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• Salary: £26,093 - £28,031 per annum (Grade 3) calculated pro rata- starting salary, subject to annual pay increases until scale maximum of £31,236, as well as cost of living increases)

• Contractual hours: 35

• Basis: Full Time

• Package: Excellent Benefits Package

• Job category/type: Professional Services

Finance Assistant (Grade 3), Part time, Permanent
BE-ST (Built Environment – Smarter Transformation)
Location: Hamilton International Technology Park

Whether you are moving from practice into an industry role, changing career direction, or simply looking for a role with a different purpose, this is an opportunity to join a supportive, purpose-driven organisation where you can grow and make a real impact.

At our BE-ST Campus in Hamilton, we have an opportunity for a Finance Assistant with a passion for all things accounting and digitisation, an eye for detail and a data driven mindset. You’ll take a hands-on approach working with budgets, our accounting system as well as dealing with project expenditure and income.

At Built Environment – Smarter Transformation, we’re passionate about our team and driving innovation in all that we do. Here, everyone is empowered to contribute ideas and solutions, working together across the organisation to deliver high-quality reporting to senior leadership in a faced paced driven environment.

About the Role

As a Finance Assistant, you will play a key role in the day-to-day financial operations of BE-ST. You’ll ensure that financial transactions are processed accurately and efficiently, supporting both operational delivery and strategic decision-making.

You’ll be involved in a wide range of activities including:

• Processing invoices, purchase orders and supplier payments

• Maintaining accurate financial records and general ledger entries

• Supporting project teams to monitor income and expenditure

• Reconciling accounts and resolving financial queries

• Assisting with procurement processes in line with public sector regulations

• Supporting audit preparation and ensuring compliance with financial procedures

You’ll also contribute to continuous improvement, helping to enhance systems, strengthen financial

controls, and develop efficient, user-friendly processes.

What We’re Looking For

We’re looking for someone who is:

• Detail-oriented, organised and proactive

• Confident working with financial systems

• Experienced in bookkeeping or transactional finance

• Comfortable working with a wide range of stakeholders

• A strong communicator with a collaborative mindset

• Interested in improving processes and finding smarter ways of working

An HND (or equivalent) in Finance or Accounting is essential, along with strong Excel and IT skills.

What’s in it for you?

We are committed to providing a wide range of benefits including:

• minimum of 41 days annual leave pro rata (including 10 fixed holidays at Easter and Christmas) and the option to purchase additional annual leave

• employer pension contributions of 17.6%

• a wide range of learning and development opportunities

• access to our benefits platform Vivup which includes huge range of discounts across the UK’s major retailers, health care discounts and Cycle to Work (click here for more info)

• access to our Employee Assistance Programme

Additional Information

Salary: £26,093 - £28,031 per annum (Grade 3) calculated pro rata- starting salary, subject to annual pay increases until scale maximum of £31,236, as well as cost of living increases)

We’re currently operating a hybrid working model (Minimum 2 days in the office). Therefore you will be required to work at our BE-ST campus in Hamilton (find us here).

Interview date:  

22nd and 23rd April face to face interviews

Please note, interviews will take place at our campus in Hamilton.

The University is unable to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role on the Skilled Worker visa route. International applicants will only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.

BE-ST is supported by our host Edinburgh Napier University. BE-ST and Edinburgh Napier is committed to creating an environment where everyone feels proud, confident, challenged and supported and are holders of Disability Confident, Carer Positive and Stonewall Diversity Champion status. More details can be found here.