HIE is recruiting for a Trainee Financial Accountant to support the existing work within our Finance and Corporate Services Directorate.

In this graduate post within the Financial Services team you will be expected to train and undertake distance learning for a professional financial qualification from an accredited body such as CIMA, ACCA or CIPFA. Assistance and support will be provided in line with HIE`s further education policy. As part of your training you will spend time working within the Management Accounting team and the Internal Audit team.

On successful completion of the 12-month trial period as part of HIE`s graduate programme for 2019/20, and evidenced progression towards the relevant industry qualifications, you will be offered a permanent position within the organisation.

Responsibilities

• Assist with the preparation of the annual accounts,
• Submission of financial returns to the Scottish Government  
• Analysis of capital expenditure. 
• Provide support to the Capital and Resources Planning Manager
• Prepare monthly forecasts of internal capital expenditure, capital grant expenditure, calculation and processing of depreciation, asset disposals and analysis of asset additions
• For projects with significant HIE capital expenditure, you will liaise with the responsible project officer or management accounting teams to ensure that accurate forecasting information is provided.
• Provide accounting support function to the HIE/OIC joint venture Orkney Research and Innovation Campus and HIE subsidiary Wave Energy Scotland.
• Responsible for preparation of schedules used for the Corporation Tax calculation and monthly monitoring return to Scottish Government.