Technical and Capital Accounting Specialist

Role Title: Technical & Capital Accounting Specialist

Salary: £45,462 – £52,247 GBP Annual

Location: Glasgow, Darlington or Llandudno

Pension: A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

Advert Closing Date: 7th September

Is it time you unlocked your potential?

Student Loans Company is a non-profit making Government owned organisation to provide loans and grants to students in universities and colleges in the UK. Since 1989, we have enabled our customers to invest in their futures by delivering secure, accurate and efficient assessment, payment and repayment services.

Our Values

Culture is at the hear of everything we do at SLC and we are guided by our five values which help make SLC a great place to work:

• Honesty: We act with integrity and transparency, sharing information openly and addressing challenges with courage.
• Empowerment: We enable people to take initiative, make impactful decisions, and continuously learn and grow.
• Accountability: We deliver on commitments, own our successes and mistakes, and strive for quality outcomes.
• Respect: We value diverse perspectives, actively listen, and create an inclusive environment where everyone belongs.
• Trust: We collaborate across teams, build dependable relationships, and work as one to deliver for our customers.

These values are more than words – they guide our decisions, shape our collaborations, and strengthen our impact on the students we serve.

About the role

We have a new and exciting permanent opportunity as a Technical & Capital Accounting Specialist.

As a Technical & Capital Accounting Specialist, you will be required to support the Senior Technical Accountant in ensuring that systems of financial discipline, integrity and control are maintained to the highest professional standards expected of a major financial service organisation. You will deliver technical accounting support for SLC’s Enable Programme, ensuring full compliance with applicable accounting standards and internal policies. Alongside this you will be required to support the statutory requirements of SLC ensuring timely accurate returns to various stakeholders and support and deputise for the Senior Technical Accountant in answering accounting queries from internal and external auditors and from across the business.

What you bring:

• Extensive technical knowledge of IFRS.
• Extensive analytical skills allied with the ability to solve problems efficiently and effectively.
• CCAB or equivalent qualified accountant or part-qualified with experience.

Benefits

You can expect more from a career with SLC. We support colleagues to unlock their potential through our Career Pathways development programme and offer an excellent benefit and rewards package that includes:

• 28 days annual leave plus 8 public holidays
• Option to buy/sell annual leave
• Flexi-time and enhanced flexible working options available
• Option to join the Civil Service pension scheme
• Life insurance cover for 4 x annual salary
• Enhanced company sick pay and family leave including maternity, paternity and adoption
• Contributory lifestyle benefit options including discounts at hundreds of retailers, cycle to work scheme, access to Civil Service Sports and Leisure Club for discounted gym memberships, and an optional dental insurance scheme

To find out what it’s like to work at Student Loans Company click here: SLC Careers

The Legal Bits

We’ll need you to confirm that you have the right to work in the UK. If we offer you a job and you accept, there are some background checks we need to complete before you can start with us. This will include employment history, criminal record check, credit reference check and fraud check.

SLC are committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are inclusive for all candidates and will make reasonable adjustments for those who consider themselves to have a disability or long-term condition in line with the Equality Act 2010.Our application process provides candidates with the opportunity to request reasonable adjustments but if you would like to discuss this in more detail, please email Sign in to view email