Location
Croydon, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Sheffield
Job summary
The Home Office works to build a safe, fair and prosperous UK. We achieve this through our work on counter-terrorism, policing, fire, crime, drugs policy, immigration and passports.
Corporate and Delivery Directorate works closely with the Home Office’s policy and operational commands to enable us together to deliver the department’s priorities. The directorate is comprised of different teams and professional functions, including Commercial, Finance, People, Portfolio and Project Delivery, Security, Estates and Information and Digital, Data and Technology.
The Finance Directorate is one of the most dynamic and forward-looking places to work. We provide professional finance advice and challenge which ensures that the Home Office delivers value for money to the taxpayer and protects the Accounting Officers in their responsibilities for regularity, propriety, value for money and feasibility on all spending decisions. We ensure that finance is at the heart of decision making and operate a business partner model to support strategic planning, operational control and by working within challenging budgets through effective financial reporting, management and planning.
Accounting Operations Unit sits at the heart of Home Office finance. We are responsible for a number of key functions including Corporate Reporting, HMT Reporting, Management Accounting and Financial Reporting and are currently expanding in size and scope. This is an exciting time to join Accounting Operations Unit due to the spans of the roles, fast-changing environment and delivering on Ministerial priorities. We are looking for dynamic and innovative people who want to join us on the next stage of their career and who want to work in and be part of one of the most interesting and high-profile Government Departments.
We value every person who works in the Finance Directorate and have high expectations of everyone. We offer opportunities for our staff to develop whether through formal training, on the job development or lateral moves to develop new skills. We support staff who wish to achieve a finance qualification with paid study leave and exam support. In addition, there will be opportunities for promotion throughout Finance and across the Home Office.
Job description
The Home Office Finance group is dedicated to promoting equality and valuing diversity. We are committed to ensuring that every talented and hard-working person can rise to the top, whatever their background and whoever they are. Your personal qualities will be as important as your professional experience, and we welcome applications from all backgrounds. If you believe you have the skills and qualities we are looking for, then we would like to hear from you.
There are a number of different roles currently available in Accounting Operations Unit, and in the wider finance team, and we will hold a reserve list should any further roles become available.
We currently have management accounting and financial reporting roles available. Other roles may also become available, and you will be asked for your preference if you are invited to interview. We will also be able to provide more information on each of the current roles at that stage.
Key responsibilities
* Working closely with stakeholders to deliver a quality service.
* Taking ownership of financial processes.
* Analysing and interpreting data.
* Reconciliation and ensuring accurate reporting.
* Compliance and assurance.
* Support budget setting.
* Forecasting and variance analysis.
* There is a possibility of line management responsibilities.
Working Pattern
This role is available on a full-time basis with the option ofcompressed hoursworking.This role is also suitable forpart-timeworking hours.
Person specification
Essential criteria
* Ability to work collaboratively, developing successful relationships between own team and other areas.
* Excellent interpersonal and communication skills which are tailored to the recipient. Experience of using a variety of communication styles.
* Strong organisational skills with experience of working in a fast-paced environment with a consistent track record of delivering quality outputs to tight deadlines.
* Experience of providing finance services to business units.
* Adopting and promoting an organisational culture that is positive about change
* Knowledge of Enterprise Resource Planning Financial system.
Desirable criteria
* Qualifications: Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies (CCAB) or Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) qualified, part qualified or currently studying for one of these qualifications.
* AAT qualified, part qualified or currently studying.
* Excellent Excel skills and a strong rounded knowledge of IT and accounting packages.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
* Communicating and Influencing
* Delivering at Pace
* Managing a Quality Service
* Working Together
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