Details
Reference number
432495
Salary
£66,925 - £81,800
National: £66,925 - £76,675 London: £73,020 - £81,800 + Accountancy Allowance subject to qualification status of up to £4,495 per annum.
A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
GBP
Job grade
Grade 6
Contract type
Permanent
Business area
DESNZ - Corporate Services - Finance
Type of role
Accountancy
Business Management and Improvement
Finance
Project Delivery
Working pattern
Flexible working, Full-time, Job share
Number of jobs available
1
Contents
* Location
* About the job
* Benefits
* Things you need to know
* Apply and further information
Location
Aberdeen, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Darlington, Edinburgh, London, Salford
About the job
Job summary
DESNZ
Do you want a career where you can make a real difference? Do you want to work at the forefront of current policy making decisions? Do you want to have an impact on the UK and beyond? If yes, then a career at the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) could be for you.
Here at DESNZ we are delivering our mission to make the UK a clean energy superpower, with clean electricity by 2030 and accelerating the UK's journey to net zero.
Our work is helping ensure clean energy for all, keep bills down and seize the opportunities to lead the world in new green industries, taking back control of our energy with Great British Energy and encouraging greater energy efficiency across the UK. The work of the department has never been more timely or relevant, and by joining us you will be part of making that difference.
Our work is varied, interesting and most importantly it's impactful. Our DESNZ Values are interwoven into everything we do; we are bold, we are collaborative, we are inclusive, and we learn. As a department we are committed to these values to build a culture where everyone can thrive
We offer great working benefits including a world-class pension, flexible working options and a career where your learning and development is taken seriously. We are enormously proud to be a Disability Confident Leader employer. We support candidates with adjustments throughout our recruitment process. Information about disability confidence and just some examples of the adjustments that you can request can be found in the reasonable adjustment section below.
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 and the Civil Service D&I Strategy.
Find Out More
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Job description
We are looking for an experienced Finance Reporting and Consolidation leader to head up the delivery of - we think - one of the most interesting sets of Annual Report and Accounts in Government. The work of DESNZ covers a wide range of activity including an increasing proportion of financial transactions to enable infrastructure development and private sector investment.
This is a truly pivotal role which will ensure that the department meets its statutory financial reporting obligations and delivers high-quality, transparent financial information to Parliament and the public. As Head of Group Financial Reporting, you will lead the production of the DESNZ Annual Report and Accounts, including consolidation of financial data across the group, and ensure compliance with HM Treasury and Cabinet Office requirements. You will hold close relationships with senior stakeholders across the department, within governance committees, arm's-length bodies, and external auditors to deliver accurate and timely financial reporting.
The Financial Accounting and Reporting team of c.16 that this post manages is temporarily structured (for an initial 12m period) with a separate G6 lead for Financial Accounting to work alongside the Group Financial Reporting lead while we review our operating model and prepare for implementation of a new ERP system. The teams work closely and collaboratively, but broadly speaking, Financial Accounting focusses on DESNZ Core technical accounting management, and Financial Reporting on Arm's Length Body technical issues, consolidation and reporting.
Person specification
Key responsibilities
* Lead the preparation and delivery of DESNZ's Annual Report and Accounts, ensuring compliance with the Financial Reporting Manual (FReM).
* Manage the consolidation of financial data and annual report information from across DESNZ and its group entities, including the required planning, communication and relationship building.
* Provide expert advice to the department and its entities on financial accounting standards and reporting requirements.
* Lead engagement with the National Audit Office (NAO) and ensure a smooth audit process.
* Develop and maintain robust financial reporting controls and governance.
* Support the department's financial planning and performance reporting activities.
* Ensure implementation of NAO recommendations and continuous improvement in our financial reporting and audit management processes.
* Provide exceptional leadership, line management and development of a team of finance professionals, fostering a culture of excellence and continuous improvement.
As a line manager, you will be responsible for working with your members of staff to define their objectives, as well as managing their development and performance.
Essential criteria
* Substantial experience in consolidating Group financial statements and co-ordinating their delivery to challenging timescales
* Strong technical knowledge of financial reporting standards, particularly IFRS and FReM.
* Proven experience in preparing statutory accounts in a complex organisation.
* Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
* Ability to lead and motivate a team in a fast-paced environment.
* Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
* Qualified accountant (e.g., ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
Desirable criteria
* Experience working in or with central government departments.
