Job Title: Finance Manager Job Type: Permanent contract Hours: Full time; Closing Date: 23:59pm, Sunday 3 May 2026 The UK s largest national park is a place of sheer abundance, having more high mountain ground than anywhere else in the UK, the largest Caledonian forest, some of Scotland s purest rivers and finest livestock rearing farmland. It is a truly unique place to work, with our dedicated and passionate Corporate Services team who are committed to providing the best people experience, every day. Furthermore, there is access to some of the most beautiful countryside straight from our Headquarters office door. The Cairngorms National Park Authority is a fantastic place to work and offers great opportunities to grow your career. We now have an exciting opportunity for a Finance Manager to join the the Park Authority in a role that provides an excellent opportunity for hands on involvement in the full range of financial processes and reporting carried out within the organisation. CNPA is an inclusive organisation and we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, race, religion and belief, pregnancy and maternity, relationship status, disability, age and social class. We particularly welcome applications from individuals from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities, disabled and LGBTQ+ communities, as they are under-represented in the environment sector. We are Disability Confident committed employer, if you are an applicant with disabilities who meets the essential requirements of the post, we will interview you. The role provides an excellent opportunity for hands on involvement in the full range of financial processes and reporting carried out within the organisation; You will manage financial support services to all funded projects, and help provide an excellent financial management and accounting service to the Park Authority. This includes the management of key finance systems, such as: creditor payments, debtor management, nominal ledger, budgeting, cash flow management, and the development and maintenance of financial regulations and internal controls. The full list of responsibilities will typically be divided between both post holders and some of the key responsibilities for this particular post holder are to lead our financial support for delivery of the £42 million Cairngorms 2030 programme, manage the payroll and pensions function which is carried out by the payroll and finance team, and to line manage our finance team. This is an ideal opportunity for anyone wishing to further their career in finance, offering a broad range of work experience together with line management of a small, enthusiastic team. We are seeking applicants who are either fully qualified (accountant/CCAB professional accountancy qualification), or part qualified with relevant experience. You will also have demonstrable aptitude to deliver payroll and pensions services, and to provide line management of staff. So, if you are keen to be our Finance Manager and you can display the skills and experience listed here, this is the role you ve been waiting for. 25 days annual leave, increasing to 30 days with service, plus Public Holidays Professional development Flexible working Cycle to work scheme Use of pool cars Civil service pension scheme some of the benefits include: tax relief on your contributions a secure, inflation-proof pension for life, with no investment uncertainty the option of tax-free lump sum on retirement life assurance cover options to increase your pension keeping all your pensions in one place by transferring in a pension you have built up elsewhere To be considered as our Finance Manager, you ll need: Fully qualified accountant / CCAB professional accountancy qualification or part-qualified with relevant experience Demonstrable aptitude and skills to deliver payroll and pensions administration services, managing all associated tax and other returns Must have excellent numerical skills and substantial, proven experience of using excel spreadsheets and manipulating financial data and figures Demonstrable capacity to analyse information and to present the results of that analysis in a clear and accessible manner IT skills competent user of the standard Microsoft suite of products To see how the CNPA collects and processes personal data relating to job applicants, please view the Privacy Notice available on our website.
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