Award of Technical Accountant to Scottish Government

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Scottish Government awarded a contract to Parity Professionals Limited for a Technical Accountant based in Glasgow, forming part of the emerging social security Finance team.

The role delivers a full suite of finance services supporting Scotland's new social security role, including professional accounting and financial management & reporting for the Social Security Programme.

The suitable candidate required CCAB or CIMA qualification, strong communication skills, and flexibility.

Main responsibilities included: (i) modelling financial aspects of the major change programme and providing analysis, including review of business cases; (ii) reviewing projections for financial year 2018/19 to identify capital budget requirements and developing a robust financial reporting and control mechanism; (iii) reviewing 2018/19 expenditure to ensure VAT elements, particularly those eligible for recovery, are reported appropriately; and (iv) building effective working relationships within the Social Security Directorate.

The contract value was AUD 21,775.