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Are you an experienced leader that enjoys analytical decision making? Do you like managing stakeholders and using your technical finance skills to help others? Come and join our Commercial Finance team.
Job Summary
As Senior Financial Analyst you will be responsible for leading a team of 4 to deliver financial assurance activities for the many suppliers active on CCS commercial agreements. This role will also deputise for the Head of Commercial Finance.
Your team will develop and deliver a structured high quality supplier financial risk analysis service line to support ongoing commercial agreement management. You will provide real time support and guidance, act as a trusted adviser and contribute to the CCS customer value proposition. You will be required to manage multiple stakeholders and prioritise a varied workload whilst maintaining a focus on detail and accuracy.
Directorate Overview
Finance, Planning and Performance oversees our financial reporting, develops budgets and projections, formulates business plans, tracks implementation progress, measures success metrics and manages corporate risk.
Job Description
Team Summary
This fantastic and rare opportunity within the Commercial Finance Team which supports CCS to manage financial risk for over 10,000 suppliers. Our team really makes a difference working with procurement operations to deliver commercial agreements while ensuring compliance with financial stability policy and delivering value for our customers through performing financial risk assurance activities as part of CCS supplier relationship management.
Responsibilities
* lead and guide team members, manage performance to ensure a high-performing team, and support staff development through regular feedback
* Deputy team lead for Commercial Finance, engage and influence senior stakeholder within CCS
* Lead the post-award assurance team to deliver a proactive assurance service line, provide instruction and development to direct reports
* Oversee the creation of risk evaluation reports by reviewing financial information, applying financial ratios and providing concise conclusions
* Act as a trusted partner to commercial teams to manage emerging risk and agree contractual remedies
* Input to the commercial finance systems and reporting, enabling timely, high quality reports to Procurement Operations and Category teams
* Identify and lead on initiatives to develop the commercial Finance service offering
* Engage with Cabinet Office and other departments to share best practice and contribute to cross government risk management
* Communicate financial reports, processes and financial risk guidance in a simple, easy to understand manner
Responsibilities
* lead and guide team members, manage performance to ensure a high-performing team, and support staff development through regular feedback
* Deputy team lead for Commercial Finance, engage and influence senior stakeholder within CCS
* Lead the post-award assurance team to deliver a proactive assurance service line, provide instruction and development to direct reports
* Oversee the creation of risk evaluation reports by reviewing financial information, applying financial ratios and providing concise conclusions
* Act as a trusted partner to commercial teams to manage emerging risk and agree contractual remedies
* Input to the commercial finance systems and reporting, enabling timely, high quality reports to Procurement Operations and Category teams
* Identify and lead on initiatives to develop the commercial Finance service offering
* Engage with Cabinet Office and other departments to share best practice and contribute to cross government risk management
* Communicate financial reports, processes and financial risk guidance in a simple, easy to understand manner
Person specification
Essential Criteria (to Be Assessed At Application Stage
* Ability to deliver to strict deadlines and to work under pressure
* Ability to interpret financial information to identify financial risk and make critical contractual recommendations
* Experience of working with multiple stakeholders with varying levels of financial knowledge
* Professional accounting qualification (minimum level of Part Qualified - ICAEW or equivalent)
* Team leadership experience
Desirable Criteria
* Working knowledge of Government Playbooks and the Economic and Financial Stability policy
In the event of a high number of strong candidates we will use desirable as a second sif
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
* Leadership
* Managing a Quality Service
* Making Effective Decisions
* Communicating and Influencing
Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
* Financial risk analysis
Alongside your salary of £57,954, Crown Commercial Service contributes £16,789 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
What we will offer you, here are some of the benefits you can expect:
* Competitive salary
* Generous pension scheme
* A discretionary non-contractual performance related bonus
* Working remotely in addition to working in advertised office location
* Flexi time scheme (available for B1-B6)
* Minimum 25 days annual leave to a maximum service related 30 days excluding bank
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At CCS, we actively support, promote and celebrate our differences for the benefit of our employees, suppliers and customers. CCS is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. CCS believes that diversity and inclusion is critical to our success and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people.
We want to make our recruitment process accessible to everyone, so if there is any way that we can support you, please contact recruitment@crowncommercial.gov.uk
Working flexibly, delivering outcomes
CCS is a flexible business with a smarter working model where our colleagues benefit from a mix of home and office working. Successful candidates are expected to work from one of the office locations listed. Our current office attendance approach requires a minimum of 26 days per quarter (approx 2 days per week, which may be subject to change) in CCS office locations or off site meetings with suppliers, customers, partners, networking / industry events. This is pro rata for those who work part time. Our smarter working principles mean that our people have the advantage of both office and offsite based collaboration and learning, as well as working from home. This way of working allows us to honour our commitment to being a responsible business, offer flexibility and better work life balance as well as ensuring we deliver our business with confidence and in accordance with our CCS values.
Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Technical skills.
Selection Process
Candidates who are successful at sift will be contacted as soon as possible following the closing date and advised of the interview process in more detail. The sift and interview times and dates to be confirmed. (Subject to change)
To find out more about our recruitment process please click here
Please note: Applicants can make use of artificial intelligence but the information presented at application must be factual.
A reserve list may be held for up to 12 months, which the Civil Service may use to fill future suitably similar vacancies across government for candidates who are considered appointable following interview. Should you be placed on a reserve list and want to be removed please contact recruitment@crowncommercial.gov.uk.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Technical skills.
Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is counter-terrorist check (opens in a new window).See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is counter-terrorist check (opens in a new window).See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Nationality requirements
This Job Is Broadly Open To The Following Groups:
* UK nationals
* nationals of the Republic of Ireland
* nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
* nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
* nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
* individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
* Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)
Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
Diversity and Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).
This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.
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Contact point for applicants
Job Contact :
* Name : The recruitment team
* Email : recruitment@crowncommercial.gov.uk
Recruitment team
* Email : recruitment@crowncommercial.gov.uk
Further information
Complaints Procedure:
Our recruitment processes are underpinned by the principle of selection for appointment on merit on the basis of fair and open competition as outlined in the Civil Service Commissioners’ Recruitment Principles details of which can be found at http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk
If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles, and you wish to make a complaint, you should contact recruitment@crowncommercial.gov.uk in the first instance.
If you remain unsatisfied with the response you receive you can then contact the Civil Service Commission at info@csc.gov.uk
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