Are you a qualified accountant with strong experience and knowledge of charity accounting to join our accounts and annual reporting team? The Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) is the independent regulator and registrar for Scottish charities. The work of the team supports the regulation of charities through the provision of advice and support internally and externally and by making use of the data collected through our annual return programme, drives the delivery of proactive and targeted regulatory regulation. The Scottish Charity Regulator is a Non Ministerial Office and accountable to the Scottish Parliament. Our regulatory role is supported by the work of the accounts and annual reporting team which comprises this role and their direct report. You will use your charity accounting knowledge to provide advice to OSCR staff to support them in their casework and other activities and work with others across the organisation to maximise the use of the data that OSCR collects from all charities annually to help to identify areas for proactive casework, policy and sector improvement activity.
You will manage the delivery of high quality charity accounting advice to OSCR staff to support robust decision making and use your knowledge and experience to establish professional relationships with a range of stakeholders to facilitate improvements in financial governance within charities and ensure policy development is suitably informed. Your role will ensure annual return data and accounting information are used throughout OSCR to drive continuous improvement in charities and increase public confidence in the Scottish charity sector.