Job Description
Reference number
417752
Salary
£37,300 - £44,191
National pay locations: Sheffield, Liverpool, Manchester £37,300 - £39,911
London pay locations: Croydon, London £41,300 - £44,191
GBP
Job grade
Higher Executive Officer
Contract type
Permanent
Business area
HO - Capabilities and Resources Group
Type of role
Finance
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time, Compressed hours
Number of jobs available
10
Contents
Location
About the job
Benefits
Things you need to know
Apply and further information
Location
Croydon, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Sheffield
About the job
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 of compressed hours working. This role is also suitable for part-time working 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
Benefits
In addition to your salary, a career with the Home Office offers a range of benefits, including:
A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%.
In-year reward scheme for one-off or sustained exceptional personal or team achievements.
25 days annual leave on appointment, rising with service to 30 days.
Eight days of public holidays, plus one additional privilege day.
Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and home-based working. This is a non-contractual arrangement where all employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in an office.
Please note that new entrants to the Civil Service will be appointed at the pay scale minimum for that grade but an additional £4,000 allowance is applicable to HEO staff with a full CIMA or CCAB qualification. The usual T&Cs apply for existing civil servants.
See more of our benefits on our careers website
Things you need to know
Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.
This gives us the best possible chance of finding the right person for the job, drives up performance and improves diversity and inclusivity.
We will endeavour to conduct the selection process in line with the dates indicated below, but cannot guarantee that these will not, where necessary, be revised.
As part of the application process, you will first be asked to confirm your eligibility by providing some basic personal information.
417752
Salary
£37,300 - £44,191
National pay locations: Sheffield, Liverpool, Manchester £37,300 - £39,911
London pay locations: Croydon, London £41,300 - £44,191
GBP
Job grade
Higher Executive Officer
Contract type
Permanent
Business area
HO - Capabilities and Resources Group
Type of role
Finance
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time, Compressed hours
Number of jobs available
10
Contents
Location
About the job
Benefits
Things you need to know
Apply and further information
Location
Croydon, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Sheffield
About the job
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 of compressed hours working. This role is also suitable for part-time working 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
Benefits
In addition to your salary, a career with the Home Office offers a range of benefits, including:
A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%.
In-year reward scheme for one-off or sustained exceptional personal or team achievements.
25 days annual leave on appointment, rising with service to 30 days.
Eight days of public holidays, plus one additional privilege day.
Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and home-based working. This is a non-contractual arrangement where all employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in an office.
Please note that new entrants to the Civil Service will be appointed at the pay scale minimum for that grade but an additional £4,000 allowance is applicable to HEO staff with a full CIMA or CCAB qualification. The usual T&Cs apply for existing civil servants.
See more of our benefits on our careers website
Things you need to know
Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.
This gives us the best possible chance of finding the right person for the job, drives up performance and improves diversity and inclusivity.
We will endeavour to conduct the selection process in line with the dates indicated below, but cannot guarantee that these will not, where necessary, be revised.
As part of the application process, you will first be asked to confirm your eligibility by providing some basic personal information.
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