The Ministry of Defence employs over 50,000 Civil Servants. Within that,with responsibility for an annual budget of over £10bn, the Army is a major part of the Ministry of Defence and one of its largest operating centres who employaround 12,000 Civil Servants located at over 300 locations supporting the110K regular and reserve soldiers across the Army. This Civil Service workforce isdiverse, with many different functions and professions ranging from police officers, security guards, trainers, human resources, teachers, and psychologists to storekeepers, financiers, project and programme managers, and policy secretariat staff.
Headquarters Tidworth, Netheravon and Bulford (TNB) Garrison Support Unit (GSU), is responsible for the delivery of Firm Base support to Tidworth, Netheravon and Bulford Garrison. The Garrison consists of 55 major and minor units with a service population of 9000 personnel. The HQ sits under and is co-located with HQ South West. The team consists of a balanced mix of Regular Army, Full Time Reserve Service (FTRS), Reserves and Civilian Personnel crafting a diverse, experienced and innovative team.
This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.
Job description
As the Regimental Accountant (RA) you are responsible for the operation of the Central Bank Account and maintenance of the Service Non-Public Funds for Tidworth, Netheravon and Bulford (TNB) in accordance with current regulations.
You are responsible to the Senior Fund Manager (SFM) for all functional matters and, under direction of the Internal Auditor, for all matters of a technical nature relating to the operation of the PAXTON Plus Accounting System.
Your main responsibilities will include:
* Maintain the Central Bank Account and operate the Commercial Current bank account
* Maintain an Account for each Service Fund within the scheme
* Receive cash and cheques for credit to the funds and issuing appropriate receipts
* Bring receipts to account in the Central Bank and ensure due credit to the appropriate fund
* Ensure that all cash and cheques held are secured in safe or always safeguarded
* Deposit into a commercial bank, approved by the Managing Trustee (MT), all cash held in excess, the cash limit promulgated by the MT which is to be the “in safe” insurance limit
* Advise the SFM and MT of the scope for the investment of funds in excess, of those required for normal business
* Ensure the safe custody of all financial instruments
* Make payments as authorised by Fund Managers (FM) and take appropriate accounting action
* Reconcile monthly bank balances of all Service Fund Accounts with the Central Bank and confirm same to Fund Managers
* Ensure that the relevant subsidiary books to Service Fund accounts are brought to account monthly
* Complete PAYE and ERNIC schedules and make payment of income tax and NI due to HRMC
* Prepare each Service Fund account for end of period accounting procedures and submission to Higher Formation HQ
* Line Management responsibilities for x1 Administrative Officer
* Additionally, the RA would need to assume the Cash OfficeManagement responsibilities as Imprest Holder during absence of the account operator
Person specification
Essential:
* You will be a self-starter who can work without direction from your Line Manager, able to identify and undertake work in priority order
* Keeping up to date with publications relating to all aspects of the role etc is vital
* An organised practical approach to each working day is important to ensure you work methodically
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
* Making Effective Decisions
* Managing a Quality Service
* Changing and Improving
* Working Together
We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:
* Making Effective Decisions
* Managing a Quality Service
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