team.
Support project activity required to maintain effective financial operations.
Ensure continuity of critical functions, including project coordination, data assurance, stakeholder engagement.
Contribute flexibly across the directorate, helping sustain collaborative finance services throughout the maternity leave period.
Requirements
Educated to degree level (or equivalent) or equivalent relevant work experience.
Project experience including initiating, planning and managing a variety of projects.
Ability to plan work and co-ordinate implementation across a wide range of stakeholders.
Knowledge of the tertiary education sector and an understanding of the university and college funding cycle.
Working knowledge of activities across SFC.
Excellent time management skills.
Ability to deal with confidential matters with discretion.
Proven ability to exercise resource, judgement and initiative appropriately.
Excellent communication skills.
Good IT skills including proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
Benefits
Normal full-time hours of work are 35 per week. We will consider flexible working arrangements.
Annual leave entitlement of 30 days pro-rata, plus public and privilege holiday entitlement of 13 days pro-rata.
A flexible approach to hybrid working, giving you flexibility to work from home anywhere in the UK for some of the time while also maintaining regular in-person contact with colleagues.
Annual pay review: approved within the framework of the Scottish Government’s Public Sector Pay Policy and negotiated with our recognised trade union, Unite.
Eligibility to join the Civil Service Pension Scheme.
Support for continuous professional development.
Support for health and wellbeing, including generous occupational sick pay.
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