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Salary: £36,769 - £52,088 (Band D/E)

Location: Grantown on Spey

Job Type: Permanent contract

Hours: Full time; 35 hours per week

Closing Date: 23:59pm, Sunday 16 February 2025

Interview Date: Thursday 6 March 2025

This is a career graded post. Demonstrable experience of financial accounting in a corporate environment, including the management of systems, governance and controls, would support appointment immediately at band E (salary scale 44,686 – 52,088). Alternatively, the post is suitable for someone who is at an earlier stage of their career, starting at band D (salary scale 36,769 – 44,028), and subject to ongoing performance and organisational need, there is scope to advance through the role to band E. Movement to band E will be subject to appraisal reviews of performance and suitable experience and / or qualifications gained. 



About Us:

The Cairngorms National Park is an incredible place to live and work. The UK’s largest national park is a place of sheer abundance, having more high mountain ground than anywhere else in the UK, the largest Caledonian forest, some of Scotland’s purest rivers and finest livestock rearing farmland. It is also home to 25 percent of the UK’s rare and endangered species. It is a truly unique place to work, with our dedicated and passionate Corporate Services team who are committed to providing the best people experience, every day. Furthermore, there is access to some of the most beautiful countryside straight from our Headquarters office door.

The Cairngorms National Park Authority is a fantastic place to work and offers great opportunities to grow your career. The Park Authority is listed in the UK’s top 100 best not- for-profit companies to work for. We’re dedicated to both this amazing place and our employees.

We now have an exciting opportunity for a Financial Accountant to join the the Park Authority, managing key finance systems for the efficient, effective and economic operation of the organisation.


Equalities:

CNPA is an inclusive organisation and we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, race, religion and belief, pregnancy and maternity, relationship status, disability, age and social class. We particularly welcome applications from individuals from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities, disabled and LGBTQ+ communities, as they are under-represented in the environment sector.

We are Disability Confident committed employer, if you are an applicant with disabilities who meets the essential requirements of the post, we will interview you. In all circumstances CNPA appoints on merit-based evidence the applicant supplies in meeting the essential criteria for the post.


The Role:

As the Financial Accountant you will work with the Head of Finance and Corporate Operations and the Management Accountant to establish and maintain financial and management accounting systems, and internal control systems that will provide an effective platform for the efficient, effective and economic operation and financial management of the CNPA’s services and functions. 

The postholder will lead on the prompt and effective preparation and closure of the Park Authority’s annual accounts and all required liaison with external auditors during that process. 

So, if you are keen to be our Financial Accountant and you can display the skills and experience listed here, this is the role you’ve been waiting for.



CNPA Benefits:

Civil service pension scheme – some of the benefits include:

member contribution rates among the lowest in the public sector

tax relief on your contributions

generous employer contributions

a secure, inflation-proof pension for life, with no investment uncertainty

the option of tax-free lump sum on retirement

potential access to ill health and injury benefits if you become too ill to work

life assurance cover

benefits for loved ones and dependants

options to increase your pension

keeping all your pensions in one place by transferring in a pension you have built up elsewhere

support from our trusted charity partners

25 days annual leave, increasing to 30 days with service, plus Public Holidays

Professional development

Flexible working

Cycle to work scheme

Use of pool cars


About You:

To be considered as our Financial Accountant you’ll need:

A professional Accountancy qualification (CCAB) 

Knowledge and experience of accounting systems 

Knowledge and experience of monthly reporting processes 

Knowledge and experience of preparation of the annual report and accounts 

Excellent numerical skills and substantial, proven experience of manipulating financial data and figures 

Demonstrable capacity to analyse information and to present the results of that analysis in a clear and accessible manner 

Excellent IT skills and working knowledge of standard Microsoft applications 

Excellent communication skills – verbal, written and presentational  

Excellent inter-personal skills - ability to work to own initiative as well as part of a team

Permission to work in the UK


How to apply:

To apply, please click on the ‘Apply’ button

Please note, we do not accept Curriculum Vitae (CV).

If you require more information, or if you require any adjustments to be made to the application process due to disability please contact us on 01479 873535 or email: [email protected]

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