* Project management experience or qualification
Qualifications
CCAB or CIMA / equivalent professional qualification
Candidates should be automatically rejected if they do not have the equivalent professional qualification
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
* Delivering at Pace
* Working Together
* Leadership
* Changing and Improving
* Communicating and Influencing
We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:
* Delivering at Pace
* Working Together
Benefits
Alongside your salary of £66,925, Department for Energy Security & Net Zero contributes £19,388 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero offers a competitive mix of benefits including:
* A culture of flexible working, such as job sharing, homeworking and compressed hours.
* Automatic enrolment into the Civil Service Pension Scheme, with an employer contribution of 28.97%.
* A minimum of 25 days of paid annual leave, increasing by 1 day per year up to a maximum of 30.
* An extensive range of learning & professional development opportunities, which all staff are actively encouraged to pursue.
* Access to a range of retail, travel and lifestyle employee discounts.
* A hybrid office/home based working model where staff will spend a norm of 40-60% of their time in the office (minimum of 40%) over a month with flex dependent on balancing business and individual need.
Office attendance
The Department operates a discretionary hybrid working policy, which provides for a combination of working hours from your place of work and from your home in the UK. The current expectation for staff is to attend the office or non-home-based location for 40-60% of the time over the accounting period.
Things you need to know
Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles, and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.
As part of the application process, you will be asked to complete a CV, personal statement and a number of behavioural statements.
Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form.
Please use your personal statement (in no more than 1000 words) to set out specific examples of your experience and attributes that demonstrate how you meet the Essential criteria set out in the advert.
Applications will be sifted on behavioural statements, CV, and personal statement.
In the event of a large number of applicants, applications will be sifted on the personal statement.
Candidates who pass the initial sift may be progressed to a full sift, or progressed straight to assessment/interview.
The interview will consist of behaviour and strength-based questions.
Interviewees will be asked to deliver a presentation; further details will be provided nearer the time.
Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.
Sift and interview dates to be confirmed.
Further Information
Reasonable Adjustment
We are proud to be a disability confident leader and we welcome applications from disabled candidates and candidates with long-term conditions.
Information about the Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) and some examples of adjustments that we offer to disabled candidates and candidates with long-term health conditions during our recruitment process can be found in our DESNZ Candidate Guidance. A DESNZ Plain Text Version of the guidance is also available.
We encourage candidates to discuss their adjustment needs by emailing the job contact which can be found under the contact point for applicants' section.
If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'Contact point for applicants' section.
If successful and transferring from another Government Department a criminal record check may be carried out.
New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.
A location-based reserve list of successful candidates will be kept for 12 months. Should another role become available within that period you may be offered this position.
Please note terms and conditions are attached. Please take time to read the document to determine how these may affect you.
Any move to the Department for Energy, Security and Net Zero from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare; for further information visit the Childcare Choices website.
DESNZ does not normally offer full home working (i.e., working at home); but we do offer a variety of flexible working options (including occasionally working from home).
DESNZ cannot offer Visa sponsorship to candidates through this campaign.
DESNZ holds a Visa sponsorship licence but this can only be used for certain roles and this campaign does not qualify.
In order to process applications without delay, we will be sending a Criminal Record Check to Disclosure and Barring Service /Disclosure Scotland on your behalf.
However, we recognise in exceptional circumstances some candidates will want to send their completed forms direct. If you will be doing this, please advise Government Recruitment Service of your intention by emailing Pre- stating the job reference number in the subject heading.
For further information on the Disclosure Scotland confidential checking service telephone: the Disclosure Scotland Helpline on and ask to speak to the operations manager in confidence, or email
Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant's details held on the IFD will be refused employment.
A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5-year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.
Feedback
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
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)
* 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
Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code 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 .
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 also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.
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 and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy .
Apply and further information
This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative.
The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).
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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
* Name : Gemma Lowe
* Email :
Recruitment team
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Further information
Appointment to the Civil Service is governed by the Civil Service Commission's Recruitment Principles. If you feel that your application has not been treated in accordance with the recruitment principles, and wish to make a complaint, then you should contact in the first instance If you are not satisfied with the response that you receive, then you can contact the Civil Service Commission. For further information on bringing a complaint to the Civil Service Commission please visit their web pages: Click here to visit Civil Service Commission/Complaints