Finance & HR Manager

Job title: Finance & Human Resources Manager
Salary: £36,000 - £40,000 per annum FTE (£21,600 - £24,000 for 0.6 FTE)
Hours: Part-time - Permanent, 0.6 FTE (21 hours per week), with additional hours during the audit/year-end period (time off in lieu applies)
Location: Edinburgh (hybrid working available)
Reporting to: CEO

We are focused on long-term financial sustainability and on being a supportive, well-run place to work — and we are looking for a capable, hands-on finance professional to lead our finance function and, with the support of our external HR consultants, our day-to-day HR.

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Edinburgh Science is a world leader in creative science content and festival management, renowned for delivering high-quality events both locally and internationally.  

 

We are best known for organising Edinburgh’s annual Science Festival – the world’s first public celebration of science and technology as a festival – as well as our science education outreach programmes, Generation Science and Careers Hive and our community engagement work.  An increasing worldwide element shares our content, passion and expertise more widely through an extensive portfolio of international collaborations and projects. 

 

We are passionate about inspiring audiences through science and innovation, and we are looking for a dynamic leader to drive our cooperate and philanthropy efforts to new heights. 

 

We are looking to add a Finance & HR Manager to our highly motivated and small team.  This role is key to the smooth running of a busy Finance department.

 

A self-starter, you will take on the challenge of working in a highly dynamic environment. You will be responsible for day to day accounting procedures including sales and purchase ledger, expense processing and petty cash reconciliations and bank reconciliations.

 

About you:

  • Proven organisation skills, including a meticulous attention to detail.
  • Already be a skilled user of excel
  • Skilled at managing a varied workload and balancing priorities. 
  • Strong communication skills to work and communicate professionally with a diverse range of internal staff and external suppliers/third parties, are a must. 
  • An aptitude to and enthusiasm to learn and master new skills and undertake on the job training.
  • Previous experience of providing finance support or using finance software within a finance department is desirable but not essential.
  • We welcome applications from early career professionals including recent graduates looking for a first role.

 

This is a fantastic opportunity to join Edinburgh Science where you will have the chance to grow and develop your finance knowledge and experience and to gain career progression within the organisation.

 

To view the full job description visit: Finance-and-Human-Resource-Manager Job-Description

 

How to apply:

Click the link below to visit our dedicated careers portal. Please note that only applications submitted via our careers portal will be considered.

 

The closing date for applications is:    Sunday 20 September 2026, 11:59PM

Please note that this job advert may close earlier if we find the ideal candidate. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered.

 

To find out more about our Edinburgh Science visit https://www.sciencefestival.co.uk/

 

At Edinburgh Science we welcome applications from all backgrounds because we believe that bringing together people with different perspectives, ideas and experiences always leads to better discussions, decisions and results.

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Edinburgh Science

Edinburgh Science Foundation is an educational charity that inspires people of all ages and backgrounds around the world to experience the wonder of science and technology. Best known for Edinburgh’s annual Science Festival – the world’s first science festival and still one of the world’s largest – and for our Learning programmes that sees Generation Science tour Scotland and bring science to life in classrooms throughout the year and promotes STEM careers to teens through initiatives such as Careers Hive. An increasing worldwide element shares our content, passion and expertise more widely through an extensive portfolio of international projects.

Our mission is to inspire, encourage and challenge people of all ages and backgrounds to explore, understand and engage with the world around them and to communicate the educational, social and economic benefits of science and technology.

 

Our language is that of live experiences that amaze, inform and entertain in equal measure. We put the customer first whether they are the public, school teacher or pupil. We want to be the best before we are the largest. We thrive on creativity, rely upon professionalism and insist on accuracy. We believe in testing what we do assuming that rarely can an event not be improved. We respect and nurture the partnerships on which we depend for support, people and ideas. We know we are only as good as the people we work with and so value them all, here and abroad.