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Are you a positive and proactive individual who is looking for an exciting role within a fast-paced function? If so, then we want you to join our inclusive Air Finance team at RAF High Wycombe!
The Air Finance Team consists of three functional areas; Finance Business Partners, Specialist Services and Finance Operations, which all sit within the Director of Resources area of responsibility, interacting with numerous stakeholders across the Command.
This recruitment is for 2 Executive Officer positions within the Finance Operations Delivery team. The team is made up of approximately 60 personnel, divided into 14 sub teams.
These posts offer the opportunity to build upon financial, communicating and influencing and leadership skills whilst working as part of a large, friendly and flexible team. We are looking for proactive individuals to produce timely and robust financial information and inform recommendations to Senior management. Job holders will be required to liaise with stakeholders including wider finance colleagues (Civilian and Military), RAF Stations and Units and Senior Managers; therefore, proven communication skills are essential.
Professional Finance qualifications are not essential. Air Command is building a learning culture within the Function and your continued development is important to us, therefore support may be available for you to undertake further appropriate qualifications or attend CPD events.
We are based at Headquarters Air Command at RAF High Wycombe; an attractive place to work, located in the village of Walters Ash. There are good public transport links with regular bus services to/from Aylesbury and High Wycombe as well as free car parking on site.
This position is advertised at 37 hours per week with an expectation to attend the office on a weekly basis. A reserve list will be created to allocate individuals to any additional roles that become vacant over the next 12 months.
Job description
Finance Operations (Fin Ops) is responsible for conducting all foundation financial activities regarding Air Command through owning report production and initial financial analysis. The team provide an efficient and effective In-Year Management (IYM) and Annual Budget Cycle (ABC) reporting function across Air Command units.
Key responsibilities of this post include:
- Uploading In-Year Management (IYM) and Annual Budget Cycle (ABC) profiles onto an Oracle based system called Planning, Budgeting and Forecasting (PB&F).
- Collaborating with multiple business managers to populate and review monthly forecast profiles.
- Conduct variance analysis and populate commentaries to explain key changes in business activity.
- Identify and process material mis-bookings.
- Generate, upload and post accruals, prepayments, and deferred income journals.
- Process control total transfers.
- Itemise committed and uncommitted spend on PB&F.
- Collaborate monthly with business managers to review Business Plans and update to reflect material changes.
- Complete monthly reconciliations and file all workbooks and audit trails after each accounting period, by Basic Level Budget.
- Assist wider Fin Ops team with adhoc tasks.
Person specification
It is essential that the successful candidates can:
- Build effective relationships and manage engagement across a range of teams.
- Work flexibly in a fast-paced and constantly evolving environment.
- Communicate effectively with a diverse group of stakeholders.
- Display strong analytical skills.
- Work confidently and effectively in Microsoft Excel.
It is desirable that the successful applicant has:
Previous experience in a finance role.
Behaviours
We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Leadership
- Communicating and Influencing
- Working Together
- Managing a Quality Service
We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:
- Communicating and Influencing
- Managing a Quality Service
Benefits
£7,641 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.
Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
Benefits include, but are not limited to:
- Flexible working
- Training and personal development opportunities
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
- 25 days paid annual leave rising to 30 days on completion of 5 years service
- In addition to 8 public holidays per year you will also receive leave for HM The Kings birthday
- A highly competitive Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- Subsidised membership to a fitness suite and lunchtime/evening Military led fitness classes
- Café and shop on site
The post does not offer relocation expenses.
External recruits who join the MOD who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a six-month probation period.
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.
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Selection process details
Candidates will be required to provide CV details to include: job history and qualification details. Please ensure you have provided any reasons for gaps in the last two years.
Candidates will also be required to submit a 500-word statement of suitability explaining how you consider your personal skills, qualities and experience provides evidence of your suitability for the role, with reference to the criteria set out above.
At sift, you will be assessed against your CV, Statement of suitably and the following Behaviours:
- Communicating and influencing
- Managing a quality service
At interview, you will be assessed against the following Behaviours
- Leadership
- Communicating and influencing
- Working together
- Managing a quality service
When writing Behaviours applicants are strongly advised to ensure that their submission uses the S.T.A.R. format (Situation, Task, Action, Result) and demonstrates the behaviours detailed at EO level in the Civil Service Success Profiles Civil Service Behaviours booklet. Comprehensive coverage on Success Profiles can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/success-profiles
You will also be invited to undertake an excel test as part of the interview process.
Part-time or Job-share will only be considered provided full time hours can be covered.
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.
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
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Job contact :
- Name : Michelle Rawlinson
- Email : Michelle.Rawlinson291@mod.gov.uk
- Telephone : 0300 165 1996
Recruitment team
- Email : DBSCivPers-Resourcingteam3@mod.gov.uk
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