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Are you passionate about supporting the Defence of the UK? Do you want a stimulating role, offering great development opportunities and the chance to make a real difference? If so, CAAS could have the ideal career for you! A career with us offers stability, professional development, and the chance to work across a complete range of Defence projects that no other department experiences due to our privileged access to major programmes and projects.
We are currently recruiting a number of Cost Accountants with posts offered at various CAAS locations. These roles offer opportunities to work at the cutting edge of analysis with high profile stakeholders, including unique access to critical programmes and emerging military technology across the fascinating world of UK Defence, its allies and partners. We have the privilege to help secure the nation and protect its interests through leading cost management for MOD.
We also offer a great work-life balance in addition to an array of other benefits that come with being a member of the Civil Service. This is a genuinely exciting time to join the Ministry of Defence if you want to be at the heart of real Defence issues.
This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.
Job description
You will be responsible for supporting Cost Accountants in the investigation of cost certificates and related assignments with a portfolio of Defence contractors, and provide advice and support MOD project teams and commercial staff on the charging and recovery of costs related to single source procurement to both UK and Overseas customers in accordance with the relevant procurement regulations such as the single Source Contract Regulations (SSCR) and the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR).
Further duties include:
- Lead the investigation of cost recovery rates
- Capital Servicing Adjustments (CSA)
- Overseas Audits and cost claims with a portfolio of Defence contractors
- Assist with more complex rates and claims
- Provide specialist advice and support to staff, MOD project teams and commercial staff
Person specification
The post requires regular engagement with people (both internal and external to the organisation), including provision of quantitative/qualitative information and proactively contributes to team discussions/activities to support the success of the team.
The role will require liaison at appropriate levels with other MOD Departments, external authorities, and Defence contractors in respect of the purposes of the post.
The post does not usually have line management responsibility however, you are expected to build mutually beneficial relationships, communicate and work well with others, and be proactive in communicating towards team discussions, sharing knowledge and best practice.
You will be expected to study towards achieving full AAT Level 4 (or equivalent) over a 2 3-year period. Access to study support will be provided through the MOD Finance Apprenticeship Scheme.
Posts based in London will attract the relevant London weighting.
External recruits who join the MOD who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a six-month probation period.
Qualifications
Have proven experience in or working with finance/accounting roles.
Behaviours
We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
Technical skills
We’ll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
- Applicants must understand the concept of financial accounting standards and their application.
- Applicants must possess a good understanding of cost management functions, cost control financial reporting systems, and methods of cost analysis and recovery.
- Applicants must have the ability to understand the concept of CAAS, and in-contract management processes and controls.
Benefits
£6,144 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.
Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
- Learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
- A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
- Professional and Personal Development of skills
- Flexi-time scheme upon completion of 6 months service
- Alternative working patterns
- 25 days paid annual leave rising (1 day per year) to 30 days upon completion of 5 years service
- In addition to 8 public holidays per year you may also receive leave for HM The Kings birthday (the latter tbc)
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- Most sites have good travel links with free car parking; many also have other facilities such as a gym and / or site shops.
CAAS operate a blended hybrid working policy subject to business need. There is flexibility to split the working week combining working at home and spending a minimum of 40% in the workplace, unless exceptional circumstances apply and/or you are an existing contractual home worker.
The post does not offer relocation expenses (move of home, excess fares or temporary transfer). Non Standard move applicants will be eligible for the full package, subject to eligibility.
Please Note: Expenses incurred for travel to interviews will not be reimbursed.
Please be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts.
Any move to MOD 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. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/.
The Ministry of Defence is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for its staff which includes educating them on the benefits of not smoking, protecting them from the harmful effects of second-hand smoke and supporting those who want to give up smoking. Under the Smoke-Free Working Environment policy, Smoking and the use of all tobacco products (including combustible and chewing tobacco products) will not be permitted anywhere in the Defence working environment however some exemptions are in place, please refer to local guidance. The policy is Whole Force and includes all Defence personnel, contractors, visitors and other non-MOD personnel. All applicants seeking, considering, or accepting employment with the Ministry of Defence should be aware of this policy and that it is already in place at a number of Defence Establishments.
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Selection process details
Simply hit Apply Now at the bottom of this page to access our online application centre. Candidates will be required to complete an online Civil Service numerical test, before submitting an online CV template and personal statement. The personal statement should reference examples of where you meet the person specification for the role and should be no more than 500 words.
It is anticipated that the sift and interviews will be held during September 2023.
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. If you need to advise us that you need additional help or reasonable adjustments for the recruitment process, please contact: DBSCivPers-Resourcingteam3@mod.gov.uk
As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came into effect on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points based system, where a role has been deemed to be business critical.
The role currently being advertised has not been assessed as business critical and is therefore NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points based system. Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.
Candidates will be required to complete an online Numerical test.
The Civil Service Judgement Test is not bankable and therefore must be taken on every vacancy where it is applied.
Should you be invited to complete the online tests, please allow sufficient time to complete the tests and the remainder of the full application form; only candidates who are successful at the test stage will be invited to complete the remainder of the application by clicking Submit Application. Your application must be completed by 23:55 on the closing date of the vacancy. Late submissions cannot be accepted. The tests are not timed, as they work by giving you harder questions if you answer the previous question correctly, and easier if you get it wrong. You should allow up to an hour for each test, and each test must be completed before you will be invited to complete the second part of your application. Internet access will be required for the duration of the test. Please refer to the attached Candidate Guidance for further information.
Candidates that reach the minimum required pass mark will have their results saved as a banked score against the following tests:
- New Civil Service Verbal Test
- New Civil Service Numerical Test
When a candidate has a banked score theyre not asked to re-take the same test providing it is set at the same level. Scores will be banked for a 6 month period from the date of test completion. If a candidate is invited to take the same test against multiple vacancies, the banked score will be recognised against all vacancies and all active applications will progress.
CSJT scores cannot be banked as each test is generated from the behaviours required for a specific role which will vary between recruitment campaigns.
If you require any particular arrangements (for example due to a disability or health problem) to be made in order for you to complete the online test you MUST contact the DBS Enquiry Centre on 0800 345 7772 BEFORE accessing the online test.
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Job contact :
- Name : Ian Sims
- Email : Ian.sims271@mod.gov.uk
Recruitment team
- Email : DBSCivPers-Resourcingteam3@mod.gov.uk
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