Service: Financial Services - Accounting and Budgeting Closing Date: Friday 11th July 2025 Argyll and Bute Council’s Accounting and Budgeting Team are recruiting an Accounting Assistant to work within their Finance Support Team. This is a permanent post working 21 hours per week and can be based in Dunoon, Lochgilphead or undertaken remotely from any Argyll and Bute location. The successful candidate will work within the Finance Support Team and assist the Finance Support Officer to provide high quality financial and administrative support. You must have well developed IT and Microsoft Excel skills and be confident working as an individual and part of a team. You should enjoy working with numbers, be self-motivated and committed to ensuring work is completed to a high degree of accuracy. You will be required to work in an efficient and effective manner to ensure best value for the Council and to meet specific deadlines. Please refer to the Job Description and include all necessary information when applying. Argyll and Bute is one of Scotland’s most stunning areas. As its award-winning council, we play a vital part in the day-to-day life and long-term future of our beautiful and diverse communities. Our unwavering purpose is to make Argyll and Bute the place to be, the place where people want to live, to work and do business. And we are committed to making the council the place to have a great career, by providing excellent benefits and a friendly, dynamic working culture so that each of our 5000 colleagues can deliver services that help our corner of Scotland thrive. Join us to make a difference. Our employees make good things happen in the day-to-day life and for the longer term future of Argyll and Bute. We want you to feel valued working for us. We offer various benefits to support you, such as a competitive salary, pension scheme, generous leave entitlement, cycle to work scheme, discounts on gym memberships and leisure centres, wellbeing initiatives, and opportunities for learning and career growth. We also embrace a modern approach to work, offering a flexible first approach where possible to requests from our employees to how they work. We care about our people and the world around us and always aim to do the right thing. From employee recognition schemes to environmental policies we have many initiatives in place to help us look after the things we all care about. Learn more here: Argyll and Bute Employee Recognition Programme, Disability Confident, Armed Forces, Fair Work First Statement, Equality and Fairness, Climate Change, Flexible and Hybrid Working Policy Argyll and Bute Council recognises the numerous benefits of a positive work-life balance to the wellbeing and productivity of our employees. We will take a flexible first approach to requests from our employees to change the way that they work. While we must balance such requests with the need to ensure the quality of the important services we deliver are not compromised, we will ensure that each request is given careful consideration with a view to achieving a positive outcome wherever possible. Applicants should note that:- Happy to talk about flexible working arrangements. The salary shown is the full time equivalent salary, the actual salary will be paid pro-rata for the hours worked. To apply for this vacancy, please click on the Apply Now button at the top of this page. If you would like clarification on any information contained within the vacancy advert and/or the job description please contact the recruiting manager, who is Astrid Ronald, Finance and Systems Support Officer Telephone: 01546 604385 Email: astrid.ronald@argyll-bute.gov.uk Reference: ARB16345 / 031037 Please note that you cannot apply for this vacancy by contacting the recruiting manager, applications must be made by clicking on the Apply Now button at the top of this page. Please also note that we do not accept CVs, only applications completed and submitted via the Apply Now button on this page. We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the wider society that we serve. We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice. We champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and a sense of belonging. To find out more about our commitment to this please visit Equality & Diversity Policy.