Working towards sustainable futures. Championing diversity in the workplace. At the Department for Work and Pensions, it's all in a day's work.
From HR to Finance, Policy to Communications, this is work that sustains and supports, where everyone's voice is heard, and our customers are at the heart of everything we do. For a career packed with possibility, a comprehensive benefits package, where we live by our values and have the opportunity to improve the lives of people across the UK, look no further. Supporting people who need it most. That's our purpose. Start your own career today. Find out more and apply here.
The Department for Work and Pensions is one of the largest Departments in Whitehall, managing the delivery of benefit payments to citizens totaling over £200bn annually.
As a Finance Professional in Government, your role is to protect public funds and add value through finance assurance activities.
This is a fantastic opportunity for fully or partially Qualified Accountants to join the Financial Management and Partnering Directorate. The Directorate supports the business to develop credible multi-year plans that deliver business objectives, supported by robust financial forecasts. We also help ensure that financial matters are considered in long-term policy and service delivery decisions.
Financial Management and Partnering is organized into teams supporting each of the DWP Directors General. These vacancies are for various roles in these teams. We have a complex and engaging stakeholder network in our organization. Our Finance Business Partners develop a strategic understanding of our financial position, using their interpersonal skills to develop great working relationships with budget holders from across the organization as well as key contracted provision suppliers. You will join our organization delivering partnering to one of many contracts that we support.
We support with the mitigation of risk, providing advice, guidance, and challenge, highlighting opportunities which consider the political and economic landscape.
We prepare reports for presentation to HM Treasury and develop business cases for new initiatives.
You'll use management information packs to showcase the financial position and future year plans. We produce analysis to support strategic decision-making for services and entities with a total expenditure of over £9bn annually.
You'll be responsible for financial modelling and supporting complex business cases as well as providing financial assurance to commercial and procurement exercises, analyzing both affordability, accuracy, and value for money.
You may also be responsible for line managing a team of Finance Business Partners, leading and advising on technical accounting treatment and alignment with Departmental policy.
Our role is to ensure that the Department's funding and performance position is managed and communicated effectively to support senior decision-making.
DWP is part of the wider Government Finance Function. Information on the types of roles and skills needed in this role and to progress can be found in the Finance Career Framework.
Disability Confident
About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal, and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details, please go to [website].
#J-18808-Ljbffr